[CMCEmail] Mt. Russell on October 4

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A wilderness permit is needed for a day trip up the standard east ridge route on Mt. Russell.  Note the following blurb on the Inyo National Forest website:

"Mt. Whitney Zone Day Use Quota applies for all day hikes into the Mt. Whitney Zone.
This affects all visitors that will day hike into the Mt. Whitney Zone and includes all trails, cross country travel, including the Mountaineers Route, East Face/ East Buttress and other summits within the Mt Whitney Zone. Day use of North Fork of Lone Pine Creek trail is included in the Mt. Whitney Day Use quota of 100 people each day."

Much of the standard east ridge route on Mt. Russell is in the Mt. Whitney Zone:

http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/inyo/recreation/wild/zonelarge.shtml

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: CMCEmail at Californiamountaineer.com 
  To: All Club 
  Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 12:53 PM
  Subject: Re: [CMCEmail] Mt. Russell on October 4


  I don't think you need a permit for day use..only if you spend the night up there.
   
   
   
  > To: cmcemail at californiamountaineer.com
  > Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:53:48 -0400
  > From: cmcemail at californiamountaineer.com
  > Subject: Re: [CMCEmail] Mt. Russell on October 4
  > 
  > To answer the question below, I have no permits yet.
  > 
  > Any advice any of you have about the permit process will be appreciated. I
  > know that (1) a day-use permit is needed for this route, (2) it can be
  > reserved in advance, (3) there are still about 70 spots open for October 4,
  > and (4) I can pick up the permit the day before.
  > 
  > 
  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: "CMCEmail at Californiamountaineer.com"
  > <cmcemail at californiamountaineer.com>
  > To: <cmcemail at californiamountaineer.com>
  > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 6:28 PM
  > Subject: Re: [CMCEmail] Mt. Russell on October 4
  > 
  > 
  > > On Thursday 10 September 2009 07:05:23 CMCEmail at Californiamountaineer.com
  > > wrote:
  > > > Fellow CMC members:
  > > >
  > > > I am planning on climbing the east ridge of Mt. Russell on Sunday,
  > October
  > > > 4. Let me know if you are interested. I will drive up on Saturday and
  > > > spend the night in Lone Pine, Whitney Portal, or somewhere nearby. I
  > will
  > > > start hiking by the light of the full moon in the pre-dawn hours of
  > Sunday.
  > > > Then I'll drive back to SoCal that night.
  > > >
  > > > Note: this is not a guided or beginner's-level trip. You should be
  > > > self-sufficient on all aspects of this trip, including routefinding and
  > > > scrambling unroped on exposed third class terrain at 14,000 feet.
  > > >
  > > > Sam Page
  > > > jsamuelpage at earthlink.net
  > >
  > > How many permits do you have?
  > >
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