Re: Got the "you're gonna die" letter for our June hike
Hi,
I did speak to a ranger at the BIC before booking this itinerary and
the fact that it was in June caused him to mention the heat factor.
But just about...
godzilla_tan 2008-02-17 17:09:21 #49601
Re: Got the "you're gonna die" letter for our June hike
Why don't you call the backcountry folks and ask them ?
They always seem pretty friendly and open, and it's
certainly got my curiosity up.
John
> Hi...
johngeyles 2008-02-17 17:03:38 #49600
Re: Got the "you're gonna die" letter for our June hike
Weird. Sure doesn't look like you have any 10+ mile days
to me.
And I don't see how any reasonable person could look at your
hiking resume and think you...
johngeyles 2008-02-17 17:01:41 #49599
Re: Got the "you're gonna die" letter for our June hike
Hi John,
I figure the Tanner-Grandview hike to be around 31 miles. Our
itinerary is 4 nights/5 days as follows:
Tanner TH to Tanner Rapids Use area BB9
75...
godzilla_tan 2008-02-17 16:40:34 #49598
Re: Got the "you're gonna die" letter for our June hike
Is this a relatively recent policy change? I ask because the
intinerary (submitted and approved in June 2007) for my
October-November East Tonto hike included...
billferris2003 2008-02-17 16:12:27 #49597
Re: Got the "you're gonna die" letter for our June hike
There are a number of criteria that will flag a hike for this letter. One of
them is mileage; if your itinerary exceeds 10 miles on any day, you will get
the...
Pete Borremans 2008-02-17 15:30:01 #49596
Re: Got the "you're gonna die" letter for our June hike
Number of hikers or whether the trip is a normal route is unrelated. I
suspect the plan exceeds the daily mileage limit at least one day....
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Doug Nering 2008-02-17 15:18:02 #49595
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