Re: Backkpackers using the Colorado River on inflatable rafts they
It certainly might be absurd to carry enough rope to back out of some Grand Canyon side canyons. So what is the alternative? You can either do it with...
Bob Bordasch 2011-05-04 22:41:03 #65543

Re: Backkpackers using the Colorado River on inflatable rafts they
You seem to be missing the gist of what I am trying to say. It really doesn't matter what logistics (leaving ropes, etc.) one uses.  And I don't have...
Bob Bordasch 2011-05-04 22:32:50 #65542

Re: Backkpackers using the Colorado River on inflatable rafts they
I find it hard to believe the River Community would be against this, turning the tables, couldn't day hikes from boats could just as easily be scrutinized,...
Bob Trick 2011-05-04 22:31:31 #65541

Re: Backkpackers using the Colorado River on inflatable rafts they
Maybe I'm missing something, but I can't really see how allowing hikers to packraft would present a serious issue of congestion at River camps. (Is this...
John 2011-05-04 19:52:18 #65540

Re: Canyoneering
Probably, at one point in history, many people thought these maverick newcomers running the river in rubber boats should be banned from the canyon, because it...
dNally 2011-05-04 17:44:39 #65539

Re: Backkpackers using the Colorado River on inflatable rafts they
I think Chris has expressed a few points that draw me out on a comment that I was kinda holding back. Namely, if you are a canyoneer who needs to get on the...
DougN 2011-05-04 16:32:16 #65538

Read the Grand Canyon Backcountry Management Plan Public Scoping New
http://go.nps.gov/1p3x4c
Shioshya 2011-05-04 16:20:47 #65537

Canyoneering
Buried in all of these comments about long roping and bolts is a basic question about GC backcountry ethics. Granted if one has enough rope and bolts one can...
Bob Marley 2011-05-04 16:15:29 #65536

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