Maximus Press

Credited with finding more than 116 new approaches to the Colorado River and with summiting 83 of the 183 named peaks in the Grand Canyon, Backpacker Magazine called Harvey Butchart the “undisputed king of extreme and obsessive Grand Canyon hiking.” Butchart explored the most remote areas of the Canyon’s rugged wilderness from Lee’s Ferry, through steep canyons and rambling plateaus to Lake Mead.