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After collapsing into tears at the trail terminus, the 30-year-old hiker welcomed her birthday with Oreos
On most days, she was the first person on the trail. That led to some close encounters with the local wildlife.
Ditching the data and simplifying my runs for a month had some unexpected side effects. Here’s why you should try it.
Nick Fowler and Georgia Porter set FKTs on the trail by wildly different methods
From meal planning to meeting the townies, every aspiring thru-hiker should hear this hard-won advice
For most AT thru-hikers, Katahdin is the finish line. For Will French, it was the halfway point on a 25-year, 4,320-mile journey along the prehistoric spine of the Appalachians.
Three years ago, Danae and Olen Netteburg set out with their four kids on the Appalachian Trail. Three years (and one more baby) later, they’re about to complete the Triple Crown. All of them.
A lot of what thru-hikers eat on the trail is far from good for you. But some nutrition-minded backpackers are trying to buck the trend.
Most of this year’s PCT class is skipping the snowbound Sierra. A small group of adventurers is pushing straight through.