Re: Advice for 70 year old first timer...
I have lots of experience with older hikers, here are my opinions:
- Read up on lightweight/minimalist techniques to get the pack weight down. Only what they...
Will_2_Win 2010-07-28 13:53:15 #61953
Re: Advice for 70 year old first timer...
Any consideration beyond the entertainment factor is pure reckless behavior. Sorry to be so blunt.
Phil
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PhilG 2010-07-28 13:35:03 #61952
Re: Advice for 70 year old first timer...
ULTRALIGHT!!
Sir Rapsalot 2010-07-28 13:30:20 #61951
Re: Advice for 70 year old first timer...
I should have said they instead of him so exclusively.and reread of your
post of course pointed out this hike would be for both your uncle and aunt,
so both...
Allen Davis 2010-07-28 12:05:02 #61950
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
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