Re: Camping 'near' the LCR
I remember the whole thing as pretty steeply sloped with acacia and
rocks on most of it. There are a lot of Tapeats ledges though so those
might be usable,...
Bob Marley 2006-12-24 15:10:40 #44064
Re: I Shouldn't Be Alive
BTW I read the initial story in the local papers and realized they got
into trouble in the back of Little Nankoweap. Until Adair mentioned it
I was not aware...
Bob Marley 2006-12-24 13:15:44 #44063
Re: Camping 'near' the LCR
Is the beach that's a half mile down river from the LC confluence large enough for a group of 8 to 9 people?
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Bob Bordasch 2006-12-24 13:15:26 #44062
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
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