Grand Canyon Hike - South Kaibab to Bright Angel 

Oh! wow! SPLASHINGLY GORGEOUS PHOTOGRAPHY! Im trying to plan a trip for sumemr of 2025 and this is the best video I have seen yet of the hikie down! woo. I feel my knees getting weak watching this! but I still want to go!

Did this back in June '23 with a guide. Five of us plus the guide. 3 days total. Hiked south kaibab to phantom ranch. Camped there. Hiked to Havasupai camp grounds. Camped there. Then hiked back out the Bright Angel trail 35lb pack. This brought back some great memories. Like Steph said...This was the hardest thing I've every done too. Was well worth the pain.

Excellent video. LOL and yes, I have always noticed much less video going up. I am glad you showed there are challenges. Congratulations on the trek!

WELL DONE GUYS REALLY THE FIRST TIME I SAW THE GRAND CANYO HOW IT IS IN DIMENSIONS FROM PICTURES I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND AND YOU DID VERY GOOD VIDEOGRAPHY WITH THE GOPRO I REALLY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW BEAUTIFUL AND BIG IT IS GOOD GOOD LUCK KEEP UP THE GOOD VIDEOTHANKS

thats an accomplishment, time to celebrate

I have reservations for a cabin at PR next March. I had to go through chemo last year so your message of starting a new chapter really hit home. Some of the best commentary on one of these videos I’ve seen. Congrats!

Thank you for this video! This is the best one I have seen to really give you an idea of what the SK to PR to Bright Angle hike is like!

Thank you for this video, so glad I came across it! I am planning the same hike with a group but have never done one this long and am terrified of heights. I hope I don't just turn back from fear.

Greetings from Ireland fair play you both on your achievement, looks like a gruelling hike been to Grand Canyon few times not in a hiking capacity i hike quite a lot here in Ireland liked your vid very well done.....Brendan

I'm one of those runners. I was there running Rim2River a week after you! Chris, you and Stephanie did fantastic, and the filming is excellent. (You got your climb up "Devil's Cork Screw" out of sequence. That stage comes before Indian Garden, as does the slab sidewalk area, and the creeks that your crossed and soaked your hat in.) Canyon rules state that if you blow up in the canyon, you owe the canyon a redemption hike. So Chris,.....you have to go back! A couple things that'll help you next time. If you want to see the whole trail, and not travel in the dark of early morning, pick a time of year when temps at the bottom, and on the cork screw, will be better. Generally that means late March, April, most of May, and in the Fall, mid-Aug, Sept, Oct. Try to be on the trail just before actual sunrise, and travel a bit faster on the downhill. You probably would have felt a lot better to have been in shorts the entire time, as Stephanie did, even if it meant being a little cold while waiting for the bus, and the first 5min on the trail. Same with the shirt. Instead of cotton, a white, long sleeve, light weight, moisture wicking shirt, would have been amazing. Then at every creek, and water spigot, take the shirt and hat off, soak both, and put them back on. Keeping your core body temp down(normal) when in the Canyon is primary!! Once your core temp goes up, you really start to feel bad. Lastly, lighter shoes. Trail running shoes, or even better, minimalist shoes like Merrell Trail Gloves, Vapor Gloves, Vivo Barefoot Primus, Zero Shoes, etc. You'll be amazed at how great they feel, how much traction you have, no tendency to roll your ankles in awkward technical terrain, and especially for Stephanie, no more knee pain. You guys killed it, and Stephanie! You're a machine!!

congrats! I hiked the same route 2 days ago for 27 hrs. Spent the night just past the 3 mile rest house.

Very inspiring video…will be taking the South Kabab to Bright Angel next week…every once counts….am looking forward to the epic hike.

Congratulations🎉 on your achievement. Many thanks for your sharing. It is so inspired and informative.

Good job guys

Thanks for the footage! You captured the trail amazingly!! You are right on the way up it is hard to mentally turn back to video! Great work!!!

Well done so enjoyable to watch. I am planning and hope i could make it. Thank you.

Wow Thank you for posting this, doing this hike with my granddaughter in November so very helpful to me, I had better keep pounding out the cardio these next weeks until we go!

Awesome!!!

Thanks so much for this high quality video! We are hiking this same route in a few weeks (May 17th). Your video was very helpful as we continue to prepare.

What time of year did you do this? I noticed water running in some of the streams. You can't always count on that.

This is a great account of the Kaibab-Phantom-Bright Angel route. It brings back great memories. But why throw in the Devil's Corkscrew AFTER you film Indian Gardens!? Anyways, Loved watching your footage, it is one of the better accounts out there. Thanks.

We are going in May. What month did you do it? What camera did you use? I’d like to record our trip for our grandkids but not sure what to use. Great photography and narration on your hike video!

5:15 thats the part im terrified of no wall on either side

Nice video. Walk 5 minutes & rest 5 minutes sounds familiar. Must be a function of aging and lung capacity.

Nice video! Walking 5 minutes & resting 5 minutes sounds familiar... Must be a function of aging and lung capacity, or something like that,