Snow, Solitude and 4,600 Feet of Climbing: Backpacking the Smokies on the Appalachian Trail
A winter walk through the Smokies on the AT: snow at Shuckstack, ultralight regrets and trail solitude in Grea...
Trails, water, mountains and the outdoors.
A winter walk through the Smokies on the AT: snow at Shuckstack, ultralight regrets and trail solitude in Grea...
This week in adventure: the Tenzing Norgay biopic, a fatal lightning strike and shelter myths, Shetland sheep...
Inside a gorilla trek in Uganda's Bwindi: meeting the 17-member Posho family, how the hour works, and why perm...
A PCT thru-hiker's snowy final push to the Canadian border monument via Harts Pass, plus reflections on finish...
Crevasse falls in the Austrian Alps nearly tripled this summer as heat stripped glacier snowpack, while overal...
A fast 19-mile day on Vermont's Appalachian Trail, from windy Pico Peak to the Clarendon Gorge suspension brid...
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A southbound thru-hiker's first week on the Arizona Trail: aspen forests, hail at 9,000 feet, algae water, and...
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A PCT thru-hiker wraps up Washington in two weeks: Goat Rocks ridgelines, golden larches, endless rain and fro...
A hiker switches his phone off for 30 trail miles between Rock Gap and the Nantahala Outdoor Center — and redi...
Day 156 on the Pacific Crest Trail: 55 miles from Canada, alpenglow at Cutthroat Pass and the bittersweet math...