Re: satellite phones
Reportedly Kenton Grua started his late '70's trip from Jackass to Pearce Ferry in mocassins but he wore them out quickly and decided to get serious and...
Bob Marley 2004-11-26 19:37:49 #33224

Re: satellite phones
The difference is that Bridger, Boone, Magellan, Powell, were not doing this merely for fun. There are numerous other modern recreational activities where...
Doug Nering 2004-11-26 10:54:34 #33223

Re: satellite phones
Fletcher hiked nude without a sat phone, probably with a signal mirror though. But then he did have a helicopter drop supplies on the Esplanade. Guess he...
Bob Marley 2004-11-25 20:07:29 #33222

Re: satellite phones
Jim Bridger and Daniel Boone carried the best rifle they could get because it was the cutting edge technology of their time. The Anasazi hiked in twig...
marty pietz 2004-11-25 19:59:49 #33221

Re: satellite phones
I certainly understand why most people find cell phones, and even sat phones, objectionable in the backcountry. Personally, I don't mind them if I never see...
Bob Bordasch 2004-11-25 14:18:32 #33220

Re: satellite phones
Anyway, the idea is not to wait passively to be rescued But if you've got a badly sprained ankle, so you can't move fast enough to get to water, in the...
johngeyles 2004-11-25 13:19:19 #33219

Re: North Rim road open?
very well said... this is probably the biggest reason AZ67 isn't kept open longer--accidents and the legal/rescue problems faced by AZ & NPS with the...
Sam 2004-11-25 12:44:35 #33218

Thanks for the Canyon FIx
Canyon Junkies, Stuck here in the SF Bay Area, I find myself dreaming of nights on the Esplanade and days wading along narrow-canyon creeks. Looking at...
davestockbridge 2004-11-25 10:28:28 #33217

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