... Jag - thanks for that suggestion. Should be a great way to get my legs ready for the big pack heading down the SK trail the following day. That first day...
Dave, Thanks for a fun route and have a good time on your reunion hike. The picture I sent you a few years ago on the "new" chockstone is still in the photos...
Hi All - Bob Holland, Keith Beaty, and I recently completed a hike from Sowats Point to Chamberlain Canyon to Showerbath Spring. You can view our trip report...
Richard - Thanks for posting the link to the trip report and pics. Looks like a great place to go to explore slot canyons. Not sure I would have been able to...
Howdy all, Today was the semi annual meeting of the Grand Canyon Hikers Backpackers Association and it was very good. Lots of great stuff accomplished. The ...
HI Adrian, You brought back a lot of memories, especially when you got "chilled" in phantom creek as you were almost to BA creek. We had the same experience a...
Any idea how quickly the Trans-Canyon Shuttle fills up in October? We have a R2R planned for early October 2009 and I'm wondering if I need to book the shuttle...
Jerry, I was at Hualapai Spring last year, and Vaughn Spring the year before. Altough both visits were in spring, it was clear that both are reliable water...
I imagine many others faxed for March permits on Halloween night. I just saw my bank account online and they have, at the very least, put a hold on funds for...
I did Hermit Rapid as a day hike on September 28 of this year. It was a looooong day - took the backpacker shuttle from the B.Office at 5:30am, started...
I tried looking it up on the web, but couldn't find anything. Does anyone know what the average estimated output of Roaring Springs itself (and not just how...
... was a looooong day - took the backpacker shuttle from the B.Office at 5:30am, started from the Hermit trailhead at about 6, came out the Waldron Trail...
... was a looooong day - took the backpacker shuttle from the B.Office at 5:30am, started from the Hermit trailhead at about 6, came out the Waldron Trail...
Read everything and anything you can..you have the time. Make it work for you, and you will have a great trip. Ask lots of questions. Larry SoCal ... ...
This is a summary of a weeklong loop hike in the vicinity of Crazy Jug Canyon. Participants were Bob Hostetler (trip leader), Bob Greene, Mark Harris, Doug...
ADDENDUM I neglected to credit the folks who had provided valuable information regarding this route. Many thanks to: Lawrence Antonelli Bob LaRoche John Azar ...
Chris, Jaw-dropping post! Wow. You guys rock-- and those pictures---breathtaking. Traci ****** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Adrian, Thanks for the great trip report. I'm planning a backpacking trip to that area, hoping to spend a couple of nights upstream in Phantom Canyon around...
Hi Ray......the answer to question #1 is No. We found many places in lower Phantom where you could not avoid the water.....this would still be the case even...
Planning a visit in early December 6th or so up to the 9th possibly. What should we expect from S Rim? Have crossed S-N and N-S and have done Clear Creek and...
I spent a layover day in Upper Phantom in 1990 (doing Steck's loop hike from Tiyo Point). Three of us managed to hike down Phantom Creek to Phantom Ranch,...
Chris, looks like an outstanding adventure! Thanks for posting the TR. During your Redwall slot bypass could you get a sense of whether the Redwall slot was...
Ray, I've done this slot a number of times and you'll burn a lot of energy "trying" to stay dry, especially with a pack on. And unless you're a really good...
Hi Richard, that was really a nice TR! Did you find the route up to the rim of Chamberlain? If so, how was it? It seems like a good way to access the Kanab...
Rich The final Redwall section is short with no exit. My excursion below the rappel pouroff took me into the Muav (see photos). I'm feeling confident that...
Rich - One of my hiking partners, Keith, explored the back side (south side) of Chamberlain and said the going got pretty tough at the end. He did not try to...