In response to chris m's reply: Thanks. Your time is impressive. I would have to bail out on this. I will never go light and fast (just a matter of taste). Speed does sound fun, though. I'll have to stay on the sideline to watch. "Heavy and Slow" is my thing. I actually hauled 65-lb pack ...

In response to chris m's reply:

BTW, at adventurehiking.com, Rich Hale mentioned about an R3 running in 8 hours? Is this for real? This is unreal but the gentleman does not lie.

Chris

In response to chris_quan's reply: I ran the R3 on Oct. 6 of this year in around 15 hours. I drank 12 quarts of water, lots of pretzels, Balance bars, 6 GU packets, and Wheat Thins. Four of us left at 11:30 pm on a full moon, went down the S Kaibob to the N Rim and back up the Bright Angel. I exper...

:( Today is the last day to cancel the maswik lodge reservation. I just did it. I just don't want to go there just to turn back. The lodge is about $360 for 3 nights. I think I'm going for a local 11,000' gain (near Class 3.5 on the ridge). The details is at http://www.mountainnight.com/ This is qui...

In response to Dschur's reply:

Thank you. The ranger also warned me about this. I will call them to find out bad the snow is towards the North rim. I may have to postpond it for a few weeks. The good side is the lodge should be less $$$ by then.

Thanks again.

Chris

Thank you. I will go for 12,000' gain/loss conditioning hike tomorow. I hope to end the hike without muscle or joint pain (slow and heavy with plenty of break). If the snow is too thick over the coming weekend, I will have to postpond it. I just called the ranger. He warned me of the snow towards th...

In response to Sredfield's reply: Something sure is wrong-- all of the canyon is in Arizona :) : rein : Yes, I got it all wrong for a while. I have been to the canyon many times. I still ended up thinking it's in Utah! Even here at http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=516550 I was still thin...

In response to Sredfield's reply: Something sure is wrong-- all of the canyon is in Arizona :) : rein : Yes, I got it all wrong for a while. I have been to the canyon many times. I still ended up thinking it's in Utah! Even here at http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=516550 I was still thin...

I have reserved a room at Maswik lodge from Dec, 30 - Jan 1. I will stay up all night on Dec, 30 and sleep all day on Dec, 31 (night acclimatization). I plan to start at Sunset and will be back to South rim before midnight on Jan, 1. I'll go "heavy and slow" for safety reason. I will take ...

In response to azhiker96's reply: Thanks. I just got back with total disaster. I did not have a chance to do any hikings at all. I got a flu and stayed at Yavapai lodge the whole time! By the time, I got better, it's too late. What's a waste of time. I'll be back on New Year Eve with possible 2 oth...

Here are the maps that I'll be using. They are at ( dead link removed ) I will create a page for the triple rim hike after I got back.

Chris

I just did a conditioning hike over the weekend. I did not do as well as I hope for. I just recovered from a bad cold (had been in bed for 3 days). I normally do 10,000' gain/loss hike going ups and downs a small peak before big hike like this. I am not ready but will see. My body start to gain stre...

In response to Lennie's reply:

Hi, I has been using Succeed cap as well. Good stuffs! I have been using adventurehiking.com and found it on the site ( ( dead link removed ) ) a while ago. I still am looking something for the joint. The one that is simple to use like the Success Caps.

Chris

In response to Dschur's reply:



Thank you. I will be watching the live webcam and will call the rangers before I left for the hike.

Chris

P.S. Is this is only live webcam for the GC ( dead link removed ) ?

In response to Sredfield's reply: I assume there is little or no snow on the North rim (on the North Kaibab trail towards the North rim) at this time? What's about New Year Eve? Do you anyone who hike to the North rim after the North rim is officially close? How bad is the trail? I like to make sur...

[Note: The location is the Grand Canyon, Utah, Not Los Angeles, CA!!!] Something is wrong already! Hi, Thanks for the note. This is something I can't change. There is no options to change it to the exact location. However, I make the note that the location is not in Los Angeles. Why is this? I thin...

I plan to solo night hike during winter doing the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim this Thanksgiving and New year Eve. Details is at ( dead link removed ) and ( dead link removed ) I like to know about the snow condition on the North Kaibab trail during the Thanksgiving and New Year day. I have been G...