I've been skipping the summit registrations, trail fees, sno-park permits, climbing permits, volcano passes, and god knows what else they will come up with next - maybe a luxury tax on full length sleeping pads, since the fees were first introduced. I haven't been confronted yet, but I wonder what happens when/if I do?
Ever been caught on a peak without a permit?
How did you get out of it?
If asked to leave or descend, what did you do appease the ranger, while still bagging that summit?
What is the protocol that the NPS, NFS employees are trained to use when confronting unregistered climbers/hikers/people-on-a-day-hike-above-the-tree-line?