Grand Canyon DIAD (done in a day)

YO Warden, thanks for bringing us along.


I always enjoy your reports from the trail.


I hiked down to the river and back up in one day many years ago.

...and THAT hike kicked my arse.


Funny, I had snow at the top the day I did my hike too.





Big Mike
 
thanks gents :)

I had to look up hot can, if you're talking about the self heating meals they look pretty good :) clothing and gear I was pretty satisfied with, I wish I could pinpoint my nausea problem. I'm leaning towards not enough Sodium, I've read several articles on long distance running and nausea and it appears that lack of Sodium can often be the culprit. I was getting electrolytes via shot blocks, in the perpetuem drink and was even taking endurolyte capsules. It appears, that at least for some, it takes a pretty high level of Sodium to maintain hydration- by some of the numbers posted possibly double or even triple what I was taking. My next long run I'm going to try and up the Sodium and see what happens. The final leg of S Kaibab would have been rough regardless, but the nausea made it really difficult and also had me not drinking or eating as much as I should have- kind of a double whammy. It is pretty common for the body to starting shunting blood away from the GI tract when the demand is very high elsewhere, so I'm sure that played a role as well- I think better conditioning would overcome part of that.

Mike- rim2river2rim is definitely a tough undertaking (enough so that there are many posted warnings on not doing so!)

I'd certainly take snow over 90+ degrees :D

Mike
 
Great story, thanks for sharing it. :)

I backpacked the canyon years ago but I have often thought about going back. It's one of the most beautiful places I've been.
 
mtwarden said:
thanks gents :)

I had to look up hot can, if you're talking about the self heating meals they look pretty good :) clothing and gear I was pretty satisfied with, I wish I could pinpoint my nausea problem. I'm leaning towards not enough Sodium, I've read several articles on long distance running and nausea and it appears that lack of Sodium can often be the culprit. I was getting electrolytes via shot blocks, in the perpetuem drink and was even taking endurolyte capsules. It appears, that at least for some, it takes a pretty high level of Sodium to maintain hydration- by some of the numbers posted possibly double or even triple what I was taking. My next long run I'm going to try and up the Sodium and see what happens. The final leg of S Kaibab would have been rough regardless, but the nausea made it really difficult and also had me not drinking or eating as much as I should have- kind of a double whammy. It is pretty common for the body to starting shunting blood away from the GI tract when the demand is very high elsewhere, so I'm sure that played a role as well- I think better conditioning would overcome part of that.

Mike- rim2river2rim is definitely a tough undertaking (enough so that there are many posted warnings on not doing so!)

I'd certainly take snow over 90+ degrees :D

Mike
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I had a similar problem with my first ironman. I was wearing a black jersey that had streaks of white in it from my salt loss. They taste like crap but if you can get ahold of the re-hydration salts the military uses they are worth it. They saved out lives in Afghanistan. Now I carry them on extreme hikes and adventure races.

I am head to the Grand Canyon (well collidge AZ actualy) in july. I plan to do a two nighter at the Grand Canyon. I have never been there before, any advice on a route?
 
I've recently purchased some Saltstick caps, they have 5 times the sodium (double the potassium) as the Endurolytes I was using, so far so good :)


Hermit- Boucher Loop would be good for a two night/three day trip (~ 22 miles), little more off the beaten path
 
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