[Officials say temperatures on the canyon’s inner trails can reach 120 degrees during the summer and they urge people not to hike during the heat of the day.]
yikes
In other news... the canyon’s free Covid vax stations are now fully operational.
55 years old, too old for a Darwin Award, but worthy of honorable mention.
We had friends who hiked down and up the canyon in a few hours……wearing cheap tennis shoes
They lost all their toenails!
We hiked about 3 miles down and back into the canyon on the Bright Angel Trail with the grandkids 2 years ago. We made it to the 1.5 mile rest house and turned around. https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/day-hiking.htm#CP_JUMP_1910241
We ALL had hats, and carried LOTS of water, and even some salty snacks. We had frequent breaks, and were prepared. I had been walking 2 miles a day to prepare for the last 6 months or so, and thought I was “in shape”. It was still tough, especially going up. Well, there’s nothing like the real thing. Going down, we came across a young man who was going up. He had flip flops, a t-shirt, no hat, and shorts. He looked half dead. My wife offered him some water, and he took it. Hehehe, I went thru the whole “who’s gonna need it more? A stranger or us” thing, but in the long run, he needed it MUCH more then did we.