This series is EASILY the best cinematography I’ve seen on UA-cam. The equipment you’re using brilliantly shows the dizzying heights. I’ve taken thousands of photos in Arizona and I hate how many of them fail to show how sketchy it is next to the cliffs. Love it.
I appreciate that! I put a lot of work into all my videos. My Grand Canyon series definitely reflects this. Thanks so much for watching! Hope you consider sharing and subscribing.
I took a family vacation this year at the Grand Canyon with 11 family members age 66(me) to age 7. I am an avid walker and walk miles without effort, in Kansas. We had plans to hike to Beaver falls. However, I had just gotten over bronchitis and knew I could not make the trek when just hiking along the upper rim. 6 of our party hiked the first half of Bright Angel. Everyone wanted to see a waterfall so we took a day trip to Waterwheel waterfall about 1.5 hours away. Love your video of the Kaibab trail. I would not be able to hike that due to my fear of heights. I will live vicariously through your video!
You’re not the only one. The stiff wind in the video brings up the fear of gusts... my older brother loves to work on fears as a kid. So I had a pretty constant fear of being pushed. Wind gusts simulate that experience. Climbing York Minster aroused similar experiences as you must navigate the narrow path with sharp drop off on the one side and steep roof on the other side. I’m going to have to live vicariously about these trails. The canyon is spectacular!
I love your attitude towards the parks. I was privileged a few years ago to spend 6 weeks at Grand Canyon at the Albright Training Center. I hiked into the canyon 4 times in that period, twice to the river. I hope more people take your advice! Seeing the canyon from the inside is special. I am a retired National Park Service Ranger.
Thanks! National Parks are really something special. I've often thought that I wouldn't mind the opportunity to work in a park, but never have been able to make that work with life circumstances. Thanks so much for sharing your experience! I two home that a great many people will watch my videos and learn that our parks offer far more than copy and pasted internet travel culture.
Beautiful footage, spectacular scenery! I totally concur with your advice to people to be sure they are prepared and fit for hiking in wilderness areas. Good show.
This is so beautiful. Thank you for taking me/us along. This would not be my plan..I use a walker....but again, thank you for the adventure~ You have the most spectacular times. GREAT critters too! Imagine working on those trails...obviously...someone worked HARD on that.... You are so far from an "influencer"....YOU are a teacher.....and a darn good one at that!
This is a beautiful video that was almost ruined by a rant about social media that just went too long. During the rant some incredible scenery went by without mention and the graphics blocked the views. While I appreciate and agree with your points, maybe a shorter version would have been sufficient! The star of your video is after all the Grand Canyon, and this video has some of the best hi-res canyon footage I've ever seen. Just outstanding scenery and photography. Thank you so much for making it. I subscribed, in spite of the rant.
I really appreciate the feedback. It's a difficult balance and I definitely don't claim to know the perfect mix of scenery, tips, and warning about the destruction caused by social media. Thanks for watching the full video and for sharing your appraisal. I encourage you to check out my Essential Rim to Rim guide videos. They offer similar image quality and are not as heavy on my concerns regarding the misuse of social media. Thanks again! Keep the feedback coming! It is received with gratitude.
GCNP is the bomb 💣. My son and I did Rim 2 Rim in October 2023. Parked at the South Rim, took the 5 hour shuttle to the North Rim Lodge and spent 2 days there. So we went down North Kaibab Trail at 4 am and up Bright Angel. Water all along the route whereas no water on South Kaibab and it would have been a steeper accent. 26 miles in 12 hours; the shuttle from NRL lodge to North Kaibab trailhead stops running late September, adding a couple of extra miles. 3 liter water bag with electrolytes helped a lot. The next day we did South Kaibab Trail. Pictures just don’t do it justice! Make sure to refill water at the Colorado/Phantom Ranch and a short rest. Take breaks along the way back up SK as the shade is practically non existent and it is a steep grade back up for 7 miles. Trained for 12 weeks hiking 6 miles every other day on a local mountain in Georgia with 2,200 vertical gain each time. 61 years young. Good planning and fitness is key….. 💪
You're giving really good advice, please keep up the good work. A lot of people overestimate their abilities and put themselves in dangerous situations. My mom and I were in Iceland hiking a glacier, we were gone for 3 hours tops and before we left the tour bus I grabbed a backpack with a water source and some cliff bars. She chastised me saying we wouldn't need it as it was a short trip. My mom's a diabetic and her blood sugar got low on the glacier and she got dehydrated. I'm grateful I had water and food on me because a small food and water break prevented her having a medical emergency on the glacier.
Good trail video. I did this hike June 23, 2007. It was 120º at 3pm at the Indian Gardens Ranger station. I drank 7 liters of water and Gatorade. Witnessed 1 heat-stroke rescue at the river. I made the round-trip in 12 hours. Going down South Kaibab and up Bright Angel is the best way to go. The views going down SK are unobstructed and widely varied. The hike up Bright Angel has water, and is shaded during the afternoon hours.
Enjoyed this Grand Canyon insight on restricted and non restricted trails. I'm an old guy who still gets around pretty good for my age. It's nice to learn the truths about popular national parks, the hazards to consider and a preview of the beautiful sights that can be had. My wife and I have just retired and plan to visit many national parks, taking our time to enjoy it all at a leisurely pace. Thanks.
Do you mind sharing what time of year you did this trek through the canyon? I loved the video! Between the wildlife, the weather, and the amount of people you saw- it looks like the perfect time of year to go!
I took this exact trail. Took a half day to hike down then spent a couple nights at phantom ranch and a day hiking up. Over exerted myself hiking up the bright angel trail because I was trying to beat an incoming snow storm. Hiked up with a back pack in about 6 hours (including lunch and bathroom stops). Also the water at the rest stops was off due to the early season. Hardest thing I ever did but I made it!
Great video. I am an ultrarunner. Can I do S Kabib trailhead to Phantom Ranch to Bright Angel Trailhead in same day? Most gain I have done is a 50k ultra on the Appalachian trail. 5,000 ft of gain and loss. My buddy, who did Grand Canyon said I can easily do it. Planning on March or October when weather is not as hot
You can probably do it if you don't treat it like a competition. Take your time, bring plenty of food and water. I did this at age 49 in the summer, 12 hours RT, and I am NOT a runner. I did have experience with long day-hikes at high altitude.
If you train, and know what you’re doing in the backcountry you should be good. One caution though. The climate at the Grand Canyon is very, very different than along the AT. Train for desert environments if you can and high elevation. The North rim is just below 9,000 ft above sea level. The south rim just below 8,000 ft. There’s some serious climbing involved. Watch my full series for all relevant training information: Rim to Rim: Guide to endurance hiking ua-cam.com/play/PLdRPR_VkYdYV9X-jOplYQG8duciJZIF4W.html
The day hike down the South Kaibab and then up the Bright Angle is one of the great walks in the World. It is unbelievably wonderful. However, it is harder than you think (I did it last week and I know). You need a good training program. I suggest 10,000 feet of elevation gain per week when training. I would suggest maybe 3 2,000 days and a 4000 foot day on Saturday. Or if you live in a flat region, running at least 40 miles per week at an 8-10 minute pace. Maybe doing a 15 mile long run and two ten mile runs and a 5 mile track day. If training like this seems way out of your range, then doing the hike to the river and back is out of your range also.
I did this hike June 23, 2007, alone in 12 hours. I was 49 yrs old. Though it was not my first long day-hike, I view your training regime as overkill. The prior summer in 2006 I hiked 3 10,000+ ft peaks, and Mount Whitney 2 times. My year round exercise regime was only 30 mins. of aerobics on a stationary cycle and stair step machine, 1 hr of weight training 4-5 days per week, and 30 mins of lap swimming 1 day per week. I was a very poor runner, suffered from achilles tendonitis, and ran at most 1 mile in a workout. I generally only hiked in the summer months, or on short local trails weather permitting. Of course it is important to know your own physical capabilities and limits, and the only way to discover that is to hike long and high.
My wife and I have been part and all the way down South Kaibab at different times in the last 4.5 decades. We do not recall any restrictions that were a problem to doing the hike. Did you mean to say North Kaibab?
The restriction is that private vehicles are not permitted on Yaki Point road or at the South Kaibab trailhead. This restriction has been in place since about 1996, and was implemented as a means to reduce traffic on the south Kaibab trail after emergency crews were seasonally overwhelmed by ill-prepared hikers. The closure is cover in this video.
I am! Just kidding ;) Thanks for the feedback. I’m looking for ways to improve the audio experience. It’s an ongoing process. Did you watch the video on a phone or other device?
1:03 They say these are the entrances into the vast mass cave system that goes underneath the world that’s why is it’s restricted. And I also heard it’s on the north end of the Canyon near a lake.
No need to worry about me on that trail; my fear of heights is strong enough i cant even watch the video longer than a few seconds at a time. Yeek yeek yeek!!
I find it difficult to believe that limiting private vehicle traffic was solely responsible for reducing the number of incidents when there's a shuttle available to take you over there. Sounds like a convenient excuse to limit traffic is all. And all this information is a double-edged sword. Back before the internet, I didn't even know you could hike into the Grand Canyon. I was completely unaware that this was a thing. I knew absolutely nothing about it at all, except that it was a canyon, and it was big. The democratization of information is a PITA to some who live in rarified air. They can't stand that the rest of us ordinary people know what they know, when previously you had to have connections to know anything. So yes, there is a lot of crap online, but perhaps we should learn a thing or two from the Romans (besides about how civilizations collapse), and CAVEAT EMPTOR.
I wanted to watch your rim to rim guide, but the consistent rant about social media and the internet and other hikers kinda makes me wary. This could have been covered in one swift point, and it just becomes a 15 minute rant in a 25 minute video.
I appreciate the feedback. Certainly, my messaging is not perfect. I do try to limit my criticisms to destructive internet trends but I appreciate that not everyone may fully agree with my messaging. My rim to rim series makes one criticism of an individual who knowingly orchestrated an illegal rim to rim crossing of 150 people. Other than that it just covers the information needed to cross the canyon responsibly.
I thought when you actually gave information it was good, but you spent so much time complaining about the people who put this stuff online for others to find, And about the entire culture online- While you admitted to being an influencer yourself. All your negativity ruined this video.
I eventually walked past he ewes and lambs. But I first backed up when they approached me. It's all explained in the video. Thanks for the feedback though.
![Down South Kaibab Up Bright Angel [7h32m]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/m3tDcfrEq94/mqdefault.jpg)
This series is EASILY the best cinematography I’ve seen on UA-cam. The equipment you’re using brilliantly shows the dizzying heights.
I’ve taken thousands of photos in Arizona and I hate how many of them fail to show how sketchy it is next to the cliffs. Love it.
I appreciate that! I put a lot of work into all my videos. My Grand Canyon series definitely reflects this.
Thanks so much for watching! Hope you consider sharing and subscribing.
I took a family vacation this year at the Grand Canyon with 11 family members age 66(me) to age 7. I am an avid walker and walk miles without effort, in Kansas. We had plans to hike to Beaver falls. However, I had just gotten over bronchitis and knew I could not make the trek when just hiking along the upper rim. 6 of our party hiked the first half of Bright Angel. Everyone wanted to see a waterfall so we took a day trip to Waterwheel waterfall about 1.5 hours away. Love your video of the Kaibab trail. I would not be able to hike that due to my fear of heights. I will live vicariously through your video!
You’re not the only one. The stiff wind in the video brings up the fear of gusts... my older brother loves to work on fears as a kid. So I had a pretty constant fear of being pushed. Wind gusts simulate that experience. Climbing York Minster aroused similar experiences as you must navigate the narrow path with sharp drop off on the one side and steep roof on the other side.
I’m going to have to live vicariously about these trails.
The canyon is spectacular!
I love your attitude towards the parks. I was privileged a few years ago to spend 6 weeks at Grand Canyon at the Albright Training Center. I hiked into the canyon 4 times in that period, twice to the river. I hope more people take your advice! Seeing the canyon from the inside is special. I am a retired National Park Service Ranger.
Thanks! National Parks are really something special. I've often thought that I wouldn't mind the opportunity to work in a park, but never have been able to make that work with life circumstances.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience! I two home that a great many people will watch my videos and learn that our parks offer far more than copy and pasted internet travel culture.
Thank you for the privilege of sharing this trek with you. Beautiful scenery-I loved all the wildlife! Take care and be well ❤️
Beautiful footage, spectacular scenery! I totally concur with your advice to people to be sure they are prepared and fit for hiking in wilderness areas. Good show.
This is so beautiful. Thank you for taking me/us along. This would not be my plan..I use a walker....but again, thank you for the adventure~ You have the most spectacular times. GREAT critters too! Imagine working on those trails...obviously...someone worked HARD on that.... You are so far from an "influencer"....YOU are a teacher.....and a darn good one at that!
See how phenomenal you are!
You are always so supportive and kind. I’m so glad I could take you along!
ME TOO!!!!@@HomeInWildSpaces
This is a beautiful video that was almost ruined by a rant about social media that just went too long. During the rant some incredible scenery went by without mention and the graphics blocked the views. While I appreciate and agree with your points, maybe a shorter version would have been sufficient! The star of your video is after all the Grand Canyon, and this video has some of the best hi-res canyon footage I've ever seen. Just outstanding scenery and photography. Thank you so much for making it. I subscribed, in spite of the rant.
I really appreciate the feedback. It's a difficult balance and I definitely don't claim to know the perfect mix of scenery, tips, and warning about the destruction caused by social media.
Thanks for watching the full video and for sharing your appraisal. I encourage you to check out my Essential Rim to Rim guide videos. They offer similar image quality and are not as heavy on my concerns regarding the misuse of social media.
Thanks again! Keep the feedback coming! It is received with gratitude.
GCNP is the bomb 💣. My son and I did Rim 2 Rim in October 2023. Parked at the South Rim, took the 5 hour shuttle to the North Rim Lodge and spent 2 days there. So we went down North Kaibab Trail at 4 am and up Bright Angel. Water all along the route whereas no water on South Kaibab and it would have been a steeper accent. 26 miles in 12 hours; the shuttle from NRL lodge to North Kaibab trailhead stops running late September, adding a couple of extra miles. 3 liter water bag with electrolytes helped a lot. The next day we did South Kaibab Trail. Pictures just don’t do it justice! Make sure to refill water at the Colorado/Phantom Ranch and a short rest. Take breaks along the way back up SK as the shade is practically non existent and it is a steep grade back up for 7 miles. Trained for 12 weeks hiking 6 miles every other day on a local mountain in Georgia with 2,200 vertical gain each time. 61 years young. Good planning and fitness is key….. 💪
You're giving really good advice, please keep up the good work. A lot of people overestimate their abilities and put themselves in dangerous situations.
My mom and I were in Iceland hiking a glacier, we were gone for 3 hours tops and before we left the tour bus I grabbed a backpack with a water source and some cliff bars. She chastised me saying we wouldn't need it as it was a short trip. My mom's a diabetic and her blood sugar got low on the glacier and she got dehydrated. I'm grateful I had water and food on me because a small food and water break prevented her having a medical emergency on the glacier.
Good trail video. I did this hike June 23, 2007. It was 120º at 3pm at the Indian Gardens Ranger station. I drank 7 liters of water and Gatorade. Witnessed 1 heat-stroke rescue at the river. I made the round-trip in 12 hours. Going down South Kaibab and up Bright Angel is the best way to go. The views going down SK are unobstructed and widely varied. The hike up Bright Angel has water, and is shaded during the afternoon hours.
Enjoyed this Grand Canyon insight on restricted and non restricted trails. I'm an old guy who still gets around pretty good for my age. It's nice to learn the truths about popular national parks, the hazards to consider and a preview of the beautiful sights that can be had. My wife and I have just retired and plan to visit many national parks, taking our time to enjoy it all at a leisurely pace. Thanks.
Recently discovered your channel. Very impressive!!!👍😃👍
Welcome aboard! Glad you're enjoying it! Let me know you favorite video and what you'd like to see in the future.
Do you mind sharing what time of year you did this trek through the canyon? I loved the video! Between the wildlife, the weather, and the amount of people you saw- it looks like the perfect time of year to go!
Thank you for your informative videos and tips. We’re heading to Grand Canyon this summer and love the information you provide.
Glad it was helpful!
Love your videos. I will never be able to hike in USA again because now I am an Expat in Thailand.
Thank you for the great video I did RIM2RIM last July It was Amazing thank you for the information 👏👏👏👏👏🙏💯❤️
Glad it was helpful. Congrats on your own crossing! What route did you take?
I took this exact trail. Took a half day to hike down then spent a couple nights at phantom ranch and a day hiking up. Over exerted myself hiking up the bright angel trail because I was trying to beat an incoming snow storm. Hiked up with a back pack in about 6 hours (including lunch and bathroom stops). Also the water at the rest stops was off due to the early season. Hardest thing I ever did but I made it!
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Great video. Thank you, Mike.
Where can I find the video about training? Couldn't find it on parts 1-3? Thanks!
Rim to Rim: Guide to endurance hiking
ua-cam.com/play/PLdRPR_VkYdYV9X-jOplYQG8duciJZIF4W.html
Great video. I am an ultrarunner. Can I do S Kabib trailhead to Phantom Ranch to Bright Angel Trailhead in same day? Most gain I have done is a 50k ultra on the Appalachian trail. 5,000 ft of gain and loss. My buddy, who did Grand Canyon said I can easily do it. Planning on March or October when weather is not as hot
You can probably do it if you don't treat it like a competition. Take your time, bring plenty of food and water. I did this at age 49 in the summer, 12 hours RT, and I am NOT a runner. I did have experience with long day-hikes at high altitude.
If you train, and know what you’re doing in the backcountry you should be good.
One caution though. The climate at the Grand Canyon is very, very different than along the AT. Train for desert environments if you can and high elevation. The North rim is just below 9,000 ft above sea level. The south rim just below 8,000 ft. There’s some serious climbing involved.
Watch my full series for all relevant training information: Rim to Rim: Guide to endurance hiking
ua-cam.com/play/PLdRPR_VkYdYV9X-jOplYQG8duciJZIF4W.html
Big horn sheep are bad ass creatures. They can scale a cliff in seconds with a few skips
They're pretty amazing. I never get tired of seeing them. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Carey and I did this trail Monday. Shit was awesome
Definitely an awesome trail! Also great that it has plenty of bathrooms along the way, something that can't be said for every trail of its length.
The day hike down the South Kaibab and then up the Bright Angle is one of the great walks in the World. It is unbelievably wonderful. However, it is harder than you think (I did it last week and I know). You need a good training program. I suggest 10,000 feet of elevation gain per week when training. I would suggest maybe 3 2,000 days and a 4000 foot day on Saturday. Or if you live in a flat region, running at least 40 miles per week at an 8-10 minute pace. Maybe doing a 15 mile long run and two ten mile runs and a 5 mile track day. If training like this seems way out of your range, then doing the hike to the river and back is out of your range also.
I did this hike June 23, 2007, alone in 12 hours. I was 49 yrs old. Though it was not my first long day-hike, I view your training regime as overkill. The prior summer in 2006 I hiked 3 10,000+ ft peaks, and Mount Whitney 2 times. My year round exercise regime was only 30 mins. of aerobics on a stationary cycle and stair step machine, 1 hr of weight training 4-5 days per week, and 30 mins of lap swimming 1 day per week. I was a very poor runner, suffered from achilles tendonitis, and ran at most 1 mile in a workout. I generally only hiked in the summer months, or on short local trails weather permitting. Of course it is important to know your own physical capabilities and limits, and the only way to discover that is to hike long and high.
is their shuttle service at the bottom of the trail
Unfortunately no. Shuttles are only available at the rim or trailhead. Hikers are responsible to get themselves back out of the canyon.
My wife and I have been part and all the way down South Kaibab at different times in the last 4.5 decades. We do not recall any restrictions that were a problem to doing the hike. Did you mean to say North Kaibab?
The restriction is that private vehicles are not permitted on Yaki Point road or at the South Kaibab trailhead.
This restriction has been in place since about 1996, and was implemented as a means to reduce traffic on the south Kaibab trail after emergency crews were seasonally overwhelmed by ill-prepared hikers.
The closure is cover in this video.
Awesome video. Your voice sounds like you’re inside a box though.
I am! Just kidding ;)
Thanks for the feedback. I’m looking for ways to improve the audio experience. It’s an ongoing process.
Did you watch the video on a phone or other device?
a beautiful blue bird
1:03 They say these are the entrances into the vast mass cave system that goes underneath the world that’s why is it’s restricted. And I also heard it’s on the north end of the Canyon near a lake.
Thank you mike😂😂😂😂😂
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
i want to do the hike but the one looked really high
almost like angels landing in zion
ive developed a fear of heights
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No need to worry about me on that trail; my fear of heights is strong enough i cant even watch the video longer than a few seconds at a time. Yeek yeek yeek!!
I find it difficult to believe that limiting private vehicle traffic was solely responsible for reducing the number of incidents when there's a shuttle available to take you over there. Sounds like a convenient excuse to limit traffic is all.
And all this information is a double-edged sword. Back before the internet, I didn't even know you could hike into the Grand Canyon. I was completely unaware that this was a thing. I knew absolutely nothing about it at all, except that it was a canyon, and it was big. The democratization of information is a PITA to some who live in rarified air. They can't stand that the rest of us ordinary people know what they know, when previously you had to have connections to know anything. So yes, there is a lot of crap online, but perhaps we should learn a thing or two from the Romans (besides about how civilizations collapse), and CAVEAT EMPTOR.
wow wow wow wow
Glad you enjoyed it. It's a truly sacred place.
I wanted to watch your rim to rim guide, but the consistent rant about social media and the internet and other hikers kinda makes me wary. This could have been covered in one swift point, and it just becomes a 15 minute rant in a 25 minute video.
I appreciate the feedback. Certainly, my messaging is not perfect. I do try to limit my criticisms to destructive internet trends but I appreciate that not everyone may fully agree with my messaging.
My rim to rim series makes one criticism of an individual who knowingly orchestrated an illegal rim to rim crossing of 150 people.
Other than that it just covers the information needed to cross the canyon responsibly.
first and foremost Gods creation
Kind of ironic you say you don’t want to be a like an influencer as you lean over a huge cliff
I use a long extension with my camera to make it look like I get closer to cliffs than I actually do.
I thought when you actually gave information it was good, but you spent so much time complaining about the people who put this stuff online for others to find, And about the entire culture online- While you admitted to being an influencer yourself. All your negativity ruined this video.
I thought his main message was pretty good. I don't know this influencer world he's talking about but I guess someone needs to say it.
No you went forward at the animals stop lying
I eventually walked past he ewes and lambs. But I first backed up when they approached me. It's all explained in the video.
Thanks for the feedback though.