Kings Canyon - Rim Walk

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I shall pass on your sage advice.

If that walk kills you, you were going to die anyway. Use it or lose it.

Is it really worth it? Blood oath. And if you kark it out there what a way to go! Being 60 myself, I'd say dropping off the twig just now is a tad early, but if it meant avoiding a miserable final six months in hospitals, ICU etc as it invariably seems to happen these days, I'd take a quick death in the bush every time.

Some will say what about the imposition on others? There is no doubt that shipping a body back to a major city is inconvenient, but in terms of cost to the community it is a mere trifle compared with the hundreds of thousands wasted on hospital admissions in the last months of life if you are unfortunate enough to have a pulse and be within an ambulance ride of the hospital.

I've done the rim walk many times and loved it every time. I did it with my brother in November 1998 between cycles of chemotherapy. It was 42 degrees and I was really struggling. About half way I just wanted to sit down and fade away. Thankfully my brother urged me on and I made it back to the car park completely exhausted. Was it worth it?

Yep.

Bob

People who automatically assume that unfit means overweight without knowing the facts give me the wotsits.

For all you know there may well be other medical issues that classify one as unfit.
Take me for example; 73yo, 80kg on 175cm frame, lived an active outdoor life till COPD diagnosed 10yrs ago, stopped smoking 13years back, Bowel cancer survivor with chemo 6yrs ago, classified as diabetic as well, arthritic joints. I am as active as my health issues allow me, but climbing those steps are beyond me.

Disco.

So it is unfair to assume unfit equals overweight.

Yr right, it is an assumption.
Usually correct.

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Climbing up to the Kings Canyon rim walk.

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Climbing to the rim

Hi Rosco,
I've lost my first follow up.
We did it 18 yrs ago. It is Lovely. I couldn't climb the rock.
I'm not well, but started as early as possible & took many rests.
Have someone with you who knows your limits they can scout ahead while you rest & see if you can manage the next bit. Take the climb slowly, if you aren't able to go on then at least you've tried.
Other people will be helpful.
Keep away from the edge, you may find you suddenly get vertigo.
Take a torch in case you don't beat the dark back.

I followed up on this one because when we got to the downward haul home, we thought the same about the anticlockwise but then you have a hell of a steep descent. Only you know which you'd cope better with. Ma

Mate

We did it about 3 years ago and we are not spring chickens.

The DA has 2 bung knees and we just took our time.

We arrived a bit before sunrise and were on the rim in time to watch to sun come up.

The walk is not hard except for the 1st bit. As others have said take your time.

Hi all when I was there a young guy with a school group fell down the steps to the oasis and broke his leg, a helicopter was called in to lift him out to the resort. BUT the Rim walk is absolutely worth it take your time, we spent about 4-5hrs there and if I remember correctly the down hill at the end is worse on your legs I'm 58. Then you can unwind at the show at the pub (it was the AFL semi's when we were there) great time with the young crowd