Posted by: gonewiththewind
Good article from Grand Canyon Rescue Ranger - 10/19/15 04:56 PM
Great article from a good perspective:
8 Survival Tips from a Rescue Ranger Hikermor, anything to add?
Posted by: hikermor
Re: Good article from Grand Canyon Rescue Ranger - 10/19/15 06:49 PM
"Good article"? I'd say it is a great article! Excellent advice and perspective on a really tricky place for the uninitiated.
I particularly agree with the "hike at night" advice. I once joined a project (archaeological dig) in progress near Phantom Ranch. I left the South Rim at 2:30AM. I had plenty of light even without moonlight....
I think that the rescues mentioned in the article do not include the "drag outs," where an exhausted hiker on the corridor routes picks up the phone and pays for a mule ride back to the rim....
Posted by: chaosmagnet
Re: Good article from Grand Canyon Rescue Ranger - 10/19/15 06:49 PM
Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: TeacherRO
Re: Good article from Grand Canyon Rescue Ranger - 10/20/15 07:55 PM
Great ideas - and cotton is recommended here, though not in other, non-desert environments.
Posted by: gonewiththewind
Re: Good article from Grand Canyon Rescue Ranger - 10/20/15 08:14 PM
Cotton or wool/synthetics is more about the temperatures. Cotton will not keep you warm when it is wet, but in a hot dry environment, it breathes and is cool, and is generally more durable than most synthetic clothing.
Posted by: hikermor
Re: Good article from Grand Canyon Rescue Ranger - 10/20/15 09:30 PM
One thing I really appreciate when it's hot - a full brimmed cotton "boony style hat, soaked in water
Posted by: TeacherRO
Re: Good article from Grand Canyon Rescue Ranger - 12/30/15 12:56 AM
...and add a tail from a bandana to cover your neck
Posted by: hikermor
Re: Good article from Grand Canyon Rescue Ranger - 12/30/15 04:39 AM
...and add a tail from a bandana to cover your neck
not necessary with a boony hat, but an excellent idea with a ball cap