Backpacking in the Grand Canyon | Rim to Rim to Rim | December Hiking

We planned a December R2R2R trip starting at the South Kaibab trailhead on the South Rim, hiking down to stay at Phantom Ranch our first night, with a cabin and steak dinner. Day two we hiked up to the Cottonwood Campsite along the Bright Angel Creek on the North Kaibab trail, with amazing views looking back at the South Rim. Day 3 we continued up the North Kaibab trail to the North Rim with full blown winter conditions, and then back down the the Cottonwood site. Day 4 we hiked back down through 'the box' to Phantom ranch and across the River, and up the Bright Angel trail to the Havasupai Gardens Campsite for the night. And Day 5 early morning, we made the final push up the Bright Angel trail to finish out the hike.
some of the gear :
Packs - Hyperlite
Tents - Durston X-Mid Pro 2, Zpacks DupleXL, Tarptent ProTrail Li
Shoes - Solomon GTX 4 Mid, Altra Olympus 5 Mids
Chunk, U-Haul, Zombie
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[@alvarogaitan2529]

great job congratulations

[@garyjouvelakas2475]

A group of us completed the Rim to Rim to Rim from Dec. 16-19. We were supposed to have the steak dinner at Phantom Ranch, but it got canceled due to a water main break. Great hike, loved every minute of it.

[@jul.wanders]

sweet video! so cool crossing paths and I even make an appearance stepping off the trail for the mules at 5:58. Loved seeing the canyon again from a new lens and sick night shots! ✌

[@hikingzombie9064]

Yes !! I thought that was you in that shot haha .. and Likewise ! what a cool parallel hike going through the same weather changes .. Can't wait to go back !

[@zenalin851]

Great video! I like that you had instrumental music instead of music with lyrics, so I could feel the hiking experience in the canyon. Did you use a GoPro camera or regular smart phone for the video?

[@hikingzombie9064]

Thank you ! that's exactly what I was hoping to acheive .. I just used my Pixel 7 smart phone with maximum resolution for the best 1080p quality. I think I'm going to have to get a real DSLR Camera if we're going to start doing these types of epic trips though haha .. thanks for watching !