Into Thin Air

[Al Agnew]

6 hours ago, Quillback said:

You can't live or even stay very long at the top of Everest.  You can live in the canyon.  People have for thousands of years.  One of the things that was interesting in the canyon book is in certain bard to reach spots there are potsherds and points all over the ground.

 

True, but the amount of knowledge needed to survive within the Grand Canyon is massive, and the Havasupai didn't even live there permanently. Not to mention that it is a little different to live in one small area you know perfectly, compared to traversing the length of the canyon.  Logistically, to do so isn't quite on a par with climbing Everest, but it still requires a huge amount of knowledge, conditioning, and abilities.  And the dangers to life are significant.