Not many people celebrate their 40th birthday with a grueling descent into one of the world's deepest canyons, but Blue Rock's Elli Alexander did.

Already have all accommodations set for a Rim to Rim hike,” Reddit user ... Rim’s Roaring Springs to the South Rim’s historic buildings and Grand Canyon Village every day. “ ...

An attempt this week by two veterans to set a world record for adaptive athletes on the “Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim” hike at the Grand ...

Army veteran Kevin Bittenbender and Marine veteran Kirstie Ennis look to set a world record with a 47.5-mile ...

Grand Canyon National ... National Park's social media post, rim-to-rim hikers (who had originally planned to hike the River Trail) can still use the South to North Kaibab Trail as an alternative ...

"I've never been to the Grand Canyon ... amputee duo to do this rim to rim to rim, so we're going to be establishing a record for Guinness," said Bittenbender. The hike is 47 and a half miles ...

When they left the South Kaibab Trailhead earlier this week, U.S. military veterans Kirstie Ennis and Kevin Bittenbender were ...

For travelers on the North Rim, the North Kaibab Trail is the area's only maintained canyon hike ... is 1,000 feet higher than the hikes along the South Rim. In the summer, the hot Arizona ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: The South ... canyon are typically awarded by lottery. The North Rim mule trips go into the canyon, though they don't reach Phantom Ranch. – Catherine Parker One of the ...

we had parked on the Desert View Drive and set off through the ponderosa forest toward the Grand Canyon, leaving behind the tourist traffic hurtling along the canyon’s South Rim. After hiking a ...