Re: Hermit Vs Boucher Supai (also Vs Nankoweep) - THANKS
Thanks to all who replied on this subject. I appreciate your thoughts and experience. It definitely gives me better info and confidence about hiking down...
fishinfor20s 2010-12-03 12:47:54 #63226
Re: Hermit Vs Boucher Supai (also Vs Nankoweep)
Charlie,
I just got home from the Boucher-Hance trip.
Why are you planning to skip Yuma Pt?
That was such a wonderful place, I don't see why you don't plan on...
Ken 2010-12-03 11:57:46 #63225
Re: Hermit Vs Boucher Supai (also Vs Nankoweep)
Maybe difficulty fades with memory... I did the Tanner in April, and the Hermit in Oct of this year :) It took my wife and I 9 hours to hike to the river on...
mowcowbell 2010-12-03 11:53:57 #63224
Re: Hermit Vs Boucher Supai (also Vs Nankoweep)
I'd agree with Josh too, Darin: Tanner WAY tougher than Hermit, for all the
reasons he lists, the ready availability of reliable water at two spots along
the...
John 2010-12-03 11:49:01 #63223
Re: Hermit Vs Boucher Supai (also Vs Nankoweep)
Darin-
I would tend to disagree. Having done both trails numerous times, Tanner is still far tougher than Hermit. Due to pure steepness, lack of...
JoshC 2010-12-03 10:40:59 #63222
Re: Hermit Vs Boucher Supai (also Vs Nankoweep)
Charlie,
I've done Boucher from the rim to the river in a day with a full pack exactly once. Subsequently I've always come up boucher ;-)
But if you've...
brian_alleyne 2010-12-03 10:38:50 #63221
Re: Slate Canyon
Gerald,
To add to what Rich says, from the picture it looks easy to miss takeout above Crystal, and if you miss it, there is no turning back.
On the other...
brian_alleyne 2010-12-03 10:31:47 #63220
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