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glatt · 02-01-2013, 08:05 AM

The rest of the party:
(Incidentally, they are not carrying much with them considering where they are on the trail. Most people at that point will have a large pack with a tent, sleeping bag, food, and water. They seem to have nothing, and they had to walk 6-7 miles to get to where they are, and they have 6-7 miles to get back out to the rim. Unless a raft dropped them off and they are hiking out.)
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xoxoxoBruce · 02-01-2013, 12:51 PM

Bright Angel is a day walk, down to the river and back.

Some do the rim to rim, using the Bright Angel and North Kaibab Trails, in a day, but that's some serious shit.

Happy Monkey · 02-01-2013, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Bright Angel is a day walk, down to the river and back.

Some do the rim to rim, using the Bright Angel and North Kaibab Trails, in a day, but that's some serious shit.

Down to the river and back is a day trip each way, for most people. Down to Plateau Point and back is a day trip.

From there, it's still quite a way down to the river:

glatt · 02-01-2013, 03:35 PM

I think they got dropped off by a raft and are just walking from bridge to bridge, back to the same raft. They don't even have water bottles, except for one with a camelback. That would be about a two mile loop, and doable without water. Or else they got a mule ride down to Phantom ranch and are just walking around down at the bottom.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-01-2013, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Down to the river and back is a day trip each way, for most people. Down to Plateau Point and back is a day trip.

From there, it's still quite a way down to the river:

Nonsense, I made it down Bright Angel all the way to the river in about 2 hrs and 20 minutes. I was carrying a 70lb pack and being this was in August, an early start before it got too hot. There are several water sources along the trail.
The Ranger said he had done the rim to rim in a very long day, but advised allowing 6 to 7 hours back up Bright Angel for normal folks.

Gravdigr · 02-14-2013, 01:23 PM

Luv dis pic.

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02-01-2013, 12:51 PM	#2
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02-01-2013, 08:05 AM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The rest of the party: (Incidentally, they are not carrying much with them considering where they are on the trail. Most people at that point will have a large pack with a tent, sleeping bag, food, and water. They seem to have nothing, and they had to walk 6-7 miles to get to where they are, and they have 6-7 miles to get back out to the rim. Unless a raft dropped them off and they are hiking out.)

02-01-2013, 03:35 PM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I think they got dropped off by a raft and are just walking from bridge to bridge, back to the same raft. They don't even have water bottles, except for one with a camelback. That would be about a two mile loop, and doable without water. Or else they got a mule ride down to Phantom ranch and are just walking around down at the bottom.

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