Thru-Hiking Culture

Congrats to These 2018 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers! (Week of Aug. 27)

Congrats to These 2018 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers! (Week of Aug. 27)

August is over but summit season isn't! A huge round of applause for these brand-spanking-new thru-hikers! Whether you’re going northbound, southbound, or flip-flopping, we want to feature the

Sep 4, 2018 : Becky Booroojian
10 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Hiking England’s Coast to Coast Walk

10 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Hiking England’s Coast to Coast Walk

Caught the Hiking Bug and headed to Europe. This first trek from the West Coast of England to the East Coast was an incredible adventure. Here are 10 things I...

Sep 2, 2018 : Shay Hunter
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #ContinentalDivideTrail

This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #ContinentalDivideTrail

Welcome to our weekly roundup where we carefully select and showcase the most impressive, hilarious, and all-around epic photos taken on the Continental Divide Trail. Use the hashtag

Sep 1, 2018 : Andrea Davis
Congrats to These 2018 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers! (Week of Aug. 19)

Congrats to These 2018 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers! (Week of Aug. 19)

August is coming to end but summit season is just getting started. A huge round of applause for these brand-spanking-new thru-hikers! Whether you’re going northbound, southbound, or flip-flopping,

Aug 28, 2018 : Becky Booroojian
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail

This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail

Welcome to our weekly roundup where we carefully select and showcase the most impressive, hilarious, and all-around epic photos taken on the Pacific Crest Trail. Use the hashtag

Aug 26, 2018 : Andrea Davis
Stories From The Trail Ep 16 – Live! When Marmots Attack!

Stories From The Trail Ep 16 – Live! When Marmots Attack!

In our first ever live streaming episode, you the listeners call in with questions, comments and of course, stories. Eventually we wind up on the topic of animal encounters, so...

Aug 24, 2018 : Gary Sizer
A Fivesome Thru-Hiked the Wonderland Trail and Made a Music Video Along the Way

A Fivesome Thru-Hiked the Wonderland Trail and Made a Music Video Along the Way

The “Wonderland Wanderers,” formerly known as Heather Reece, Tiffany Bartlett, Jeremy Bartlett, Lydia Williams, and Brian Williams, thru-hiked Washington's Wonderland Trail.  Along the way they made

Aug 24, 2018 : The Editors
I Wasn’t Going to Slackpack, until I Did

I Wasn’t Going to Slackpack, until I Did

In the beginning of the trail everyone had opinions about how to hike. Every person brings their own philosophy of hiking to the trail. The friends I made day one...

Aug 21, 2018 : Elise Wallace
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #AppalachianTrail

This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #AppalachianTrail

Welcome to our weekly roundup of the most spectacularly beautiful, hilariously entertaining, and all-around best photos taken on the Appalachian Trail this past week. This week featured photos

Aug 20, 2018 : Becky Booroojian
Trail Angel Spotlight: Red Hat

Trail Angel Spotlight: Red Hat

For many hikers who are nearing the northeastern boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, not only might you be stalked by bears along the way, but, if you are...

Aug 20, 2018 : Bloodhound