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2026 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: Submit Your Completion Photos
It’s summit season on the AT, and that means that we at The Trek are standing by to CONGRATULATE YOU. Yes, you. Seriously, send us pictures. We are determined to leave no thru-hiker un-congratulated, and we need your help to do it.
August is here, and more and more thru-hikers are walking their final white-blazed miles to Baxter Peak with each passing day. Finishing a thru-hike means one chapter of your life is ending and a new one is beginning. But before you move on, we invite you to pause a moment to celebrate the monumental thing you just achieved, alongside the people who understand it best: your fellow thru-hikers.
Did you complete an Appalachian Trail thru-hike in 2026? Submit your summit photos to be featured in the 2026 edition of our annual AT Finishers series. Go on, place those glorious summit photos within our field of vision. Let us live vicariously through you one last time.
Submit Your AT Summit Photos Here
Featured image: The Godfather, a Class of 2025 AT thru-hiker, celebrates finishing the AT on 16 August 2025.
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Is there a way to submit for people without a google account?