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Top Tents and Shelters on the Appalachian Trail: 2024 Thru-Hiker Survey
This installment of the 2024 Appalachian Trail survey covers shelters of all kinds. We’ll discuss the types of shelters used, the type and size chosen based on hiking companions, and...
Appalachian Trail Sees 30% Decrease in Thru-Hiker Registrations for 2025
Recent data from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) shows a significant decline in hiker registrations for the 2025 season. As of January 13th, only 1,257 people had registered their hikes...
Triple Crowning as a Family of 6, Parenting Teenagers on Trail, and Life Lessons with Vince & Georgie Strawbridge (BPR #288)
In today’s episode of Backpacker Radio, presented by The Trek and brought to you by Topo Athletic, we are joined by Vince and Georgie Strawbridge, one-third of the six-person thru-hiking...
The Top Footwear on the Appalachian Trail: 2024 Thru-Hiker Survey
The third installment of the AT 2024 Survey is here, and this time we’re covering all things footwear. What you wear on your feet is one of the most personal...
Is It Getting More Expensive To Thru-Hike the Appalachian Trail?
Is it getting more expensive to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail? It sure feels that way. You might think spending six months eating ramen in the forest would be a real...
Quick on the Draw: Things I learnt on the Appalachian Trail, an A-Z
Introduction to this final blog I learnt so much from reading other people’s blogs before I started my thru hike. So, it was always part of my intention with my...
Thru-Hiking, Running an AT Hostel, and Living in a 300 Sq Ft Alaskan Cabin with Patrice & Justin La Vigne (BPR #286)
In today’s episode of Backpacker Radio, presented by The Trek, we’re joined by Patrice and Justin La Vigne. Over the past decade-plus, Patrice and Justin have traded their corporate grind...
Hiking the Calendar Year Triple Crown, Crashing a Motorcycle, and Cycling the Southern Tier Bicycle Route with Carson “Anita” Oliver (BPR #285)
In today’s episode of Backpacker Radio, presented by The Trek, we are joined by Carson Oliver, known on trail as Anita. Carson is an accomplished thru-hiker, cyclist, and adventurer. Following...
The 2024 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Survey: General Information Part 2
Here we are again with the second installment of the 2024 Appalachian Trail Survey! This is part two of the general information. While the first general post mainly covered demographics,...
Hurricane Helene Repairs on the AT Are Well Underway: Trail Clubs Ask 2025 Hikers To Consider Flip-Flopping
This is a guest post by Jim Fetig, president of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. Five members of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club have just returned from two separate trips...