Congratulations , and then for going over to the Albright Traing Center hunting my photo. I'm really surprized that exhibit panal is still in use. The Trainging Center staff must have enough of that one panel so that they could display a fresh one every so often as the colors do blech out in time. Mom and I spent three months - twelve weeks - getting a thorough taste for our National Park Service assignments that followed. Thanks for remembering us with those final comments.
That was a wonderful experience I just haven't ever and will never have. Glad I could watch it. I could have managed that only in the 3 weeks I was in my physical prime, (a few decades ago) but I never would have. And what's also sad, even though I've been up the Bright Angel Trail (over 30 years ago), I don't have but a few fleeting memories, like being greeted by snow flakes when we emerged at the top (It was Thanksgiving). We may have had it more comfortable than you did here. Great video, and it didn't feel like 45 min at all.
Oh my goodness! So emotional! Reminds me of our hike in 2020, that last 3 miles is so hard! Loved seeing all the familiar places! Way to go! You made it!
BTW, I think I noticed a slight building crescendo to the background music as you approached the rim. The suspense was building and I expected trumpets and a musical celebration at the top. However, I was caught in a tough spot, being a sympathetic crier and all. We were all in tears at the emotional impact of success; I stopped noticing any music.
Runtastic Nebo! That one of my favorites! I have my PR on that. Congrats on the hike. My wife and I are trying to plan this as well. Well…… My wife is planning :)
He ran the Nebo Half in 2021, he loved it and it was one of his faster times. We used to live in Utah and there are great races in those parts. Thanks for watching, it is worth all the planning!
Awesome adventure you two. Thank you so much for the great video. You captured a ton of what it's like hiking R2R. It's been two years since my last R2R. Maybe 2025 will be my third, although my first R2R was actually R2R and back again after a rest day on the NR, so does that count as twice? If so then 2025 will be my 4th. My daughter went last time. She carried my pack the last 3 miles up BA, and was so kind to her old man (me). Thanks again.
It was a remarkable experience for sure. Did you see we loved all our Brandon Sanderson stuff to a new channel? @fannedpages, so all that stuff is over there. You can see our night at the Worldhopper Ball!
Awesome video - I saw your post on the Facebook R2R group. Planning on doing the exact same route on May 27. Thanks for sharing this and also showing that it is 100% possible to have a fun time while doing this trudge! (Edit: I live in Nashville - driving out there over two days beforehand.)
@@callatimeout6077 Thank you. I have the Nat Geo / Trails Illustrated map and not nearly enough detail. AllTrails website and print-outs of zoomed-in sections is what I am considering doing.
Huge congratulations so you both! I run there and shoot video, a couple times a year, and I felt that emotion at the top, when you finished. I still get that way, because being in the Canyon is such an amazing experience. I could tell your wife was starting that downtrend towards being in trouble, as early as Manzanita Rest, and definitely showing it at Phantom. I was hoping you'd take her pack from there, or at the base of Devil's Corkscrew. Tank tops are a no-go in the Canyon because they expose so much of the skin to the sun. Doesn't matter if SPF50 keeps being slathered on, the sun is still on the skin, at high altitude, where there's less protection. It's like being microwaved all day long, and it brings on sunstroke and high core body temp which is devastating, and nearly impossible to turn around. Same goes for cotton shirts, especially that you had 2 on. Literally just cooking your core, and elevating that core body temp. The shirts to be in are the white, long sleeve, perforated "dri-fit" fabric shirts, like the Nike ProCombat. The white reflects the sun. The long sleeves keep you protected, and the shirt breathes well. Take shirts off at every water crossing, and soak them, hats, and hair. It's the only way to keep the body core temp in check. Much lighter packs, like an ultra running race pack, would have made a huge difference, not only in weight, but in how they sit on the back. Those heavy, fabric packs, hanging down at the lower back are just day wreckers. Same goes for all the extra stuff that was in them. Less is more in the Canyon! Great job, and I hope you refine, retool, retrain, and go back for a redemption hike!
We appreciate your insights and we learned a lot from this first trip. We were saved by the creek and soaking ourselves every couple of miles. We want to go again in September with our 17 yr old, and we'll be better prepared!
@@callatimeout6077 You guys will have a blast, and Sept. can be a great time, especially late Sept. We started backpacking there with out daughter in 2008, when she was 8, and returned just about every year. In 2015, she and I started running R2R, on our birthdays, mid-Aug (her 16th and my 53rd). We did 5 in a row, and she joined me in '21 for a Rim2River, and in mid-Aug '22 for another R2R. We add high absorption magnesium to our drink mix, on every fill, (Liquid I.V.), and for the first fill, a vitamin B complex 100 pill. We also each carry a bottle of 5hr Energy Drink as a backup plan.
At about 28:00, right before you wet your hat in the stream, I thought you might have inserted some pictures of you and the boys on your previous hike. You said that set of steps was the perfect photo spot. You kept talking about it, are you embarrassed of them?
We ate in the restaurant of Bright Angel Lodge and stayed at Maswik lodge. We chose to eat first, all gross and then walked to our car parked at the Backcountry lot and drove around the corner to the lodge.
Congratulations , and then for going over to the Albright Traing Center hunting my photo. I'm really surprized that exhibit panal is still in use. The Trainging Center staff must have enough of that one panel so that they could display a fresh one every so often as the colors do blech out in time. Mom and I spent three months - twelve weeks - getting a thorough taste for our National Park Service assignments that followed. Thanks for remembering us with those final comments.
That was a wonderful experience I just haven't ever and will never have. Glad I could watch it. I could have managed that only in the 3 weeks I was in my physical prime, (a few decades ago) but I never would have. And what's also sad, even though I've been up the Bright Angel Trail (over 30 years ago), I don't have but a few fleeting memories, like being greeted by snow flakes when we emerged at the top (It was Thanksgiving). We may have had it more comfortable than you did here. Great video, and it didn't feel like 45 min at all.
Oh my goodness! So emotional! Reminds me of our hike in 2020, that last 3 miles is so hard! Loved seeing all the familiar places! Way to go! You made it!
BTW, I think I noticed a slight building crescendo to the background music as you approached the rim. The suspense was building and I expected trumpets and a musical celebration at the top. However, I was caught in a tough spot, being a sympathetic crier and all. We were all in tears at the emotional impact of success; I stopped noticing any music.
Anthony may have timed the music to build as we came out. The added cinematic touch. Thank you for watching.
Runtastic Nebo! That one of my favorites! I have my PR on that. Congrats on the hike. My wife and I are trying to plan this as well. Well…… My wife is planning :)
He ran the Nebo Half in 2021, he loved it and it was one of his faster times. We used to live in Utah and there are great races in those parts. Thanks for watching, it is worth all the planning!
Awesome adventure you two. Thank you so much for the great video. You captured a ton of what it's like hiking R2R. It's been two years since my last R2R. Maybe 2025 will be my third, although my first R2R was actually R2R and back again after a rest day on the NR, so does that count as twice? If so then 2025 will be my 4th. My daughter went last time. She carried my pack the last 3 miles up BA, and was so kind to her old man (me). Thanks again.
Thank you for your kind response. Your daughter was kind to carry your pack. If we go again in 2025 we will share our journey again.
I would need about 7 days and a helivac rescue somewhere in the middle to accomplish this task. You are both tougher than me!
It was a remarkable experience for sure. Did you see we loved all our Brandon Sanderson stuff to a new channel? @fannedpages, so all that stuff is over there. You can see our night at the Worldhopper Ball!
@callatimeout6077 must have missed that announcement I am sorry! I'll go subscribe now!
Great Job! incredible effort.
Thank you!
Awesome video - I saw your post on the Facebook R2R group. Planning on doing the exact same route on May 27. Thanks for sharing this and also showing that it is 100% possible to have a fun time while doing this trudge! (Edit: I live in Nashville - driving out there over two days beforehand.)
Nashville!! We are just an hour east of you. Savor it, it's amazing.
@ Quick question - you made reference to a map that had most (though not all 😀) of those bridges on the North Kaibab on it. Which map were you using?
@DannyW-uz5kl the official park service map. It was lacking in many respects.
@@callatimeout6077 Thank you. I have the Nat Geo / Trails Illustrated map and not nearly enough detail. AllTrails website and print-outs of zoomed-in sections is what I am considering doing.
Did it 10/1 - 10/2 2023.
I hear October is a great time to do it.
Wow, what a journey that must have been. Amazing and thanks for sharing the adventure. Take care.
Thank you for watching, it was a journey that changed us.
Huge congratulations so you both! I run there and shoot video, a couple times a year, and I felt that emotion at the top, when you finished. I still get that way, because being in the Canyon is such an amazing experience. I could tell your wife was starting that downtrend towards being in trouble, as early as Manzanita Rest, and definitely showing it at Phantom. I was hoping you'd take her pack from there, or at the base of Devil's Corkscrew. Tank tops are a no-go in the Canyon because they expose so much of the skin to the sun. Doesn't matter if SPF50 keeps being slathered on, the sun is still on the skin, at high altitude, where there's less protection. It's like being microwaved all day long, and it brings on sunstroke and high core body temp which is devastating, and nearly impossible to turn around. Same goes for cotton shirts, especially that you had 2 on. Literally just cooking your core, and elevating that core body temp. The shirts to be in are the white, long sleeve, perforated "dri-fit" fabric shirts, like the Nike ProCombat. The white reflects the sun. The long sleeves keep you protected, and the shirt breathes well. Take shirts off at every water crossing, and soak them, hats, and hair. It's the only way to keep the body core temp in check. Much lighter packs, like an ultra running race pack, would have made a huge difference, not only in weight, but in how they sit on the back. Those heavy, fabric packs, hanging down at the lower back are just day wreckers. Same goes for all the extra stuff that was in them. Less is more in the Canyon! Great job, and I hope you refine, retool, retrain, and go back for a redemption hike!
We appreciate your insights and we learned a lot from this first trip. We were saved by the creek and soaking ourselves every couple of miles. We want to go again in September with our 17 yr old, and we'll be better prepared!
@@callatimeout6077 You guys will have a blast, and Sept. can be a great time, especially late Sept. We started backpacking there with out daughter in 2008, when she was 8, and returned just about every year. In 2015, she and I started running R2R, on our birthdays, mid-Aug (her 16th and my 53rd). We did 5 in a row, and she joined me in '21 for a Rim2River, and in mid-Aug '22 for another R2R.
We add high absorption magnesium to our drink mix, on every fill, (Liquid I.V.), and for the first fill, a vitamin B complex 100 pill. We also each carry a bottle of 5hr Energy Drink as a backup plan.
At about 28:00, right before you wet your hat in the stream, I thought you might have inserted some pictures of you and the boys on your previous hike. You said that set of steps was the perfect photo spot. You kept talking about it, are you embarrassed of them?
That journey can be found on the Rim2Rim video from that trip. Have you watched that one?
where did you stay on the south rim side? where did you eat after the hike?
We ate in the restaurant of Bright Angel Lodge and stayed at Maswik lodge. We chose to eat first, all gross and then walked to our car parked at the Backcountry lot and drove around the corner to the lodge.