In this case the "primitive trail" actually got pretty primitive in spots. We came across fellow hikers stuck trying to get down a couple pretty steep rock faces. In one spot the park service leaned a big dead tree up the face and hikers used this to get a hand down. The second tight spot was navigable by only narrow lip of rock, but the exposure was only about six feet so the consequences of a slip, while bad, weren't "pass fail" on the test of life. All of that to say, wear good shoes, bring water and be prepared to stretch your comfort level a bit. The hike out was not technical, just sandy and hot (but well worth the views).