From the rim to the (Colorado) river, this indispensable guide describes the most popular route into the Grand Canyon and addresses the many possible hazards, gives advice on physical conditioning, and includes helpful charts, maps, and GPS waypoints for the best rest points.
From the rim to the (Colorado) river, this indispensable guide describes the most popular route into the Grand Canyon and addresses the many possible hazards, gives advice on physical conditioning, and includes helpful charts, maps, and GPS waypoints for the best rest points.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
From childhood, Elizabeth Wenk has hiked and climbed in the Sierra Nevada with her family. After she started college, she found excuses to spend every summer in the Sierra, with its beguiling landscape, abundant flowers, and near-perfect weather. During those summers, she worked as a research assistant for others and completed her own Ph.D. thesis research on the effects of rock type on alpine plant distribution and physiology. But much of the time, she hikes simply for leisure. Wanting to explore every bit of the Sierra, she has hiked thousands of on- and off-trail miles and climbed nearly 500 peaks in the mountain range. She recently relocated Australia with her family.
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INTRODUCTION * A Location Hike * Human History * Natural History * Grand Canyon Region Weather PRECAUTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS * Hyponatremia * Dehydration * Heat Illnesses * Hypothermia * Falling * Blisters * Flash Floods * Lightning * Scorpions * Waterborne Pests * Altitude Sickness * Drowning in the Colorado PREPARATIONS AND PLANNING * Choosing an Itinerary * When to go * Wilderness Permits * Staying at Phantom Ranch * Training * What to Contemplate Before Descending * Familiarizing Yourself with the Landscape * What to bring * Getting to Grand Canyon Village * Getting Around Grand Canyon Village * Grand Canyon Village and Tusayan Services HIKING THE GRAND CANYON * Suggested Schedules * South Kaibab Trail * Bright Angel Trail * Side Trips from Bright Angel and Indian Garden Campgrounds AFTER THE HIKE BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RECOMMENDED READING INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INTRODUCTION * A Location Hike * Human History * Natural History * Grand Canyon Region Weather PRECAUTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS * Hyponatremia * Dehydration * Heat Illnesses * Hypothermia * Falling * Blisters * Flash Floods * Lightning * Scorpions * Waterborne Pests * Altitude Sickness * Drowning in the Colorado PREPARATIONS AND PLANNING * Choosing an Itinerary * When to go * Wilderness Permits * Staying at Phantom Ranch * Training * What to Contemplate Before Descending * Familiarizing Yourself with the Landscape * What to bring * Getting to Grand Canyon Village * Getting Around Grand Canyon Village * Grand Canyon Village and Tusayan Services HIKING THE GRAND CANYON * Suggested Schedules * South Kaibab Trail * Bright Angel Trail * Side Trips from Bright Angel and Indian Garden Campgrounds AFTER THE HIKE BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RECOMMENDED READING INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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