GRAND CANYON: Essential Tips for Hiking Rim to Rim 

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I’m 14 and yesterday I hiked rim 2 rim (south to north rim) in one day, I stared at 4:45am and finished at 6:40pm (13 hours 55 minutes) and this video helped me out a lot.

I did the hike rim to rim in two days. The Grand Canyon is an amazing place that words just can't describe it fully. It should be on everyones bucket list.

That's the way to do it, no hurries.👏👏

Great video. I just turned 60 and I am training to hike this when I am 61.

Great video! I'm 66 and I did my first rim 2 rim 2 hike months ago on October 19th. It took me 14 hours going from South rim to North rim, down the South Kaibab and up the North Kaibab. I know it would have been smarter to do it like you guys did but I wanted to see if I could do it. And I'm very proud that I made it! :)

Good one...

Thank you for touching on trail etiquette. We live in Utah and all the years of hiking all over the states its amazing how many people don't have any respect or the slightest etiquette. The worst is when people walk 2 to 3 wide down the trails.🤦‍♂️

Pasta sounds great for your meals. I think I may have to bring some for lunch on my one-day R2R hike.

Absolutely stunning upload my friend, such a professional presentation! This is NatGeo quality! 👏👏👏

I’m so excited! My Grand Canyon rim to rim trip is this October!!😊

Great video guys! My son and I did rim 2 rim no on thanksgiving! Stayed at bright angel campground and hiked out Friday! It was epic! You video is spot on! I'm so jealous you saw sheep!!

Enjoyed the video and how you two took your time over multiple days versus one day. We are wanting to hike the rim to rim and doing it in two to four days is the most appealing. Thanks.

Great video...can't wait to do this hike!

Did R2R in one day 09/2023. Trained hard for 13 weeks. It was 100% worth it.

Wish u 2 would more videos. Love the videos. I've watched u 2 for a long time. From tv

Well done! Nice to see hikers who eat well!

Nice video, not too long, but informative. And I love how your voices sound🙃Hope one day to see the canyon, hi from Russia!

That's the way to do it stay at every campground and enjoy the hike without exhaustion 👍

Great video! So loved and miss the show!

I was there last week just came across this video right now amazing I want to do the hike one day. That was a pretty devoted hiker up until a couple years ago developed some health problems I'm in my early forties but I can still train hopefully to do that someday. I've seen people do it in one day it's pretty crazy but it's a lot better to get to enjoy it and not rush through it in a couple days. Thanks for the tips! 😎🤙🏼

I tearfully appreciate your efforts ❤

Thanks for making this video. I just did 2 days solo S to N staying at Bright Angel Campground. Absolutely fantastic trip. I was inspired by reading Kevin Fedarko's Walk in the Park this summer. The heat and water have to be top of mind! A little bit alpine but in reverse. I think I would have found N-to-S harder. I'm 51. 7 hours day 1, 9 hours day 2 with stops/breaks.

Trying to see if there's a trip itinerary anywhere? I have questions... Did you camp 3 nights total, hiking 4 days? What month did you do this?

my son and I are part of the 1 % we spent the night at the ranch 116 degrees there in July

Great Video! I just put in for The Phantom Ranch lottery for November 2025. They now book it 15 months in advance . what month did you do this hike?

Nice job on this guys! We started backpacking there in 2007, as a family. My daughter and I started running R2R to celebrate our birthdays, mid-Aug, when she was 15 and I was 52. We ran 5 in a row, and she just joined me for her 6th, in '22. We also run the Rim2River (with a turn around at Phantom). Just ran my 11th R2R on my 60th, and out-jumped a rattlesnake strike, about 200yds before Phantom. Couldn't hear the rattle because of the buzzing of the Cicadas in the trees. Came back 7wks later, to run it again, but as a speed run. Love it there!

Awesome video, thanks for sharing. I am planning this hike myself and cannot wait.

What I like the most about this new patch is the utility of previously useless loot. It's forced a reprioritization of loot, and that's great.

I am training for this trek. Hopefully will complete it soon

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

Hey could you guys go over what packs you carry?

I've never seen an animal fight like the one on TV today

I did rim to rim in 2015. Originally the goal was to do it in 1 shot, but easier said than done especially if you have a large group. If that is your plan I would make your group small and make sure they are in shape. If you choose to go with bigger group, then I would suggest you break the trip into 2 days. There is an outpost in the basin called Phantom Ranch that serves food and lemonade, as well as rents AC'd cabins with bunk beds. Camp the night and start out in the morning. It is so hot in that basin, I would suggest staying the night and leaving early before the Sun comes up.

I live near their. I started watching these rim to rim videos and noticed that some people have rim to rim to rim videos. I like rimming as much as the next person, but how much rim to rimming is enough?

Amazing video! I have always wanted to go, but I didn't know what to expect or if a permit was needed. Your video was pretty informative. I just would like yo know what months of the year are better to do this backpacking trip? Thank you

Where did y’all camp along the way? I’m looking into planning a rim-to-rim for next spring

Thank you!

Just got permit for Memorial Day weekend 😊

Why are you carrying backpacking gears for just a day hike? Is this some sorts of rucking exercise?

"North Kaibab is the most difficult maintained trail". I think going up the South Kaibab is harder in one day than taking two days going up North Kaibab since you cannot camp on the South Kaibab, but maybe I was dehydrated. I came around a bend going down BA, once and saw a Mountain Lion, an Elk, and a Rattlesnake on the trail within 5 minute span. I took an 80 Lb pack the first time. I threw everything out (not on the trail) and took a 35lb pack next time. It was the difference between agony and ecstasy. Do not take any extra gear on this trip!

Thank you

Great video guys! I'm planning our R2R camping trip and am wondering what month in the fall you would recommend going? October? November?

Enjoyed the show.

I use to watch the show like it

Is there a snake bite kit you recommend?

Opposites attract ,😃

I wanna do this

Good videography but there were some errors in mileages and in percentages of the trail hiked at various waypoints. What especially concerns me is your suggestion that backpackers carry no more than 25% of their body weight. Some viewers will think of that 25% as their target--a big mistake. That would be 50 pounds for a 200-pound man, an unnecessarily large amount. Without going ultralight, one can carry everything needed--sufficient clothing, food, water, and safety items--for between 25 and 30 pounds. For many hikers, saving 20 to 25 pounds could mean the difference between a hard but successful hike and a painful and possibly SAR'd hike. I noticed that your packs were large, so I wasn't surprised to see that at your meal breaks you pulled out Tupperware containers. I never before had seen hikers doing that, and it made me think that your packs contained many things that could have been left at home or, at least, could have been switched out for lighter alternatives (such as ziplock bags instead of Tupperware). Your video is aimed at novices to Grand Canyon, and I wouldn't want them to imagine that carrying heavy packs is "doable" for them. For most people, it's not. The North Rim opens around May 15. That still counts as spring, but at the Colorado River the temperature can exceed 100F in mid May--and then comes the toughest part of the hike, the uphill slog. Every pound saved (within prudent limits) will make for a safer and less painful hike to the South Rim.

The bridge to Ribbon Fall no longer exists

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130 to135 degrees? That's fake news bro, yes its hot but no need to exaggerate like that.

The flood, in the times of Noah, created the Grand Canyon. The Colorado is not large enough to create the Grand Canyon.

Lots of false information

I guess it is a rule that hikers cannot carry firearms while hiking the Grand Canyon, which is why I will never hike it. As someone who has spent considerable time in wilderness areas, only a fool would go out there unarmed. There are possible threats from two-leggeds as well as four-leggeds. Just more of the nanny state at work. Good luck to you all.