The Man Who Walked Through Time

The Story of the First Trip Afoot Through the Grand Canyon

By: Colin Fletcher

Narrated by: Matthew Josdal

In 1963 Colin Fletcher became the first man to walk the length of Grand canyon, below the Rim. It began with a dream, when he and a friend detoured from a cross-country trip to take a hurried look at the great natural wonder. Standing on the Rim, surrounded by the profound and almost mystical silence, Fletcher knew that something had happened to the way he looked at things. He also knew that the Canyon, with its depths and distances, cliffs, buttes, and hanging terraces, beckoned to him, calling him on a journey that would challenge both his body and his mind.

©1967 Colin Fletcher (P)2020 Tantor

For all who love the wild side of earth

Hikers,travelers,lovers of diligence. Will l love this book! It may even entic you to hike down in to the canyon as it did me!❤️

Less of an adventure book...

Perhaps it's a product of its day but I'm 3+ hours into the book and there's just far too much geology in the book and too little adventure. Perhaps there was a clamoring for information on that sort of thing in 1963, I don't know. The book comes across unnecessarily heady and by extension repetitive. After three hours in you get it: the Grand Canyon has layers of rock x-million years old. I don't know if I will finish it but it would have it's work cut out to become an adventure book in the latter 5 hours.

One of the Great modern adventures!

I have read this book several times and will do so throughout my life. I can't remember how many times I've been to the Grand Canyon ,both North and South rims, and into her beautiful depths. I've recommended this wonderful book to many, even to some Park Rangers at the Canyon.

Great adventures

I really enjoyed this book of adventure. He went into details which helps when you are a hiker. I very much appreciated this book.

Enjoyed, But Not Delighted

I enjoyed their book, but like some others I would have preferred a bit more discussion on what he saw as opposed to how he felt.

The narration left something to be desired.

As far as some of the comments about him being racist, I didn’t pick up on that. It seems to me, he was just describing what he saw. It’s unrealistic to expect a book written when this one was, to hold to today’s sentiments.