HeyJaredThe Grand Canyon Hiker Dude Show
Welcome to THE home of Grand Canyon hiking. If it happens below the rim—from short day hikes to Rim2Rims and beyond—you'll learn all the tips and tricks to have your safest and most memorable Grand Canyon experience.Host Brian Speciale brings you stories of triumph, tragedy,…
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BREAKING NEWS: Flash Flood DEVASTATES Parts Of North Kaibab Trail, Phantom Ranch Area, Multiple Bridges (opens the original)
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In this breaking update, Brian shares what is known so far after a devastating flash flood tore through the North Kaibab Trail and Phantom Ranch area of Grand Canyon National Park. From destroyed bridges and trail damage to the closure of the Colorado River, this episode covers the immediate impacts, the emergency response, and what the event could mean for hikers, Rim-to-Rim plans, and the future of access through Bright Angel Canyon. ***** The podcast is just the beginning of what hiKin Grand
Canyon Confessions 3: Why Your Food Plan Will FAIL On A Grand Canyon Hike (opens the original)
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From Skittles and pizza to lemonade and squirrel raids, this Canyon Confessions episode proves that food below the rim gets personal fast. Brian reads community-submitted mistakes and breaks down the real lesson behind them: calories in your pack do not help until they become calories in your body. Learn how to build a practical, tested, flexible food plan for your next Grand Canyon hike. ***** The podcast is just the beginning of what hiKin Grand Canyon has to offer. For complete planning tools
Ep115: The Complete Grand Canyon Rim-to-River Guide: South Kaibab-Phantom Ranch-Bright Angel (opens the original)
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Rim-to-River is one of the Grand Canyon's classic hikes—and the descent is only the setup. This complete, step-by-step guide follows the standard route down South Kaibab, through Phantom Ranch and the River Trail, and up Bright Angel, showing you how shuttles, water, shade, heat, pacing, downhill training, and smart turnaround judgment shape the day. Along the way, you'll learn the landmarks that tell you where you really are—from Windy Ridge and the Red and Whites to Devil's Corkscrew and Jacob
Canyon Confessions 2: What Fit Hikers STILL Get Wrong (opens the original)
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You can be fit, experienced, and still not be ready for the Grand Canyon hike you planned. In this Canyon Confessions episode, Brian breaks down community-submitted mistakes about training, stairs, downhill damage, elevation, illness, past fitness, and the dangerous belief that “I’ve done this before” means the Canyon will go easy on you. ***** The best way to support the show is by considering our top-of-the-line hiking packs for your next adventure, which Brian designed (and now uses) for all
Ep114: A Grand Canyon Near-Death Experience: Heat Stroke, The ICU, And Learning To Walk Again With Maddie Mineer (opens the original)
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Maddie Mineer is just 20 years old. She had trained for months and believed she was ready for six days below the rim. Then, in the Grand Canyon heat, her legs stopped working and she called out for her mom and dad: “Something’s wrong.” It is the last thing she remembers before waking up in an ICU. During the missing hours between, Maddie’s family learned she might not survive. This is her story—in her own words—of the hike that nearly killed her and the fight to get her life back. ***** Maddie's
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