Re: Knees and downhill
I don't know if it was overall conditioning that helped the last time I went, but just before the trip (2 weeks) I began walking backwards on my treadmill...
Gary Brown 2003-10-06 20:28:00 #24901

Re: North Rim Road Closure
NK trailhead access is very limited once the AZ67 closes for the winter sometime after Nov 15. I believe it's 45+ miles to the NK TH from Jacob Lake where...
Canyon Hiker 2003-10-06 19:58:54 #24900

Re: Kness and downhill
Hike allot of down hills. I sometimes walk the local high school stadium steps David Veit wrote: >Okay, now you folks have got me worried. Am overweight...
Owen Kittredge 2003-10-06 19:57:42 #24899

Re: Knees
I had an ACL reconstruction ~8 year ago and at that time my doctor told me that hiking was ok but running was just going to wear out my knees quicker. The...
Owen Kittredge 2003-10-06 19:51:26 #24898

Re: hiking sticks
I use a pair of trekking poles. On my last GC hike, I think they really made the S. Kaibab a lot easier. I'm not going to go back to no poles any time...
Donald Roberts 2003-10-06 19:50:58 #24897

North Rim Road Closure
Just curious, when the north rim's facilities close, does access to the north kaibab trailhead and parking lot remain open until the road actually closes...
dennisairmj23@aol.com 2003-10-06 19:50:58 #24896

Re: camp stove fuel dilemma and hiking sticks
I found this on the climber.org website, hmmm. Esbit stove: uses solid fuel tablets, one of the only fuel you can ship first class mail for food drops ...
Paige 2003-10-06 19:50:58 #24895

Re: Kness and downhill
--- In grandcanyon@yahoogroups.com, David Veit wrote: > Okay, now you folks have got me worried. Am overweight and mid 50's. Will be doing the South...
jagchiker 2003-10-06 19:50:58 #24894

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