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Starting Big: Brandon Weis’ First Thru-Hike Was a Calendar-Year Triple Crown
Ottawa, Ohio native Brandon Weis first saw the vast open spaces of the Western United States on a road trip during his freshman year at Ohio State
Topo Athletic Trail Runner Comparison: Ultraventure 3, Terraventure 4, and Traverse
After my previous favorite trail shoe brand was sold to a voracious, enormous outdoor-business conglomerate, nothing was quite right anymore. I
The Cape Wrath Trail: The Wild, Wonderful, 230-Mile ‘AT of the UK’
Of the 720 long-distance “paths” crisscrossing the British Isles, the 230-mile* Cape Wrath Trail in far northwest Scotland is considered the toughest
Jack Wolfskin Prelight Alpha Jacket Review
The Prelight Alpha is the third piece I’ve reviewed from Jack Wolfskin, a German company working on building inroads to the North American outdoor
SkyGOAT CAMP Jacket Review
I am partial to SkyGOAT for no other reason than the company’s most excellent name. You can never go wrong with the word “goat.” That aside,
Deep Hiking: India “Diagonal” Wood May Be the First To Complete the “Colorado X”
It was 2020 and life was staring India Wood in the face. She’d exhausted herself trying to find an agent for her memoir and just closed her
LightHeart Gear Solo Sil-Nylon Tent Review
The search for the perfect lightweight solo long-distance hiking shelter is, it seems, neverending. It's tricky to strike a balance between weight,
Topo Athletic Pursuit Trail Shoe Review
I began my thru-hiking career (Colorado Trail, 2015) in Hoka’s Mafate Speed trail runners, which were extra cushy, incredibly tough, and
BioLite HeadLamp 325 Review
I’m sometimes asked what my “favorite” piece of gear is for long-distance hiking. Usually, people are surprised when I tell them it's the BioLite 200
ULA Circuit Backpack Review
When I launched my thru-hiking career on the Colorado Trail in 2015, I did a lot of research online to find gear I thought would work for me. I’m