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6 Essentials Every Backpacker Should Have in Their First Aid Kit, According to a Pharmacist

6 Essentials Every Backpacker Should Have in Their First Aid Kit, According to a Pharmacist

Apr 17th : Guest Post
Advice
The Backpacker's Guide to Bear Bagging

The Backpacker's Guide to Bear Bagging

Apr 16th : James Cape
Thru Hiking Culture
Henry "Moose Juice" Lewis on Shaking Down AT Hikers, the Teton Crest Trail, and Champagne Shoeys (BPR #249)

Henry "Moose Juice" Lewis on Shaking Down AT Hikers, the Teton Crest Trail, and Champagne Shoeys (BPR #249)

Apr 15th : Backpacker Radio
Thru Hiking Culture
Advice

6 Essentials Every Backpacker Should Have in Their First Aid...

This is a guest post by Paul "Aragorn" Larrat. Extended travel in the wilderness necessitates carrying...
Apr 17th : Guest Post
Featured

22 Trek Bloggers on the Appalachian Trail You Should Be Following...

As the hiking season officially kicks into high gear, the Appalachian Trail welcomes yet another class of thru-hikers, all of who are...
Apr 17th : Kendra Slagter
News

"A Race Against Time" as Rescuers Save Stranded Hiker from Maine...

A hiker was rescued from the Appalachian Trail in western Maine's Bigelow Mountains over the weekend after...
Apr 23rd : Kelly Floro
Inspiration
Pacific Crest Trail

PCT inspiration and eclipse

Apr 18th : PCT Flip Flop
Inspiration
Inspiration

[Book Excerpt] Arctic Traverse: A Thousand-Mile Summer of Trekking the Brooks Range by Michael Engelhard

Mar 20th : Guest Post
Inspiration
Pacific Crest Trail

A Bundle of "I don't knows"

Feb 26th : Saida Garcia
Inspiration
Appalachian Trail

Lessons Learned: Going into my 2nd Thru-Hike

Feb 26th : Thomas Allie
Inspiration
Appalachian Trail

In Praise of Trail Angels: An Essential Part of the AT Experience

Feb 12th : Maggie Slepian