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Hey, all. I know I am WAY behind in posting updates, and I'm not going to lie - the majority of them will probably have to wait until I am...
Flipping Out About Flip Flopping: Part 2
According to the ATC website’s 2,000 Miler Report , 70 of the 122 reported thru-hikes originating from Harper’s Ferry in 2014, were completed. That is an out-of-the-gate success rate of...
Why Shakedown Hikes Are So Important for New Backpackers
A good shakedown hike can make a big difference in how well prepared you are for a thru-hike. But just how should you go about it and what should you...
Flipping Out About Flip Flopping: Part 1
Mentally, Mt. Katahdin is my physical and psychological goal. It is also turning into my emotional nemesis.
She’ll Either Kiss You On The Lips, Or Kick You When You’re Down
Mother nature.... the trail.... you never know what she is going to do. She'll either give you terrain that is soft enough for bare feet or she will give you...
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Three Cheers for This Week’s Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers! [Week of 8.28.15]
3 Cheers for week 3 of pictures of the rad guys and gals finishing their hikes! Well done friends, well done! If you’ve completed your thru-hike, send us your Katahdin or...
Summer In Review
This week marked the end of one of the most eventful summers of my life. Going public about my plans to thru-hike has spiraled into this amazing storm of support...
Tito’s Throne: Notes on the Mahoosuc Notch and Hiker Morale
This story begins down south along the Appalachian Trail somewhere in Virginia in the month of May. There I was enjoying my morning evacuation in a privy, muttering like a...
The 5 Stages of Ending My PCT Thru-hike
I’m not leaving the trail, I tell myself. I’m not one of those people. It’s just blisters. I’ll be fine by tomorrow. I did not yet know that 4 days...
How to choose the right rain gear
Anyone who spends time in the outdoors is inevitably going to do so in the rain. Hiking, hunting, fishing or being anywhere outside of Arica Chile will end up dealing with...