Should you hike the Bright Angel trail to the Colorado River and back in one day? 

I did this in one hot summer day many years ago in the late eighties. I started late around noon (big mistake) and hiking down to the Colorado river was easy and took about 3 - 4 hours. The only water supply was in the Indian garden about half way. Going back up was a real challenge. About half way back up it became very dark and my flashlight ran out of power. Luckily, the moon was bright and trail was clearly visible. Going up was so tough and I had to stop every 50 yards. The whole trip was me alone and took about 12 hours. I took only one sandwich and 3 apples and a bottle water with me. This is the lifetime challenge which I am always proud of.

When I was 12 years old in the early 1990's I did this hike with my dad. It was August, I had no prior hiking experience and all we brought was water and some peanut butter sandwhiches. We'd fill up our water bottles and drench ourselves head to toe at the water stations and be bone dry by the next one. A challenge and a great memory. My wife would kill me if I attempted it with one of my kids today!

Very informative, I was looking for exactly that. Thank you and beautiful video.

Congrats on a beautiful Solo adventure! And congrats on 2k subscribers!

Wow, I remember when you guys first started the channel!!! Congrats on 2K subscribers!!! So happy for you guys….Great video too!!!

Awesome job! Such beautiful views. I was there in June last year and wanted to hike down bright Angel trail but we listened to the rangers warning to us about the heat wave and advised us not to hike down. So much credit to you for hiking it solo. I want to get more into solo hiking and solo camping but it always makes me nervous but I know I can do it if I get past the nerves.

Nice job! I did this in March. There was ice at the top on the trail but really comfortable rest of way. High was about 85 at the river. You did good starting really early. I started at 7:30am. My kned was hurting near bottom. Coming up was better but overall it was harder than I anticipated. And i hike a lot of vertical in the heat in Arizona. It was awesome though. Great video!!

Great job and thanks for the video!I'm planning to head out there in a few weeks to do this.

Awesome hike - well done!

This is such a fun hike in the Spring like around end of March, the temps are nice, thousands of Spring Breakers in the Canyon in huge groups heading down to Plateau Point, everyone singing and being happy. Fun hike especially coming back out.

Thank you and bless you!

Looking forward to the next video!

Great video. Just missing some footage of the last 3-4 miles. Just did the hike in the middle of June. It was hot -105 in the canyon and no shade anywhere and the last 3 miles were really tough. The rest was spot on. One of the best videos i have seen about this hike. And I can say I agree with the park rangers that I would not recommend it in 1 day in the summer, if not fit and even then the heat packs a punch - at each opportunity I soaked my clothing including the cap with water.

Very nice!

Wow, you did it in one day. I’m hoping to do it late November. Just hiked Humphreys Peak.

Awesome video 🙂

There is a great beach there to just chill for hours.

One of the best experiences I've ever had in my life was making this same hike. I did it at the first of July and it was brutal hot. Next time I will try to do it at a cooler time

Amazing! New follower here. Crow✌️

Good job 👏

Thank you for this lovely documentation of your GC journey! Could you tell a little more about those last 6 miles ascending in 90° heat? How was that for you?

I'll recommend the windslayer for better gopro audio for windy conditions. Nice trail!

If you guys want to do any camping up in the flagstaff AZ area I’d be stoked to drive up my RAV and meet up with you guys.

Awesome footage. That warning sign is enough to humble me enough not to try.

We hiked down South Kaibab to Phantom Ranch on day 1. After an overnight at PR we hiked to Ribbon Falls and back to PR on day 2. Another overnight at PR and then hiked out on Bright Angel on day 3. I wouldn't hike out on SK as there was no drinking water available when we were there. BA has drinking water at multiple locations and makes the best route for your hike out. Also, the BA gradients are a little less onerous although the last 3 miles coming out are nasty, 1000 feet elevation per mile for 3 miles. I think a person would need to be well above average fitness (or young) to go up and down the same day. My 2 cents.

Hi, my friends and I are looking to do this hike in April. How long exactly did the hike take for you to complete? What time did you start/finish?

Did you change the name of the youtube channel? I saw it and now it looks like it remains the same.

Where are you originally from?

Lmao the notorious

should you? why. for me the whole idea is to be in the canyon. not to see how fast I can get out.