The North Rim of the Grand Canyon will remain closed until June 2, the National Park Service announced this week, driving a hatchet into the respective plans of rim-to-rim runners and thru-hikers on ...

The Rim-to-Rim is a burly hike: At 24 miles in length and with more than 10,000 feet of climbing, it's a challenge for anyone. But last month, 92-year-old Alfredo Aliaga set a new bar when he broke a ...

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, AZ — Thousands of hikers take on the Grand Canyon’s Rim-to-Rim trek every summer, covering more than 20 miles from one side of the canyon to the other. This year, however, ...

Now, park officials said they can’t further assess the damage until the spring to establish the trail’s reopening date. So avid rim-to-rim hikers are worried the 24-mile, 10,000-foot-elevation-change ...

GRAND CANYON, AZ (AZFamily) — A 74-year-old man died while trying to hike rim to rim at the Grand Canyon on Friday. He was hiking up to the north rim, and the National Park Service said he was an avid ...

A Grand Canyon hiker died over the weekend in Arizona while trying to walk rim to rim in one day, officials said Monday. Ranjith Varma, 55, of Manassas, Virginia, was attempting to trek from the South ...

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When we pulled up to the North Kaibab trailhead parking lot just before 6 a.m., it was already full of cars dropping off eager hikers. Dressed in shorts and jackets for the cool morning temperatures ...

The 55-year-old Virginia man was unable to be resuscitated on the trail. A Grand Canyon hiker has died while attempting to hike rim-to-rim in a single day at the national park. Ranjith Varma -- a ...