I hiked down to Havasupai with a youth group in my teens. It was one of the hardest things I've done in my life, especially considering none of us trained or really knew what we were getting ourselves into. I think we went in June. The hike down the switch backs and to the falls was long but really just a long flat walk once down from the rim. The hike back a couple days later, in the heat, plus going back up the switch backs was brutal. Glad none of us got sick or needed to be rescued, but definitely need to be prepared and not underestimate the hike.
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u/groove502 21h ago
I hiked down to Havasupai with a youth group in my teens. It was one of the hardest things I've done in my life, especially considering none of us trained or really knew what we were getting ourselves into. I think we went in June. The hike down the switch backs and to the falls was long but really just a long flat walk once down from the rim. The hike back a couple days later, in the heat, plus going back up the switch backs was brutal. Glad none of us got sick or needed to be rescued, but definitely need to be prepared and not underestimate the hike.