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A German Thru-Hiker Has Been Detained, Deported, and Banned From the US Without a Hearing: Here's What You Need To Know

A German Thru-Hiker Has Been Detained, Deported, and Banned From the US Without a Hearing: Here's What You Need To Know

Mar 10th : Caitlin Hardee
News
10+ International Hikes and a Continuous Yo-Yo of the AT and Long Trail with Curtis Himstedt (BPR #296)

10+ International Hikes and a Continuous Yo-Yo of the AT and Long Trail with Curtis Himstedt (BPR #296)

Mar 10th : Backpacker Radio
Thru Hiking Culture
Carl "Professor" Stanfield on the Other Side of Thru-Hiking: A Summer Dream Job at an AT Hostel

Carl "Professor" Stanfield on the Other Side of Thru-Hiking: A Summer Dream Job at an AT Hostel

Mar 10th : Carl Stanfield
Appalachian Trail
Advice

33 Bucket-List Hikes You Can Do in a Long Weekend

Sometimes you just want to go for a good backpacking trip without having to quit your job or leave your entire...
Mar 17th : Katie Jackson
Featured

This Woman Took Her Family on an Epic 110-Mile Trek Above the...

This is a guest post by Amanda Henck Schmidt. As we got off the train in Abisko after an 18-hour trip from Stockholm, it didn’t...
Mar 11th : Guest Post
News

A German Thru-Hiker Has Been Detained, Deported, and Banned From...

It's the nightmare of any international hiker: training, saving, clearing one's calendar and starting the...
Mar 10th : Caitlin Hardee
Inspiration
Thru Hiking Culture

Thru hiking with fibromyalgia and what its taught me about mind over body

Mar 13th : Scorpion Queen
Inspiration
Hiker Intro

Two Pilgrimages, One Journey: Discovering the Kumano Kodō after our Camino

Mar 5th : Steve Buchele
Inspiration
Pacific Crest Trail

I’m Ditching the Luxury: My Journey to Ultra-Light Packing for the Pacific Crest Trail!

Mar 3rd : Simon von Hubatius
Inspiration
Pacific Crest Trail

PCT Countdown: A Deep Dive into Permits, Visa Challenges, and Physical Conditioning

Feb 19th : Simon von Hubatius
Inspiration
Thru Hiking Culture

Reflections of the PCT as I gear up for the AT

Feb 15th : Katie Buxton