In Grand Canyon hiking understanding from where the water arises, you can make difference. The trip initializes with a height of about 7000-8000 feet, so you will commence with jolting descent. Moreover if your back pack is quite heavy, then you will develop blisters in your leg and when the time comes where you need to climb up, you will be quite exhausted. Even though we never forget about getting a backpack, we usually don't think about taking a rain cover along with the various hiking equipment we plan to take along with us. We may think: "Why to get out if at all it is raining?" You may later realize that rainy days make you get adapted to rains and are inevitable while you go for longer hikes. Instead of cap you can also use a lengthy kerchief like bandanna and protect yourself from the cold as covering your head will give much warmth to your whole body. You can also keep your body warm by the usage of pair of socks. Try to keep sources of fire with you Take lighter or matchstick or anything which helps you to make fire, so that if one of the sources didn't work, you can depend upon the other one to produce the fire for you. You may soon have the possibility of getting hurt after traveling for miles, and certainly that is not good, especially when you have to further travel for a few more miles before breaking your camp. Test for the solidity before you buy a pair of boots. Press your thumb against its sole at the bottom. Try to select the backpack with straps that are wide apart which will be more comfortable than the other narrow ones. Try to work out a solution and the many things you are going to take in your backpack and make sure about the trajectory you are going to take and take things accordingly. It is assured anyway that ultimately your shoulders and back will ache for a long time after the trip. The basic thing to remember is that both equipment and gear for mountain hiking shall be completely different, relying upon the mountain that you are planning to climb along with the weather conditions. Usually needed gear list along with those useful for mountain hiking trips is given below: Clothes Similar to the simple hiking, where a peculiar type of clothes needs to be worn for the hiking purpose, mountain hiking also requires the same clothing.