The Grand Canyon’s search-and-rescue staff are among the busiest in the entire park system. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PSAR Ranger Anna helps visitors prepare for the trail! Check out more information on the Ten Essentials: https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/photosmultimedia/hike_smart-02.htm #HikeSmart #RecreateResponsibly #10Essentials For and audio described version of this video visit: https://go.nps.gov/tenE In June, several seasonal and full-time employees were supplementing their weekly half-day of training with a multi-day course focused on serious rescues.
Trainer and emergency medical services coordinator James Thompson explained the evolution of the park’s approach since the advent of P-SAR in the late 1990s, when the core message to hot weather visitors was “drink, drink, drink”. Visitors to the Grand Canyon are being reminded that besides remaining hydrated, they also need to replace the salt their bodies are losing. PHOTO: AFP
Our descent was marked by geologic eras – Kaibab limestone, the Toroweap formation, Coconino sandstone.I had fancied myself the type to try for the almost 28km round-trip jaunt, until the park’s press liaison, Ms Joelle Baird, told me, straight-faced, that I should leave by midnight, and certainly no later than 2am.
Ms Betsy Aurnou, climbing with wraparound shades and fabric completely covering her face, carried Fritos and Vitalyte, and referred to the occasional slivers of shadow beneath overhung cliffs as “shade opportunities”. Down at Havasupai Gardens, a stopover at the 7km mark and halfway to the river, I took her advice and lay in the creek with my shorts on, then dunked my hat and shirt for good measure. Signs also reminded hikers: “Your shirt is thirsty too.”
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