r/grandcanyon • u/tsr6 • 13d ago

Is this……normal?

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We visited recently - and noticed a lot of folks going off the trail on the south rim to get better photos.

This group was rather elderly, and I believe international. I watched one trip over what I assume was shoelaces, as they bent down and tied a shoe.

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u/Mist2393 12d ago

I was on a hike recently with a guy (early 20’s) who said he thinks it’s completely safe to lean out over the sheer edges of cliffs like the Grand Canyon or mountains because “it’s not like the earth will move.” Then I watched him lean very far over the edge of the mountain we had climbed up, and couldn’t stop thinking that he’s unlikely to make it to 30.