Re: Saddle Canyon Access
There seems to be an increasing interest in packrafting in the Grand Canyon. The following is a History of Packrafting that I researched for the...
donmattox44 2014-04-22 10:00:08 #75776

Re: Leader of a GC group or party
Pinney, Leagal ramifications. You can get sued no matter what someone signs - you can't sign away your rights under the law. If you specify some mileage...
donmattox44 2013-01-04 08:33:14 #71686

Re: Updated list of Redwall routes
Speaking of pack rafting the following is a trip report on one of my early tries. Rafting to Tanner Trail In the early 1970s a non-GC hiking companion, Bob...
donmattox44 2012-01-11 12:31:10 #67852

Re: Updated list of Redwall routes
With enough rope you can get down the Redwall anywhere. I would think that rope descents would not be counted as "Redwall routes". Don --- In...
donmattox44 2011-12-23 07:22:24 #67706

Re: Nankoweap
Doug. The Nankoweap basin is one of the most interesting geologic regions in the Grand Canyon. You can even find chunks of iron ore there - when I first found...
donmattox44 2011-03-14 13:01:22 #64535

Re: Hike progression to lead up to Powell Plateau loop
If I were you I would plan to go from Tapeats to the North Bass rather than the other way around - the route finding is much easier. Don --- In...
donmattox44 2011-02-27 10:09:28 #64361

Benson's upstream logs
In going through some old files I found a transcription (?) of Benson's upstream log from 1983. It covers Lake Mead to Page, AZ. As I remember George Steck...
donmattox44 2011-02-17 14:46:46 #64202

Female thru-canyon hiker
As Adair pointed out Sara Steck (Sara White nee Steck) was probably the first and maybe only female to hike through the Grand Canyon on one continuous hike....
donmattox44 2011-02-16 03:44:59 #64190

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