Hiking bud, Dennis Foster, recently sent me an email with links to several on-line articles about heat strain, and issues related to dealing with heat and...
Very interesting... Wonder what GC veterns & NPS thought of the 2002 study as it wasn't perfect but interesting? What I found most interesting was the section...
Wonder if any of the following findings of the study were implemented? 1) Install an outside shower at each station for rangers to soak themselves and their...
http://www.arcticheatusa.com/ Sam <sam_hikes@...> wrote: Wonder if any of the following findings of the study were implemented? 1) Install an outside...
$180 for only 2 hours of cooling time! A little steep for most... Not real helpful for a GC hiker but wonder if NPS uses them as many of the corridor stops...
Nice to see proper clothing mentioned but didn't see anything about high tech SPF long sleeved shirts or SPF pants. That would reduce the amt of sunscreen...
... It was easy to add water stops along the Bright Angel trail since the water pipeline that feeds the South Rim parallels the trail. The NPS would have to...
... overlook, ... So, what happened? Why did I end up suffering from heat exhaustion? I don't think it can be attributed to any single cause. But there are...
Hello folks -- no offense, but could we please leave just a touch of wilderness on even a corridor trail. It's part of what makes people feel like they've...
Hi Kam, Thanks for offering your insight. I'm collecting and considering all the feedback. I figure that's the value of bringing this up, here. Most everything...
I would tend to think large cairns in this area are likely associated with claims from the mining era and there was a lot of that here. In contrast, the large...
I found this quote from the report a little extreme and basically detracted from credibility. I'm sure that you could say the same thing about anyone doing ...
I think both studies were done during "mild" temps anyways not during periods of 110F+ temps which would of likely had different results. I wonder if they had...
Hi Doug - As a follow-up to this thread, do you know what the rock with numbers on it between the Last Chance Mine and the cook's cabin on Horseshoe Mesa shown...
Darin, The last budget approved by Clinton for the year ended September 30, 2001 provided $1,439,144,000 for National Park Service Operations. Using the...
Good article, thanks! I've been curious about acclimatization and had some interesting conversations about it with my wife, who's a doc, when we were hanging...
John, Not a political statement. The budget information on the DOI site only goes back to 2001. I was too lazy to research year by year. Dick Matthews "Even...
how do you do this?...it is dated tomorrow...is this the twilight zone? does kam know something about the future? ... Best to you and yours from Doc Thomas...
... Good advice Chris. What really helps me is to keep my head cool, since the back of ones heads generates a lot of heat. If I can keep it cool by dunking...
Grand Canyon News Release Release date: Immediate Contact(s): Pamela Walls Phone number: 928-638-7958 Date: August 2, 2007 Fall from North Rim of Grand Canyon...
Sad but I could see how someone not being careful could fall from there. It has been several years but last I recall there was a large rock you could climb at...
i have seen gc mountain lions on 2 occasions...both surprized the heck out of me...once off the bass and once off matkamiba,,,the one at bass was only 20ft...
... Sorry for my misunderstanding. Could have sworn I read a recent article that said the GC itself got a funding cutback, not necessarily the entire NPS...
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