Grand Canyon Hikers and Backpackers Association


Grand Canyon Hikers Symposium 2007:
Grand Switchbacks

updated 23-Sep-2007 16:15:05 -0500

The Grand Canyon Hikers and Backpackers Association, with in conjunction with the Grand Canyon Field Institute, will be conducting the second Grand Canyon Hikers Symposium: Grand Switchbacks. It will be held 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, Saturday October 20, 2007 at the Shrine of the Ages on the South Rim, Grand Canyon Village. Lunch, on your own, will be approximately 11:40 AM to 1:10 PM. The event is free and open to the public.

The purpose of this symposium is to share hiking and backpacking exploits and explorations in the Grand Canyon, as defined by the geographical region from Lee's Ferry to the Grand Wash Cliffs, rim to rim.

Each of the 20-minute presentations may include a hike or overnight backpack on the corridor trails and surrounding area, historical trails such as the North and South Bass, Tanner, Grand View, and any number of canyon routes from way out west to way up north

It will be similar in format to the 2006 Hikers Symposium. You can also view video clips of the 2006 Symposium.

Click here for full schedule with presentation description and presenter information.

Click here for a flyer on the event. Please feel free to post and pass them out.

The presentations, schedule and presenters are as follows:

bullet9:00 AM Introductions, ground-rules, any schedule changes, other, introduce first speaker
bullet 9:15 AM Chris Forsyth and Doug Nering; How Do We Cross the River?
bullet 9:40 AM Jeri Grandy; Thunder River/Deer Creek 
bullet10:05 AM Kathleen and Rob Jones; Snake Gulch to Sowats Point
bullet10:30 AM Bob Marley; Powell Route to Salt Trail
bullet10:55 AM John Karpinski and Wayne Christensen; Nankoweap to Horse Trail
bullet11:20 AM Jeff Ingram; East Side of Shivwits Plateau
bullet11:40 AM to 1:10 PM Lunch (on your own)
bullet1:15 PM Dave Mortenson; Redwall Bench Hike in Kanab Canyon
bullet1:40 PM Sean Peters; A Day Hike to Wotans Throne
bullet2:05 PM Cindy George; Grandview Rescue Adventure
bullet2:30 PM Arnie Richards; 150 Mile to Kanab
bullet2:55 PM John Stark; Exploring Powell Plateau
bullet3:20 PM Sally Underwood; High Saddles Hike, Phantom to Tanner
bullet3:45 PM Laurent “Maverick” Gaudreau; Rim to Rim to Rim with Teens
bullet4:10 PM Hank Schnieder; A Stroll to Redwall Cavern
bullet 4:35 PM Angie Wesley and Annette Karpinski; Tanner to Grandview, Girls week out
bullet5:00 PM Tom Martin; Vishnu Temple 60th Anniversary Summit