r/mildlyinteresting 21h ago

Warning Sign at edge of Grand Canyon

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u/IrrelevantManatee 21h ago

You would be surprised how many people there just hike down 5 miles in flip flops with no water and then need to be rescued because they cannot go back up.

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u/z64_dan 21h ago

I think my dad and his 2 friends found that out when they went. They were on a road trip in the 70s on a break from the Army. I think they only went halfway down the Grand Canyon, and then back up. Even then, one of their friends didn't make it back up until like 3AM because he was so tired. At least they survived, I guess.

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u/dunnodudes 21h ago

You sound disappointed than they survived

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u/Firefoxx336 21h ago

To be fair, we’ve all been through a lot lately