Kathryn Miles (@Kathryn_Miles) is the author of All Standing: The Remarkable Story of the Jeanie Johnston, the Legendary Irish Famine Ship.
We caught up with some of the people hiking the Pacific Crest Trail this year and asked them why they're hiking.
The biggest hurdle has been figuring out where the trail should lie.
Two months ago, in an attempt to halt logging on what is slated to become the pipeline corridor, a group of activists erected several tree stands and a monopod—a freestanding platform atop a tall...
There's a movement to create stricter verification guidelines, but since there's no governing FKT body, it's still up to athletes to honestly document and prove their claims.
The injuries he suffered make the time all that more impressive.
Just after 1:00 p.m. on July 19, Dan "Knotts" Binde summited Maine's Mount Kathadin, the northernmost terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Binde, who is 25, wore red compression shorts and a bright...
Sammy Hartley skis, climbs, bikes, and backpacks—and just spent five days hiking rim to rim
Part Burning Man, part Camino de Santiago, part Fringe Festival thrown in for good measure, Trail Days is 72 hours of hiking mayhem.
Facing a failed marriage and an underwhelming job, Tonya Holt decided to sell her belongings, cancel her apartment lease, and set out on a six-month wilderness backpacking trip. Who she’ll be when...
How in the world could someone steal a single warship—let alone three or four—without leaving a trace?
This year, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy estimates that 3,400 individuals will attempt a thru-hike, making it one of the busiest years in the trail’s history. We met up with a few of these...
A hiker named Kaiha Bertollini claims to have broken the AT speed record. The question is: Can she prove it?
The shoestring-budget comedy is hipster fun in the backcountry, but sometimes takes the easy path.
Heather Anderson just slayed the record for the fastest known unsupported Appalachian Trail thru-hike. That makes her the biggest badass you’ve never heard of.
Overcrowding on the country’s most popular thru-hiking destination may come to a head, as the route’s managers contemplate imposing a hiker limit.