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I've had two falls that should have resulted in a rescue, more likely my death, but didn't. Both off trail in the Grand Canyon. Back foot twisted out of what had seemed secure positioning and bad landing on what had looked good for the the lead foot; sent me tumbling down a short steep scree...

A member of my party who insisted on going out ahead of the pace as a multi-day was winding down, was instructed to "Stay on the trail. Straight ahead. No turns. Straight shot to the road." He met a very-well-versed hiker (whom ironically I knew) who told him "Only decision: there will be a...

I've used his services. He's flexible, accomodating, pleasant, worked out well. Expensive fee, so best for small group rather than an individual.

I love my Warmlite 2X as a Winter tent but it's not small. Light (2 pounds 10 ounces) but monstrous big. Could hold 3 in a pinch (though ice crystals DO form in some conditions and you'd be rubbing up against the sides). So easy to set up with big mitts, and you're inside and sheltered so...

For future finders of this thread: the Lowe Alpine Lightflite 25 looked very nice, very well constructed. Possibly a great weekend pack for minimalists like me into the fringes of the Whites shoulder seasons. But no way a several-day pack except in the warmest times where your sleeping bag packs...

The mistake was mine, no reason the seller should be inconvenienced. I actually try out new gear a lot and sell it, almost new, for around 15% off (and since I buy on sales that's usually 25-30% off list) . Only difference here is, it's brand new with no use at all.

Came today. I badly misread the capacity number on the Lowe Alpine Lightflite 25 (the description CLEARLY says 1500 cu in but my old eyes got BIG with the "25" in the pack name). I'll have it posted somewhere soon, brand new, never out of the house. Looks nicely made.

Depends. You work for 50 years in the old, obsolete America. You raise self-sufficient children, prepared to prosper despite the current insanity and who don't need your leftover cash. Then something like this turns up and you say, what the hell.

Snickers bars won a test years ago, in taste and subjective energy effectiveness evaluation. The chemical bar makers went berserk. If you want bars, the Bear Valley Pemmacin Bars (not really pemmacin), have shown up at my local REI. These are actual, real food. I first read about them in The...

Hey, that does look really nice for 14 oz. I'm really not familiar with it. If anybody wants a lightly-used one in a few weeks, for about $60, I'll likely have one available.

I've used about a dozen packs over the last decade but keep coming back to the original Golite Breeze. You can still find them, new, if you look. The best is the so-called first generation Breeze, when Jardine was still doing the design. But actually the second iteration, with slightly more...

The Clear Creek Trail in The Grand Canyon is a CCC classic. Upstream a bit, the CCC trail to Upper Ribbons Falls hasn't even been acknowledged as a trail for decades, I doubt has had any maintenance since before WWII, but so well constructed it could have been opened yesterday. We owe a lot to...

What exactly is involved, procedurally, in establishing a New Hampshire State Holiday?

I've seen people totally gassed out at the communal water/bench area at the downhill side of IG, late in the afternoon. They'd hiked down to the Ranch, got halfway back up and now they're hurting bad, in real trouble. Gasping not so much for oxygen as to try to ventilate. Sometimes they're at...

I can't quite understand the trip you're describing. FR = Phantom Ranch probably? But I can't decihper "N. Kaibab and back via Bright Angel" unless (assuming you meant Phantom Ranch) you meant "South Kaibab" and (assuming that as well), that's a substantially different trip. Like about 11 miles...

It is not impossible at all. After a couple of hours downhill pounding your knees, it's pretty much a level walk with water all along the way and shade always reachable in reasonable time. It's not so much a trail as a sidewalk. You do have to be careful of the heat. From late June through July...

There are. However I'm not as optimistic as the poster was about water.

Late March through third week in May is (odds are) best. Late May and well into June are frequently not too bad. A few more weeks may be OK, though you may want to be holed up in shade mid day. Then again mid September through early November. Cabins are no more expensive, per person, than the...

One of the huge advantages of seeking a sleeping spot in the dark is discovering any of the huge numbers of wonderful sleeping spots that you'd turn up your nose at, if you could see better. This experience may introduce you to a whole new way of looking at sleeping on backpacking trips! This...

Agreed! Another caretaker in the past told me he has seen evidence of dogs in the drainage. Not all dogs use the outhouses, and not all owners clean up, or even know. 1-3 weeks, with the onset of symptoms typically occurring around 12 days. A significant number of people already host without...