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Thru-Hikers: Limited Access to Mammoth Lakes From Red’s Meadow in 2024
Ongoing construction will limit road access to the popular JMT and PCT trail town of Mammoth Lakes from Red's Meadow Resort in 2024. This year, JMT and PCT thru-hikers should...
UGQ Bandit Backpacking Quilt Review
As a tossing-and-turning side sleeper, I've struggled to dial in a sleep system that caters to my body's wild temperature swings throughout an entire thru-hike. Despite starting with my share...
Best Restaurants on the Appalachian Trail
It's no secret that the way to a thru-hiker's heart is through their stomach. Ramen bombs are great and all, but when you're burning 4,000 calories a day there's nothing...
Helinox Chair Zero Review
A chair rarely ends up on a thru-hiker’s essential gear list, but for those hiking shorter miles and spending more time at camp, a comfortable place to sit does have...
Backpacker Radio LIVE with Ryan “Dirtmonger” Sylva (BPR #253)
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we'll do it live! That's right, we are once again joined by backpacking legend, Ryan Sylva aka Dirtmonger, to learn...
Katabatic Palisade 30 Degree Quilt Review
While thru-hiking the Eastern Continental Trail this past year, I made a lot of gear changes. Until then, I had been using the same mummy-style sleeping bag — the REI...
Authorities Investigating Fish Hooks Stuffed In Dog Treats Along Appalachian Trail
Over the weekend, a hiker stumbled upon a disturbing scene of dog treats laden with fish hooks along the Appalachian Trail between PA Route 873 and the George W. Outerbridge...
5 Common Beginner Backpacking Mistakes
If you’re getting ready to go backpacking or thru-hiking for the first time, you’re going to make mistakes. Lots of them. And that’s OK: mistakes are part of life. The...
Zpacks X Evolved Supply Co Mirage Sun Hoody Review
When you think of “Hiker Trash,” a strong mental image comes to mind. For me, I see a dirty sunshirt, a dirty trucker hat, a dirty 50L backpack, and a...
Thru-Hiking Gave Me Body Dysmorphia
Many thru-hikers say the trail has changed their lives forever. I embarked on my first ever long hike back in 2017, and it truly did change me. Since then, I...