A hiker died in the Grand Canyon after being found unresponsive, marking the third death in the national park within the last three weeks.

A man hiking in the Grand Canyon has died after being found unresponsive over the weekend, marking the third death in the national park within the last three weeks.

A 50-year-old unresponsive male hiker was found on the Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon about 100 feet from the trail head on Sunday, according to the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center.

Bystanders began CPR while emergency personnel responded to the scene, but efforts to resuscitate the hiker were unsuccessful.

  • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
    33·
    6 months ago

    Last week, the NPS said temperatures on exposed parts of the trail can reach over 120 degrees in the shade. The NPS does not advise hiking in the inner canyon during the heat of the day between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

    Fuuuuck. Is that normal temp for the region this time of year, or is it worse because of climate change? I know it’s in the Southwest, so it’s gonna be hot, but is 120 degrees in the shade normal?

    • Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works
      18·
      6 months ago

      Very normal in the canyon. On the rim it will be 90’s easily in July. But down in the canyon it’s way hotter. It’s recommended to hike only during morning and evening during the summer.

        • Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works
          19·
          6 months ago

          It’s hot as fuck down there because the canyon walls radiate the heat back out and there isn’t much airflow. Which makes it nice to go in the fall. But it’s hell in the summer.

          I’ve been a few times. One of my friends was dumb enough to try hiking all the way down and up last August. Told them not to. They didn’t get back out until something like 3am because they had to stop during peak daylight hours.

    • BlueLineBae@midwest.socialEnglish
      15·
      6 months ago

      I went on a Grand Canyon rafting trip for 6 days this time last year. And yes it regularly gets up to those temps daily. It was an amazing trip, but you had to be on top of hydration as your life literally depended on it. I had a 32oz bottle and my husband had a half gallon bottle and we refilled them constantly throughout the day. Honestly most of the day was quite pleasant assuming you wore appropriate clothing and made sure to get wet in the river regularly. But in the evening, it was so hot from the rocks radiating heat that any breeze just felt like an oven. That was the worst part of the day by far, but that’s also when we would make camp and have fun swimming while waiting for the sun to go down. 12/10 experience if you can keep up with drinking water.