Hiking and Backpacking

Video: The Inaugural Outside Gear Summit

Increasing Diversity in the Outdoors One Hike at a Time

‘Step by Step’ Captures the Mindset of a Game-Changing Athlete

How to Choose the Right Backpack

A Mother’s Loss and a Grueling Race to Process the Pain

Dropping the Localism: Outsiders Are Welcome

A PSA on How to Recreate Outdoors During These Times

Life as One of the Last Fire Lookouts

If We Want to Protect the Places We Love, We Must Vote

An Adaptive Athlete and Her Home Mountain

What Shoes Should You Be Hiking In?

Celebrating LGBTQ People in the Outdoors

A Father and Son Process Grief on a Walk

5 Moves for Increased Flexibility

How to Break in New Hiking Boots

Quick Tips to Avoid Getting Lost Outside

You Should Make Your Own Maps. Here’s How.

New Rules for Hiking with an Off-Leash Dog

Hiking Lions Head Ridge in Idaho Is Crazy
How Joe McConaughy Set an AT Speed Record
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On July 17, 2017, thru-hiker Joe McConaughy set out from Springer Mountain, Georgia, to claim the fastest known time for a self-supported traverse of the Appalachian Trail. Stringbean, from the filmmakers at Pilot Field, documents his experience during this 45-day journey.