My wife and are heading down the Bright Angel in a few days (full pack). Assuming there is ice to negotiate, what are some of your opinions on the use of...
i was at cottonwood creek 6 weeks ago and there was very little water.i'm doing tanner-south kaibab in 2 weeks.does anyone know if there is water at cottonwood...
I was down the BA last evening and it is a mix of ice in spots, hard pack snow in spots for the first mile. I was happy to be wearing my Shoe Spikes. I advise...
From Nov 1 Salt Lake Tribune: Leavitt to ease rules that protect national parks' air the link: http://www.sltrib.com/ci_2435400 If you have problems accessing...
Mark wrote :"(like to be prepared; and besides, how can one have to much gear?)" One can have too much gear when your back is screaming or you're too exhausted...
I talked to a ranger at the N. Kaibab NF on Friday. He reported they had close to two feet of snow. He said we could probably make it to Indian Hollow or ...
A trip in the May had me escorting 2 buddie new to the Canyon. Being every the martyr and trying to take it easy on my buddies, the hike out had them at maybe...
Cheryl: When it comes to sensible environmental protection, Leavitt, Gale Norton, Christy Whitman, Cheney and Bush are all Wolves in Sheep's clothing. And what...
This is totally ironic. One of the results is that the corporations that want to use the earth and sky as dumping ground for their effluent are at odds with...
After spending a cumulative billion dollars on a year of campaigning and smearing each other up one side and down the other, whoever wins will need to "whore"...
... Actually Bob, this group is all about sharing information and participating in polite discourse on critical issues to GC hikers. If I believe any ...
Just got back from Nanko/Kwagunt/Marion-Sieber.......steady rain the last 26 hours and even worse snow during the ascent up Marion Seiber drainage......more on...
Excellent info, Lawrence. I can't thank you enough. It looks like the weather may even cooperate for a few days to keep things from being miserable. --Craig ...
The $10, single-strap, low cleat should be fine, even preferred. They work better than you seem to think. Maybe try them out before you get in a bad...
Going down N. Bass after the first storm was an adventure, the road out to Swamp Point had a few fallen trees on it, wouldn't count on them keeping it clear...
Just returned from a trip which took us up Kwagunt, along the West side of the Butte fault and over the saddle. Kwagunt was an easy walk east of the Butte...
Sounds like fun Josh.........After doing Nanko again we had a dispute about which trail was hardest, Nanko or North Bass? Darcy says North Bass and I thought...
We just returned from a three day trip, and went both down and up the Grandview, starting on Oct 30 and out today. On the trip in there was about 4" of snow to...
I was looking for instep crampons; all I could find were the CMI brand. Are they kind of overkill for most of the time? WHen I bought them, I did think that...
Hi Folks, I am an avid hiker and backpacker, spending most of my outdoors time on the Colorado Plateau. I am very familiar with the slickrock country of...
try the ice walkers from campmor.com ... From: "Andrew" <floodblue@...> To: <Grand_Canyon_Hikers@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 7:18...
... As you'll see in the postings,and Bob A. mentioned; the choice is one of personal choice/comfort. The BA gets a lot of foot traffic on it and sun, and...
Bob, I still get the email from the old group. Considering the number of postings you've made here, I was curious why you seemed so dazed. Could it be someone...
See: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/02/science/earth/02cany.html Peace, Bob Audretsch Grand Canyon, AZ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hello my name is Clayton. I am going on 49 and have wanted to see the Grand Canyon all my life but have never been out west at all. I plan to come out this...
Good deal, Craig. You're quite welcome. It is a tremendous amount of fun, and a true wilderness experience. I agree with Harvey B. in that it is perhaps the...
The biggest barrier may be the restrictions on private stock use. http://www.nps.gov/grca/backcountry/private_stock_use.htm Dick Matthews I was into...
Welcome Clayton, Most of your Grand Canyon questions can be answered at these 2 outstanding web sites: Grand Canyon Explorer: http://www.kaibab.org Hit the...
Hi Paul. Some answers below based on my experiences and the stories of a friend who lead 10 years of National Sierra Club trips in there the last week of April...
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