Who can register for Rim to Rim to Rim?

This is a community-only event. You must be an active Unrationed Community member to register. If you are not yet in the community, the path is to join first, then sign up for R2R2R inside the app.

How much does it cost?

Pricing and registration details are shared with active community members inside the Unrationed app. This event is designed as an extension of the community, not a standalone public ticket.

The exact route and aid plan will be published in the community as we get closer to the event. The target is the classic South Rim to North Rim and back, roughly 43 miles with about 12,000 feet of combined elevation change.

What is the North Rim Decision?

When we reach the North Rim, we stop as a group and take an honest inventory. If anyone is not healthy, confident, and stoked to go back in, we talk it through. Turning around at the North Rim is a valid finish — the canyon does not care about bravado.

What pace should I expect?

The target pace is sub-24 hours, with a realistic timeline around 20 hours. This is a long, exposed, and serious route. You should be comfortable moving on tired legs, managing heat, and carrying enough food and water between aid points.

Can I get a refund if I can't make it?

Refund and transfer policies will be published in the community when registration opens. Because capacity is limited and logistics are complex, we ask that you only commit if you are serious about the training and the event.

Community-only event · Oct 20–24, 2026

Rim to Rim
to Rim.

Name: Rim to Rim to Rim — Grand Canyon
Start: 2026-10-20
End: 2026-10-24
Location: Grand Canyon National Park

43 miles through the Grand Canyon. South Rim to North Rim and back. Roughly 12,000 feet of elevation, one honest decision, and a community of men who do hard things together.

Dates: Oct 20–24, 2026
Distance: 43 miles
Elevation: ~12,000 ft
Target pace: sub 24 hours
Who: Community members

Hikers in the corridor of the Grand Canyon, looking toward the North Rim — The corridor of the Grand Canyon.

What this is

One hard thing, one honest decision.

R2R2R is not a retreat with a busy itinerary. It is a single demanding objective with a few days wrapped around it so we can arrive, attempt, recover, and leave a little clearer.

A single hard objective

Rim to Rim to Rim is one push. No stages, no shortcuts. One day where the canyon asks everything you have and more.

A decision at the North Rim

After the climb out, the group stops and decides together. The only acceptable answer to go back in is stoked, healthy, and confident.

Community-only

This is not a public event. It is for active Unrationed Community members who have done the work to show up ready.

Safety before bravado

The goal is for everyone to get home. If the North Rim is your finish line, there is no shame in that.

The trail enters a stone tunnel carved into the canyon wall

"The only answer that earns a return trip is stoked, healthy, and confident."

The North Rim Decision

GRAND CANYON

Community members only

This event is for active Unrationed Community members.

The route

The route is coming soon.

The classic R2R2R line is roughly 43 miles from the South Rim to the North Rim and back, with about 12,000 feet of combined elevation change. We are finalizing the exact path, aid points, and safety plan based on current conditions and permits.

The route map, elevation profile, and pacing guide will be published inside the Unrationed Community as the event gets closer.

Route details

Target distance: 43 miles
Elevation change: ~12,000 ft
Target pace: sub 24 hours
Decision point: North Rim

Layered canyon walls rising from the inner gorge — The route asks for attention long before the North Rim.

Community members only

Want to be there when the route drops?

Run of show

The shape of the week.

Tuesday, Oct 20

Arrive

Travel to the Grand Canyon area. Meet the crew, settle in, walk through the plan, and get an early night.

Wednesday, Oct 21

The Crossing

Start before dark from the South Rim. Descend, cross the inner gorge, climb to the North Rim, make the decision, and — if the group is ready — go back in.

Thursday, Oct 22

Recover

Sleep in, eat, move slowly, and let the body catch up. No agenda. Just recovery and stories.

Friday, Oct 23

Integration

A longer conversation about what the crossing surfaced: at work, at home, and in the way each of us shows up.

Saturday, Oct 24

Head home

Breakfast, goodbyes, and the drive back. A little clearer than you arrived.

Field notes

The canyon in real frames.

See every past retreat

Registration

Members only.

This is a community event.

Registration is open to active Unrationed Community members. If you are already in, log in to register. If you are not, the path is to join the community first.

Training, route, and gear details shared inside the community
Accountability and preparation with men already signed up
Registration opens to members before any public announcement

Already a member? Sign in and register inside the app. Not yet a member? Join the community and R2R2R registration will be available to you.

From the field

What the canyon does.

Not testimonials we wrote. These are words from men who have crossed thresholds with Unrationed.

“The canyon strips away the stories you tell about yourself. What is left is what you actually carry.”

Unrationed member · Grand Canyon R2R2R

“I had never been that far inside a hard thing with other men. It changed what I thought I was capable of.”

Unrationed member · Zion Traverse

“Turning back was not failure. The structure of the group made it possible to choose the right thing.”

Unrationed member · R2R2R training

FAQ

Questions about R2R2R

Who can register for Rim to Rim to Rim?: This is a community-only event. You must be an active Unrationed Community member to register. If you are not yet in the community, the path is to join first, then sign up for R2R2R inside the app.
How much does it cost?: Pricing and registration details are shared with active community members inside the Unrationed app. This event is designed as an extension of the community, not a standalone public ticket.
What is the route?: The exact route and aid plan will be published in the community as we get closer to the event. The target is the classic South Rim to North Rim and back, roughly 43 miles with about 12,000 feet of combined elevation change.
What is the North Rim Decision?: When we reach the North Rim, we stop as a group and take an honest inventory. If anyone is not healthy, confident, and stoked to go back in, we talk it through. Turning around at the North Rim is a valid finish — the canyon does not care about bravado.
What pace should I expect?: The target pace is sub-24 hours, with a realistic timeline around 20 hours. This is a long, exposed, and serious route. You should be comfortable moving on tired legs, managing heat, and carrying enough food and water between aid points.
Can I get a refund if I can't make it?: Refund and transfer policies will be published in the community when registration opens. Because capacity is limited and logistics are complex, we ask that you only commit if you are serious about the training and the event.

One canyon. One decision. One push.

Oct 20–24, 2026 · Grand Canyon National Park