North Rim Passage, Bright Angel to Saddle Mountain
Statistics
North Rim Passage estimated distance and elevation in miles and feet. Segments in ( ) are the options not taken. U=up, D=down, U/D=both.
| Location From - To | Distance | Trail | Elevation |
| South Kiabab - Phantom | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4500 D |
| Phantom - Clear Creek | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1300 U |
| Clear Creek - Vishnu | 8.2 | 1100 U/D | |
| Clear Creek - Vishnu | (-1) | (+800) U/D | |
| Vishnu - Asbestos | 4.0 | 800 U/D | |
| Asbestos - Tabernacle | 4.0 | 200 U | |
| Asbestos - Tabernacle | (-1) | (+400) U/D | |
| Tabernacle - Rattlesnake | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1600 D |
| Rattlesnake - Unkar | 1.0 | 0.4 | 50 U/D |
| Unkar - Basalt | 3.5 | 0.5 | 300 U/D |
| Basalt - Lava | 3.3 | 1600 U/D | |
| Lava - Crash | 4.0 | 0.7 | 400 U |
| Crash - Sixtymile | 3.5 | 100 U/D | |
| Sixtymile - Kwagunt | 3.5 | 50 U/D | |
| Kwagunt - Nankoweap | 3.5 | 3.5 | 50 U/D |
| Nankoweap - MS | 5.5 | 1.5 | 900 U |
| Mystic Falls | 3.0 | 0 | |
| MS - Saddle | 2.5 | 0.1 | 3000 U |
| Saddle - Trailhead | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1200 D |
| Total Distance | 71.0 | 28.2 |
Equipment List
- Light bag and light pad, pad patch
- Tarp, lines and 4 stakes
- 25foot webbing, small duct tape
- Pot, stove and burn tank (partner carries fuel)
- Stove tools, lighter and windscreen
- 2 bowls, scrub pad and towel, hand wash
- Sunglasses and case, binocs
- Floppy hat, warm hat, down sweater, spare socks and underwear
- Mylar blanket, pack cover, parka, rainpants and gloves
- Map set, 2AA flashlight and 4 extra batteries
- Minor first aid, snake sucker, 100 iodine tabs
- Pouch: signal mirror, 1AAA flashlight and battery, lip goo, sunscreen, knife
- Miscellany: safety pins, spare platy lids and lip goo, whistle, toothbrush/paste
- 7.5 Liters water capacity (3 collapsible Platy bags, 2 plastic bottles, .5 liter belt).
- 28,000 calories food (18 pounds) for hiker body-weight 148 pounds.
- Big backpack (6 pounds)
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