Re: Benson-Steck Through Hike 30th Anniversary: Day 64
Rich, I have thought to use my aluminum Kahtoola crampons (spikes like steel crampons but so much lighter) for these conditions but the circumstances haven't...
Chris Forsyth 2012-11-10 13:01:27 #71169

Benson-Steck Through Hike 30th Anniversary: Day 67
[This fall marks the 30th anniversary of the through hike from Lees Ferry to Grand Wash Cliffs, completed by Robert Benson and brothers George and Allen...
Chris Forsyth 2012-11-10 12:38:46 #71168

Re: Benson-Steck Through Hike 30th Anniversary: Day 64
I recall a spooky spot on the Enfilade route (just before one gets to the Redwall descent) that I thought to be much like ball bearings on the top of solid...
Bob Marley 2012-11-10 08:50:22 #71167

Re: Benson-Steck Through Hike 30th Anniversary: Day 64
I'm not sure the microspikes would help (they're quite small) but a full foot steel crampon with 1" spikes would! I lever my hiking pole in this situation...
rich_rudow 2012-11-09 23:30:18 #71166

Re: Benson-Steck Through Hike 30th Anniversary: Day 64
Dennis Logic would say that it would. Only one way to find out! Josh --- In Grand_Canyon_Hikers@yahoogroups.com, "DennisF" wrote: > > Anyone care to chime...
JoshC 2012-11-09 18:56:34 #71165

Benson-Steck Through Hike 30th Anniversary: Day 66
[This fall marks the 30th anniversary of the through hike from Lees Ferry to Grand Wash Cliffs, completed by Robert Benson and brothers George and Allen...
Chris Forsyth 2012-11-09 17:15:18 #71164

Hermit to Bright Angel trip report
     I just returned from a four night Hermit to Bright Angel hike. It was a hike I wasn't sure was going to happen until the very last...
Marsha Kesselring 2012-11-09 12:43:08 #71163

Re: Benson-Steck Through Hike 30th Anniversary: Day 64
Anyone care to chime in on whether wearing some Kahtoola microspikes might help in cases like that mentioned by Benson, below? Where it is hard-packed with a...
DennisF 2012-11-09 11:39:27 #71162

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