Re: Advice for 70 year old first timer...
I wonder if a day hike that would take him below the rim to the Tonto and
back might work as an introduction. It is true that the Canyon takes on a
totally...
Allen Davis 2010-07-28 12:00:03 #61949
Re: Advice for 70 year old first timer...
Dear Brian, how wonderful of you to take your uncle and his wife to backpack Grand Canyon. How wonderful of them to want to do that. This must have been their...
Slawa Ciula 2010-07-28 11:49:50 #61948
Re: Advice for 70 year old first timer...
25% joke, 75% serious. Lots cheaper than a copter.
The mule standby is absolutely appropriate comment -- even if intended as a joke. The scale, heat,...
Gary 2010-07-28 11:23:34 #61947
Re: Advice for 70 year old first timer...
harder on an old person than going uphill (more so than for young
>people). Don't let these young people tell you how an old person
>that is out of shape...
Don Mattox 2010-07-28 10:46:04 #61946
Re: Advice for 70 year old first timer...
Or maybe 8? -- 2 at each likely turnaround. 3-mile, IG, Pipe Ck, BA.
--- In Grand_Canyon_Hikers@yahoogroups.com, "Gary" wrote:
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> Have a mule on standby...
DougN 2010-07-28 10:30:49 #61945
Re: Advice for 70 year old first timer...
Based on some similar qualifications to others who have responded (my age, experience, activity, observation)... having us evaluate if this is reasonable...
DougN 2010-07-28 10:21:29 #61944
Re: Advice for 70 year old first timer...
Have a mule on standby at the bottom. :-)
--- In Grand_Canyon_Hikers@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Hikernut Lane" wrote:
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> Hi All...My Uncle contacted me a...
Gary 2010-07-28 10:06:25 #61943
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