Re: I Shouldn't Be Alive
You are probably correct Doug. I was pretty experienced by the time I
did those 49.9 trips, had walked Diamond to Lees a few years earlier
after a decade of...
Bob Marley 2006-12-24 13:07:53 #44061
Re: I Shouldn't Be Alive
This comment from Amy points out a vulnerable aspect of the permit
system, which is lack of interactive communication. According to the
account in 'O the...
Doug Nering 2006-12-24 12:51:27 #44060
Re: I Shouldn't Be Alive
Actually I've done it several times and even led a 16 person National
Sierra Club trip up it in the early '80's. There were rumors
circulating that Bert...
Bob Marley 2006-12-24 12:22:59 #44059
Re: I Shouldn't Be Alive
Does anyone know that the back country ranger in the BCO at the NR
advised against this group doing this hike? Guess the show didn't
mention that...
Amy 2006-12-24 09:04:08 #44058
Re: I Shouldn't Be Alive
I saw it and remembered reading about it in "Death In Grand Canyon".
Also, a couple of weeks ago I saw (on The Weather Channel) a show about a guy who was...
Timothy Osburn 2006-12-24 08:15:30 #44057
Re: I Shouldn't Be Alive
When that accident/faulty judgment occurred only a few people had done the
rt. down 49.9. A person from the park called me because George Steck had...
donaldpvadair@cs.com 2006-12-23 21:58:42 #44056
Re: New Hance Info...
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Just came up The Red Canyon (New Hance) Trail. There is a forest
service road west of the trail head on the opposite side of the road
that you can...
jagchiker 2006-12-23 21:08:14 #44055
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