Zac Finley - Jan 16, 2007 9:19 pm Date Climbed: May 20, 2006
South Rim
With only a few hours to spare on the road trip, I hiked around the rim from the village to watch the sun drop below the horizon. Hopefully will be back next summer to spend more time at this amazing place.
AirborneBuff - Dec 30, 2006 3:02 am Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2004
Bright Angel & South Kaibab
First time and loved every minute there
SkydiveKen - Dec 29, 2006 6:28 am Date Climbed: Dec 25, 2006
Christmas dinner
Took my wife and son to Phantom Ranch for Christmas dinner. What an awesome spread. We spent three nights at Bright Angle campground lounging around and playing with my 18 month old son Adam. It was his first over night trip into the backcountry. Planned to take two days climbing out but the weather took a turn for the worst. Instead of staying one more night at Indian Gardens we pushed on to the top. We got within a mile of the south rim before the snow started.Grand Canyon pics and a passing mule train video
Kessler - Dec 26, 2006 10:35 pm Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2006
Chris - Dec 8, 2006 8:43 pm Date Climbed: Nov 25, 2006
R2R2R
What an amazing run! Did a one-day R2R2R double-crossing with Peter Sanders (pksander), Todd Croke, and Yasuyo Kitano (Todd and Yasuyo did S Rim to Cottonwood and back for 32 miles). Went down the Bright Angel, up the N Kaibob to the N Rim, back down the N Kaibob to the river and out via S Kaibob. Totals: 17hrs 30min, 46 miles, 11,300' of elevation gain. Amazing... a must-do ultrarunning classic!!
mekwise - Dec 8, 2006 3:38 pm Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2006
Turkey Day Hike
We hiked down the S. Kaibab Trail and had a spectacular Thanksgiving day...amazing place.
pksander - Nov 27, 2006 11:11 pm Date Climbed: Nov 25, 2006
Rim 2 Rim 2 Rim
R2R2R with Chris Gerber, supported halfway by the presence of friends Todd and Yasuyo "Susie Big Juggs" Kitano. Descent South Rim via the Bright Angel Trail to the North Rim, and back up the South Rim via the North Kaibob Trail. Long, long day. Roughly 50 miles and 10,000 feet of vertical gain. Walking a little funny afterwards...
A 3 day wander including the Hermit trail - camping on the Colorado River was wonderful - all alone until the ascent. Warm and beautiful at the bottom - snowing at the rim.
Kiefer - Nov 17, 2006 2:08 pm Date Climbed: Mar 18, 1997
Bright Angel
Been down to the "Canyon" many, many times over the years. Hiked down via Bright Angel down to Phantom Ranch, have hiked the North Kaibab and meandered around on the Grandview route. Camped at the bottom when the air temp. was 5 degrees at the canyon rim. At least it was a balmy 24 degrees at the bottom!
Have also hiked pretty much all the scenic trails on the south rim. Nice area.
Larry V - Nov 4, 2006 10:38 pm Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2001
Kaibab in, Bright Angel out
One day in and out. Camped on the south rim the night before, which was one of the coldest campouts I've experienced. Trip was postponed from the previous November due to weather. Hiked it with Alan and Dad (age 78).
Spent two weeks in the park with a friend, hiking and backpacking. Three backpacking trips: New Hance Trail (camping at Hance Rapid is great); Grandview Trail/Horseshoe Mesa; and an ambitious trip to Clear Creek.
The steep South Kaibab Trail has better views than the Bright Angel Trail. Saw a rattlesnake on the South Kaibab Trail and dealt with icy stretches on the upper portion, the day after a snowstorm. The New Hance Trail was very hot but fun.
Hiking downstream from your campsite on Clear Creek through the Precambrian rocks is highly recommended.
On the South Rim, catch sunset at Powell Point and avoid the crowds at Hopi Point.
Loved the whole experience but I wish we would have planned for another night at the bottom! It was about the second weekend of april so the weather was perfect, some snow at the rim but the bottom was about mid-50s at night...beautiful! The knees did take a beating though and I agree with others how crazy it is to watch so many people with so little water do the multi-mile day hikes!
We did a three day trip and camped out at Bright Angel Campground the first night, then Indian Gardens campground the second night. Going down had great views the whole way down, the pot holes from all the mule trains definately took a toll on our legs. It is amazing how many people / tourists head into the canyon for a multi-mile hike down and out and don't even have any water with them. Real smart!
After a night of snow fall it was a kind of experience to find significantly warmer conditions down at the river. One day for down and up - a wunderfull area, breathtaking..........!
musicmountain - Aug 2, 2006 12:50 am Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2005
bright angel
spent two days at the bottom and hiked out at 3:00 am on the third day to watch the sunrise over devils corkscrew.
2nd trip to the canyon. Brought Shelby for her B-day present. Explored the area for 3 days. No major hikes, but lots of short ones and scenic viewpoints. Saw 3 condors at Cedar Ridge, amazing birds. Off to Havasu Canyon and then Humphreys. Nice week in Arizona.
IdaClimber - Jul 10, 2006 9:33 pm Date Climbed: May 30, 2006
Deer Creek - Thunder River
River to the rim in one day. Thunder river is amazing. The best water I have ever drunk. Camped on the Colorado with the wife and just watched the sun set.
Started hiking down at 4:30 AM and got to watch the sun rise up over the canyon was a incredible sight. Such a good feeling when we made it out to look down at how far we had come. Can't wait to do it again.
jaygeekray - Jun 26, 2006 3:55 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2005
Dawn Patrol
Took the early shuttle from Maswick Lodge to he South Kaibab trail with my 17 yr old son. We hiked down (1,550ft) to O'Neill Butte and enjoyed the awesome views below the rim. After weighing our options we decided not to proceed to Tonto and headed back up instead. (I was too heavily influenced by all the propaganda about the high number of middle aged men that need rescued from the GC.) We were back to Maswick before and on the road to Flagstaff before Noon.
Zac Finley - Jan 16, 2007 9:19 pm Date Climbed: May 20, 2006
South RimWith only a few hours to spare on the road trip, I hiked around the rim from the village to watch the sun drop below the horizon. Hopefully will be back next summer to spend more time at this amazing place.
AirborneBuff - Dec 30, 2006 3:02 am Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2004
Bright Angel & South KaibabFirst time and loved every minute there
SkydiveKen - Dec 29, 2006 6:28 am Date Climbed: Dec 25, 2006
Christmas dinnerTook my wife and son to Phantom Ranch for Christmas dinner. What an awesome spread. We spent three nights at Bright Angle campground lounging around and playing with my 18 month old son Adam. It was his first over night trip into the backcountry. Planned to take two days climbing out but the weather took a turn for the worst. Instead of staying one more night at Indian Gardens we pushed on to the top. We got within a mile of the south rim before the snow started.Grand Canyon pics and a passing mule train video
Kessler - Dec 26, 2006 10:35 pm Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2006
GrandBright Angel Trail Christmas 2007:
Great trip with the crew. See the trip album.
Hance Grandview Loop, November 23-26 2006: Great trip with my dad. See trip report below:
trip report
Chris - Dec 8, 2006 8:43 pm Date Climbed: Nov 25, 2006
R2R2RWhat an amazing run! Did a one-day R2R2R double-crossing with Peter Sanders (pksander), Todd Croke, and Yasuyo Kitano (Todd and Yasuyo did S Rim to Cottonwood and back for 32 miles). Went down the Bright Angel, up the N Kaibob to the N Rim, back down the N Kaibob to the river and out via S Kaibob. Totals: 17hrs 30min, 46 miles, 11,300' of elevation gain. Amazing... a must-do ultrarunning classic!!
Photos: R2R2R Photos
mekwise - Dec 8, 2006 3:38 pm Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2006
Turkey Day HikeWe hiked down the S. Kaibab Trail and had a spectacular Thanksgiving day...amazing place.
pksander - Nov 27, 2006 11:11 pm Date Climbed: Nov 25, 2006
Rim 2 Rim 2 RimR2R2R with Chris Gerber, supported halfway by the presence of friends Todd and Yasuyo "Susie Big Juggs" Kitano. Descent South Rim via the Bright Angel Trail to the North Rim, and back up the South Rim via the North Kaibob Trail. Long, long day. Roughly 50 miles and 10,000 feet of vertical gain. Walking a little funny afterwards...
klwagar - Nov 26, 2006 3:58 pm
Hermit and beyondA 3 day wander including the Hermit trail - camping on the Colorado River was wonderful - all alone until the ascent. Warm and beautiful at the bottom - snowing at the rim.
Kiefer - Nov 17, 2006 2:08 pm Date Climbed: Mar 18, 1997
Bright AngelBeen down to the "Canyon" many, many times over the years. Hiked down via Bright Angel down to Phantom Ranch, have hiked the North Kaibab and meandered around on the Grandview route. Camped at the bottom when the air temp. was 5 degrees at the canyon rim. At least it was a balmy 24 degrees at the bottom!
Have also hiked pretty much all the scenic trails on the south rim. Nice area.
Larry V - Nov 4, 2006 10:38 pm Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2001
Kaibab in, Bright Angel outOne day in and out. Camped on the south rim the night before, which was one of the coldest campouts I've experienced. Trip was postponed from the previous November due to weather. Hiked it with Alan and Dad (age 78).
Vagabond Manifesto - Oct 24, 2006 2:29 am Date Climbed: Apr 8, 2006
100 miles in the GrandSpent two weeks in the park with a friend, hiking and backpacking. Three backpacking trips: New Hance Trail (camping at Hance Rapid is great); Grandview Trail/Horseshoe Mesa; and an ambitious trip to Clear Creek.
The steep South Kaibab Trail has better views than the Bright Angel Trail. Saw a rattlesnake on the South Kaibab Trail and dealt with icy stretches on the upper portion, the day after a snowstorm. The New Hance Trail was very hot but fun.
Hiking downstream from your campsite on Clear Creek through the Precambrian rocks is highly recommended.
On the South Rim, catch sunset at Powell Point and avoid the crowds at Hopi Point.
There is nothing like the Grand.
winterfae - Oct 24, 2006 1:37 am
One regret...Loved the whole experience but I wish we would have planned for another night at the bottom! It was about the second weekend of april so the weather was perfect, some snow at the rim but the bottom was about mid-50s at night...beautiful! The knees did take a beating though and I agree with others how crazy it is to watch so many people with so little water do the multi-mile day hikes!
kommish - Sep 12, 2006 6:54 pm Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2006
Rim to Rim via Kaibab TrailsWhat a great Hike, I loved the "Box" section its like a very deep slot canyon. Little over 8 hours, followed the mules for the last 2 miles.
kylerlott - Aug 27, 2006 9:48 pm
South Kaibab - Bright Angel TrailWe did a three day trip and camped out at Bright Angel Campground the first night, then Indian Gardens campground the second night. Going down had great views the whole way down, the pot holes from all the mule trains definately took a toll on our legs. It is amazing how many people / tourists head into the canyon for a multi-mile hike down and out and don't even have any water with them. Real smart!
gert - Aug 26, 2006 7:15 pm
down south Kaibab - up Bright AngelAfter a night of snow fall it was a kind of experience to find significantly warmer conditions down at the river. One day for down and up - a wunderfull area, breathtaking..........!
musicmountain - Aug 2, 2006 12:50 am Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2005
bright angelspent two days at the bottom and hiked out at 3:00 am on the third day to watch the sunrise over devils corkscrew.
Cornvallis - Jul 11, 2006 6:13 am
Kaibab and others2nd trip to the canyon. Brought Shelby for her B-day present. Explored the area for 3 days. No major hikes, but lots of short ones and scenic viewpoints. Saw 3 condors at Cedar Ridge, amazing birds. Off to Havasu Canyon and then Humphreys. Nice week in Arizona.
IdaClimber - Jul 10, 2006 9:33 pm Date Climbed: May 30, 2006
Deer Creek - Thunder RiverRiver to the rim in one day. Thunder river is amazing. The best water I have ever drunk. Camped on the Colorado with the wife and just watched the sun set.
Koonsy - Jul 9, 2006 3:55 pm
Route: S Kaibab/ Bright AngelStarted hiking down at 4:30 AM and got to watch the sun rise up over the canyon was a incredible sight. Such a good feeling when we made it out to look down at how far we had come. Can't wait to do it again.
jaygeekray - Jun 26, 2006 3:55 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2005
Dawn PatrolTook the early shuttle from Maswick Lodge to he South Kaibab trail with my 17 yr old son. We hiked down (1,550ft) to O'Neill Butte and enjoyed the awesome views below the rim. After weighing our options we decided not to proceed to Tonto and headed back up instead. (I was too heavily influenced by all the propaganda about the high number of middle aged men that need rescued from the GC.) We were back to Maswick before and on the road to Flagstaff before Noon.