South Kaibab to Phantom Ranch and up Bright Angel, Grand Canyon, AZ: SnapChick Hikes!
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- Опубликовано: 8 ноя 2024
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I admire the hikers' courage for hiking in such a timing arrangement (starting from noon and back in the same day in darkness). Based on their speed obviously they are in very good shape and experienced. However for anybody who is not very active and experienced please DO NOT TAKE THIS AS A REFERRAL. Hiking this route in November has two problems: coldness and short day time. Normally even you don't enter Phantom Ranch and take a turn to Bright Angel Trail right after crossing the river on South Kaibab, it takes 11 hours for regular people with average shape in the 35-45 age. That is 3 hours down and 6 hours up, plus picturing and snacking time and enough margin for any unexpected discomfort, like toe friction, you should plan 11 hours. In November, sunrise time is around 7:30AM and by 5:30PM it is dark in the mountain. Adding the dawn light before sunrise, we have 10.5 to 11 hours of light. So you should start before sunrise, like 6:00AM. But that is the coldest time of the day, often below 32F. You need equipments to keep warm and micro spikes in case there is ice. Do not forget headlight. It is OK you start from darkness but definitely need to finish before darkness! Do good time planning and have a good idea of your pace. If you are not feeling good, there is a shortcut named Tonto Trail that you can take to get to Bright Angel from South Kaibab without going all the way to the river. This will guarantee you are out before darkness.
Thank you for advice!! I'm going to visit Canyon this May. I want to go down and up on Bright Angel Trail. I want to do it because you can live your car near this trail and save some time because you don't need use buses. Another reason is that I want to see the river but I don't think that it will be interesting to go all the trail along the river. Just look at the river, short walking along it and then go back. Could you please advise me how much time I will need? I'm 33 years old and I'm in good shape, could even say that I'm sporty man:)). Is it ok if I start my way at 9 - 10 A.M.?
Everyone always pessimistic. First mountain I ever climbed was a 14er plus I’m a smoker. Never underestimate anyone!
This is excellent advice. I was amazed they did it as fast as they did.
AWESOME VIDEO!!! I was there October 16-19 for my first backpacking trip ever, we hiked Hermits to Granite Rapids to Hermit Creek and back to Hermit TH….the most magnificent hike of my life!! You’re video is really awesome!
This hike is a great experience if limited time and never been there before but if you get the chance to hike rim to rim and back you’ll be overwhelmed by the views coming down north kaibab. Even climbing NK your in for a treat. Climbing B Angel is great but the views aren’t “in your face” . NK it’s in your face both directions. I have plans this September to run the r2r2r again - hopefully it’ll be open by then. Safe hiking all 😀🏃♂️🏃♂️
Great video - agree with you both it is cold in Arizona right now. I was passing through on I-40 through Flagstaff and it was 27 degrees F at night, but when you look up at the night sky you can see the Milky Way. It is amazing to see so many stars. Living around LA you forget how many star the are really in the sky...
My mom and dad met at the South Kaibab. He worked for the Forest Service and she was head waitress at the Bright Angel Lodge. Went there two years ago but to early, it was closed. I have hiked the trail from South Rim in a day in 1956. Need to return to the Kaibab. Maybe next year. Lots of spirits.
Looks like a beautiful, challenging hike! Thank you for sharing it with us.
Beautiful landscapes :-) It's nice that the trail is well used in case somebody ever got hurt & needed help out off the trail. I can't believe the deer are not skittish. I would have had to shoot more pics so the hike would have taken me 4 more hours. LOL Great video.
Planning to hike there in October. Can you please explain where kaibab meets bright angel? I hear it’s longer but better and is phantom ranch at the very bottom? Thank you great video
Great hiking video! I found Raymond's responses lol funny. Especially when filming the snacks. Liked how you gave each other credit for making the long difficult hike all in one day.
My boyfriend and I just did the same trail from south Kaibab to Bright Angel. So glad we got to actually experience the Grand Canyon from inside and out.
I got to re-live it through your video -This video was great!
I just did this hike yesterday. Thank you for this video. Everything you tell us is totally true. I am hurting today and this is the best video I have watched. And this is the hardest hike I have ever done. Child birth was a piece of cake and this was a serious challenge.. you describe it as it is and I wish I had watched this video but so grateful I did it :) Please keep making videos... You are so right
Thank you for this comment! I hope you enjoyed the hike, difficult as it is. I was just thinking I need to get back before the snow hits!
So sexy
Great video! Thanks so much, beautiful views;felt like I was there. Walked the treadmill while viewing.
Thank you for reminding me of one of the best hikes I have ever done (guess it was in 2000). My travel buddy and I did more or less every park in the West from Death Valley to Jasper. The Grand Canyon hike and the Half Dome hike in Yosemite were the most memorable ones. Greetings from Germany
Thanks so much for this video. I watched it before a friend and I did this hike in August 2015, but stayed two nights at Phantom Ranch. I think it's important to say that the National Park Service strongly discourages anyone from taking YOUR hike (down and back in one day), especially during May-October. And, I would add that you don't get a lot of chances to explore the bottom of the Grand Canyon, so plan on staying for a couple of days! :-)
I made an instructional video on my channel, if anyone is interested. Our hike was in the summer, so we did a lot of preparation for heat, but ended up not having much heat at all. There were monsoons while we were there, which made it cooler but unbelievably humid. Like deep South humid!
We had a lot of trouble on the hike down with puddles on the trail. All the steps were full of water, so we had to choose our footing very carefully to avoid falling and boots full of water. That slowed us down a lot.
IMHO, the hike DOWN was much harder than the hike up. Hiking down uses muscles that you aren't used to using a lot over a long period of time. The fronts of my thighs were ON FIRE! Hiking up is one giant cardio exercise. I often explain it to people by saying the hike out is like RUNNING ten miles, but you can stop anytime you want. But, as long as you're moving, you have to be RUNNING. Anyone can do it...but, it takes longer if you have to stop a lot. And I had to stop a lot. :-)
Again, thank you for the video. I enjoyed it BEFORE taking the hike, and enjoyed it again this morning as I was reminiscing a little bit.
Amazing, amazing video!!! I just recently experienced Utah's Zion NP and will definitely be adding this trip/route to my to-do list. Beautiful scenery and I can only imagine that night sky(!)
I hike the Grand Canyon in the mid nineties from the north rim to the south rim in three days I was fifty years old
great video well done guys,you gave us and insight and adventure that most of us will never see Thanks Danny from Australia ;-)
Hiked down to Indian Garden yesterday on the Bright Angel, Going back up kicked my ass. Cold and windy on top, about 65 at Indian Garden...
after watching your video I had to hike down there I left on July 16 about 8 am and got to the bridge about 12pm it was very hot about 110 degrees and on the way back up it took me about 5 hours and 35 minutes to get back out from canyon on the bright angel Trail
Great vid. I did basically the same hike about 10 days later, I remember how cold it was at the rim then perfect about a mile down.
Excellent; thanks for doing this for us. JMc
I did the hike in 1955, its a lot quicker if you don't stay on the trail.
Iguana
I did this trek. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done but well worth it. Absolutely amazing!
It's a great hike. I think it's better if you stay at Bright Angel Camp for a night, but maybe I'm just lazy. Super fun!
I live in Mesa, AZ and am going to the Grand Canyon in a couple of weeks. will definitely be doing photos and a video
Great hike and movie! Thanks.
great hike! I did this hike a few years ago and loved it
you're in my backyard .... love all your hike videos
Nice scenic hike! Thanks for sharing!
Hiking to the bottom of the Grand Canyon....congrats you guys. Something that's been on my Bucket List for a long time.
What an awesome video- THANK YoU!!!
Great video. Some of these videos you guys make make me want to visit the area. Go ahead, have a photo tour - meet up. It's not a bad idea.
Man! Cant wait to do the hike in late december. Awesome commentary and tour!
I started this video thinking "27 minutes? I'll watch 3 minutes and be on my way."
Ended up watching the whole thing. It was interesting, it was genuine and very informative. I'm from Europe and now I think I have a pretty good idea what the Grand Canyon is like and let me tell ya, I had no idea it could get so cold in there! I thought the coldest it could get was like 30ºC or something. -7ºC?? Holy cow!
MJ San I went to the Grand Canyon in early December 20 years ago. We pulled up to the El Tovar at nightfall and scooted over to the rim. There had been a snow storm a few days earlier. I was wearing jeans and a jacket. It was so incredibly to the bone COLD I ran back to the hotel and put on silk long johns under my jeans and didn't ever take them off. On the top/rim area: bitter cold. However, hike a mile or two down any of the trails and it immediately warms up-crampons off your shoes and jackets off. Cold on top/rim area, much warmer as you go down into the Canyon.
elaine31347 what's with the crazy thermal amplitude? Probably due to the height differential, right?
MJ San I think the canyon may be like a giant "bowl" where the cold air on top doesn't mix well down to the bottom? I really don't know, but there is a huge difference in temperatures. We never hiked that far into the canyon. I was well aware of the journey back "up" and up is always harder than down.
+Miguel Jaló I think it's the same idea that it's colder on top of a mountain, so that's why there's snow up there in the summer. The rim is 7200 feet above sea level, which is similar to many mountains. You actually drive a good ways uphill to get to the rim.
If you google it, you find that it has to do with the density of the air. The less dense air cannot hold as much heat energy.
Really loved the video, BTW - yet more reasons to visit the Grand Canyon packing my Nikon.
Thanks!
Great video! I've lived in AZ for almost 4 years and have only been the the grand canyon once, not to mention it was only to the south rim and I didn't go on any of the cool hikes despite being an avid hiker. You should make a video on Humphrey's peak in Flag - spectacular views. I'd come join on the photo tour!
Pretty incredible video... I couldn't do what you guys did.
Hey, what a great video, I loved watching it!!
Great video actually..I too was surprised that you ended hiking in darkness..I just heard a turgid story of a young female hiker that fell to her death in this trail..such sadness..
I don't know the specific situation of the female hiker, but, although everyone should be extremely careful outdoors, these trails are not exceptionally dangerous among various other national park trails I have hiked.
Twizzlers and Candy Corn for snacks! Awesome!
they are a true pair of Super Troopers down n out in a day?we are going to do this hike June 2-4(3days):-) so looking forward to it even more after this video:-)
I did this in September. Frickin' awesome time was had by all.
Thanks for the tour, awesome stuffs! Now thats a trek, wow... when you started off showing the route, the path didnt look that lengthy. I guess it goes to show you how large the canyon is and pics dont do it complete justice as one needs to witness it in the real. Question: did you use the Iphone6 hyperlapes for some of those videos? Neat effect.
I love this girl!
I have hiked into the Grand Canyon twice - in 1978 and again in 1995, both hikes on the Bright Angel Trail. In fact, my camera failed on the first hike, therefore necessitating a second hike when the right opportunity for it arose, taking with me a better camera. Each hike took two days, spending the night at Phantom Ranch at both occasions.
But I now have one regret, and that is not experiencing the views of and from South Kaibab Trail. So I must admit to you, I was disappointed for the lack of views, especially from Oo-Ah Point, and maybe a good shot of O'Neal's Butte with some commentary on it. Instead, all there was on-face talking and a speeded-up footsteps on the trail, although your filming of the tunnel was good.
This is great :) definitely inspiring and very enjoyable to watch. Just out of curiosity - why did you start so late? Would it have been much colder starting early than ending late?
+The Mrs. KKB I start when I start :)
how cold is ''really cold day''? Here in the Highlands of Scotland I woke up and we thought it was mild at 4 degrees Celsius (39f)
It was about 32F when I started and about 19F when I finished. :)
...So when's the trip into dark canyon going to be?
How many time you need from top South Kaibab to Phantom Ranch ? Distance?
Hi! Thank you for sharing this video. Some friends and I are planning on going down there in a couple weeks. I hike a lot because I live up in Red Rock National Park, but some of my friends don't go as often. I would put our entire group at a beginner-moderate level. That being said, would you advise since we are planning on starting at South Kaibab to go back up Bright Angel? It wasn't my plan at first but I was wondering if you think it's a better plan than going back up South Kaibab. We are going to start the hike around 5:30/6:00 am. Also, is there a major time difference if we were to go onto the Bright Angel trail instead of going back on the South Kaibab? Thank you!
Gabrielle Marushok Did you do it? Any tips? Thinking of attempting it tomorrow.
DoYouEven NatureBro yeah I did. I would start early if you can just in case you run into any problems. We had one person who could barely make it but she was really unfit so that was why it was hard for us. Just make sure if you are in group everyone is actually physically AND mentally fit for it. Most of us are average fit and we were fine but that one person just made it 1000% more difficult than it should have been. Water and electrolytes are really important and flashlights in case you're still there in the dark. The trail is really well maintained and easy to walk on; you can't lose it. It was amazing and beautiful and I would definitely do it again!
Been down the s. kaibab twice- almost died once, best time of my life lol
Awesome hike
really good video.
Going in early Dec and really want to hike to ranch and back in a day. I am pretty fit but how do you train for this hike? Oh and did the altitude changes effect u?
To do the Canyon in one day, you needed to leave before dawn... why the late start?
Hi! I'm not sure I understand the question. Why would I need to leave before dawn? I've hiked these trails many times in many different ways at many different times.
@@LeighAndRaymond - I just returned from the Grand Canyon and did the Bright Angel to three mile and back. I was surmised that you did most of that in the dark. Why would you do it in the dark? Just curious.
I like to start and end at different times. One fun thing about that is I get to see different lighting conditions in different places along the way! :)
Did you walk these trails in one day? Without sleeping/ camping down? Do you need to be in a really good condition to do these trials? When I saw your film I thought you did it so easy! You must have practiced a lot on hiking long courses and stuff! Please answer :) XX
Demi Middelburg I do. I'm pretty active, and I step up my game preparing for a hike like this. I would never discourage someone from trying this, but you've got to be prepared, physically, mentally, and bring the right things in case of problems.
Arizona photo-tour?
Sign me up!
I think you should come to New Zealand , if you like Hiking :)
Love the video. How do you speed up some parts of the video (what editing program do you use)?
Thanks! I do all of my editing in Final Cut Pro X
So Phantom Ranch placed a service call today. Their coffee machine is broken. They are going to fly me down to fix it.
nice video !! i have a question do you need a permit for campground for Phantom ranch ? in may.... am from the netherlands
The Dutchmen yes
you did a great job of showing the lovely scenery and the hard hiking that's involved thanx again
Raymond seems kind of moody, maybe it was just the stress of the hike. Hope you are doing well 4 years later...
did you not hear him humming The Imperial March ? stay out that dudes way lol
Hiking down the South Kaibab is my favorite trail in the tourist corridor. Just did a six day backpack starting at the Hermit Creek trail head and coming out the Bright Angel. Took over six hundred pictures most of which were junk, mostly because I don't have an eye, but also because of the harsh shadows inside of the canyon. What techniques do you use when faced with bright brights and dark shadows? Pics on Facebook - facebook.com/phil.hurst.96/media_set?set=a.10203206038251838.1073741882.1234771506&type=3
awesome :)
Mormon tea
Hey' Snapchick' Who is Raymond?
Notice she shot with an Iphone... the D810 and all the heavy lenses are home in the closet. :)
hi
Why did you start so late in the day???
to be fair the bus from BA lodge to the visitors center takes forever... ugh... and then you have to take another fucking bus to get to the south kaibab trail... I did this exact hike and I just simply took the bus from the visitors center to SK trail in the morning... which is a quick ride... and then after my hike I took the bus from BA lodge to the visitor's center... this way you are taking the bus in the dark instead of wasting daylight..
Billy Bob Can you park near the S Kaibab trail? I'm gonna head there tonight and want to just sleep near the th then wake up and hike.
No, you cannot park anywhere near the south Kaibab trail... closest parking would be the (huge) visitor's center... you can use the RIm trail to hike to the Kaibab trailhead... I think that is 2 miles of flat hiking
Are you allowed to camp along the trail ?
Only in designated camping areas. You can get information from the Back Country Office in the Park or online.
A yappin video ....with a pretty face .
Dude needs to relax
Unwatchable
It was an "all about her" video. Too rushed to show the beauty of the Grand Canyon? Give me a break.
I agree.
Right?...I've done that trail/loop a few times, believe me shes not the most interesting part..
Great video but using the F word makes you come across as unprofessional.
How many time you need from top South Kaibab to Phantom Ranch ? Distance?