My Grand Canyon hike Rim to Rim in one day

If you've ever thought of walking across the Grand Canyon, rim to Rim or R2R, here's a video with my full experience. Starting at the North Rim on the opening day of the summer 2024 season, we hiked down the North Kaibab trail to Phantom Ranch, crossed the Colorado River, then hiked up the Bright Angel trail to the South Rim. End to end, it took about 14 hours (including a 1-hour rest at Phantom Ranch). I was with a group of 10. Three of us made the trip in one day, and five (by some miracle) got to take advantage of a last-minute cancellation that created an open cabin at Phantom Ranch. They hiked out the next day. One, Johnny, hiked out after getting the other 5 settled, then headed back the next morning to join them on the final 9 miles.