Re: exposure on Boucher-Hermit loop
That was an even stranger adventure. She and her boyfriend had gone down to Phantom ranch the night before via the South Kaibab!! How she managed to do that...
canyonhiker17 2011-04-21 16:18:19 #65200

Re: exposure on Boucher-Hermit loop
Petrified going up the Bright Angel Trail? That's certainly the worst case of acrophobia I've ever heard of. How did she manage to get down to...
Bob Bordasch 2011-04-21 16:12:44 #65199

Re: exposure on Boucher-Hermit loop
I tend to agree with John here. The first time I crossed this same section of trail, between Hermit and where it branches off towards Dripping Springs, I...
canyonhiker17 2011-04-21 15:42:05 #65198

Re: Nankoweap to South Rim Hike
Yeah, I am very impressed too. He is making great time and it doesn't appear that he has spent any extra time with route finding. --- On Thu,...
Bob Bordasch 2011-04-21 14:03:57 #65197

Re: exposure on Boucher-Hermit loop
Great advice. --- In Grand_Canyon_Hikers@yahoogroups.com, "JoshC" wrote: > > .....As with all things, the more you do it, the more comfortable you become...
Bob Marley 2011-04-21 13:34:14 #65196

Re: exposure on Boucher-Hermit loop
There is nothing on the Boucher Trail or the Tonto between Hermit and Boucher that is beyond the level of advanced beginner backpackers. Never has been and...
Bob Marley 2011-04-21 13:33:58 #65195

Re: exposure on Boucher-Hermit loop
Although it's been nine years since I've hiked Boucher, I agree that hiking out seemed easier than hiking in. I was 46-yrs-old at the time, and I go solo. I...
travelinbabs 2011-04-21 13:33:42 #65194

Re: Hiking to Stone Creek
Hi Marsha, I would agree with everything Bob wrote. For your proposed itinerary, coming from DC on night 2, I would definitely have night 3 at lower TC....
Davidian Marcus 2011-04-21 13:29:58 #65193

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