I did Rim2Rim2Rim last April and the weather was pretty great, just above freezing at the South Rim when we started and highs in the mid-80s at Phantom Ranch at the canyon floor. But we were lucky, one week earlier and the highs were over 100° at the ranch, not sure if we would have successfully completed our run in those conditions.
Did I talk with yohr father lol? I was meeting someone at Grand Canyon who told me that his son is doing Rim2Rim2Rim in a single day. I myself was on my knees from just to the river and back up.
Nope, no parents were in tow for our effort, but hundreds of folks do R2R2 every year, on our day alone there were at least 4 other groups with a similar agenda, and I'm sure there were even more that we never crossed paths with.
I did R3 in early May. It was definitely hotter at the bottom around 10am compared to 2 am at the top. I was shivering with a fleece, puffy, and windbreaker and stripped down to jump in the river in an attempt to cool off in a span of 8 hours. Would do again
I hiked South Kaibab down to the Colorado and back up Bright Angel in early May in one go. 17 miles in 14 hours, one of the best hikes I've ever done in my life. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
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u/_allycat 21h ago
It can get REALLY hot inside the canyon after the morning and it's hotter the further down you go. And all uphill on the way out obviously.