Backpacking plan: Grand Canyon Backpack (4 days)

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Grand Canyon Backpack

To experience the sheer magnitude and quiet vastness of the Grand Canyon, one must travel by foot through the backcountry. Far below the rim and free from the crowds and pack animals, our quiet, small-group journey deep into the heart of the canyon takes us from high atop the south rim at Hermit’s Rest to a beautiful beach campsite on the banks of the raging Colorado River and back again. We’ll travel back 2 billion years through geological time on this challenging adventure designed for experienced and fit backpackers. This is not a beginning backpack trip, and a physician’s release is required of all participants. We will hike on maintained but steep and rocky trails over challenging terrain with big elevation gains and losses each day. Participants will carry 30-45 lbs of gear, including about 10 lbs of group gear (comprised mainly of food, tents and cooking equipment) on their backs throughout the trip. Time spent in the wilderness below the rim of the Grand Canyon is an experience unlike any other, and a self-supported, participatory journey on foot from the rim to the river and back constitutes a milestone accomplishment for a backpacker.
2007 Full Itinerary:

    * Day 1 Meet your guides and the other group members at Mather Campground, inside Grand Canyon National Park. We have an evening trip orientation, a wonderful dinner and a brief gear check before resting for an early start in the morning. Dinner included.
    * Day 2 After breakfast, we drive to Grand Canyon Free Shuttle Parking. We’ll take the free shuttle to Hermit’s Rest and begin our 9.3-mile descent from the rim to the Colorado River. We’ll descend through layer after layer of white, yellow, tan, and rust-red limestone, sandstone and shale, deep into the dark schist and ancient granite dating back nearly 2 billion years. We’ll establish camp on the beach near roaring Hermit Rapid and enjoy dinner together. Mileage: 9.3 miles; Elevation Start: 6640 ft; Elevation End: 2400 ft. Breakfast and Dinner included. Bring your own variety of quick foods to be eaten as lunch and grazed on constantly throughout the day each day. Energy bars and drinks as well as trail mix, bagels, salami, etc. are all good choices.
    * Day 3 After breakfast, we break camp and begin our two day journey back to the rim. The first leg of our ascent takes us from the river to the Hermit Creek Camp approximately 1.5 miles and 600 vertical feet up the trail to the camp at Hermit Creek. This is a short backpack and leaves plenty of time for our group to rest for a big day tomorrow or to explore beautiful sections of the Tonto Trail after we’ve set up our camp. The Tonto trail traverses the open Tonto Plateau, affording some of the most spectacular views to be found anywhere in the canyon. Mileage: 1.3 miles; Elevation Start: 2400 ft; Elevation End: 3000 ft. Breakfast and Dinner provided. Bring your own variety of quick foods to be eaten as lunch and grazed on constantly throughout the day each day. Energy bars and drinks as well as trail mix, bagels, salami, etc. are all good choices.
    * Day 4 Today we hike the remaining 7.8 miles to the canyon rim and the Hermit Trailhead. We’ll ascend over 3,600 feet today, and will maintain a slow and steady pace as we climb. Once we’ve arrived at the trailhead, we’ll catch the shuttle back to our vehicles and say our goodbyes. We may not arrive at the rim until late in the day. If you are flying out of Flagstaff, AZ, please do not plan any flights before 8:00 pm. If you are flying out of Phoenix, you may consider spending the night in Flagstaff and flying out of Phoenix Sky Harbor in the morning. Mileage: 7.8 miles; Elevation Start: 3000 ft; Elevation End: 6640 ft; breakfast included. Bring your own variety of quick foods to be eaten as lunch and grazed on constantly throughout the day each day. Energy bars and drinks as well as trail mix, bagels, salami, etc. are all good choices.