Completed Thru-Hikers

Congratulations to these 2022 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 12

Congratulations to these 2022 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 12

From the moment Appalachian Trail thru-hikers take their first steps on trail, they are already dreaming about that victorious moment atop of Katahdin. Every day, they wake up and tick...

Oct 17, 2022 : Kendra Slagter
Congratulations to these 2022 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 11

Congratulations to these 2022 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 11

Ah, the Appalachian Trail. One of America’s most iconic trails. The AT spans 2190 miles through fourteen states and along the crests and valleys of the Appalachian Mountain Range. The...

Oct 13, 2022 : Kendra Slagter
Congratulations to these 2022 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 6

Congratulations to these 2022 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 6

Months on trail have led up to this exact, victorious moment: the final steps on the Pacific Crest Trail. Thru-hikers woke up every morning, either in their tent or in...

Oct 12, 2022 : Kendra Slagter
Congratulations to these 2022 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 5

Congratulations to these 2022 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 5

This season on the Pacific Crest Trail was wild, to say the least. With the threat of spreading forest fires, multiple re-routes, and the inability to make it to the...

Oct 5, 2022 : Kendra Slagter
Congratulations to these 2022 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 10

Congratulations to these 2022 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 10

Just look at all these incredible hikers! These folks recently completed their Appalachian Trail thru-hike. They summited peaks, hiked through rainstorms, and overcame every challenge the trail threw

Oct 5, 2022 : Kendra Slagter
Congratulations to these 2022 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 4

Congratulations to these 2022 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 4

Incoming! We have our next wave of Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike finishers! We're stoked to celebrate this incredible accomplishment alongside these unreal thru-hikers. They spent months on trail,

Sep 29, 2022 : Kendra Slagter
Congratulations to these 2022 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 9

Congratulations to these 2022 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 9

We're excited to announce our next wave of Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Finishers! These folks spent months on trail hiking towards their long-time goal: making it to the Katahdin terminus. It's...

Sep 27, 2022 : Kendra Slagter
There is No “Done”: Reflections on a Completed AT Thru-Hike

There is No “Done”: Reflections on a Completed AT Thru-Hike

Even the Appalachian Mountains were fallible, carved and folded into their present form by calamitous, earth-shattering forces. And yet they lay under my feet as steady and solid as anything.

Sep 26, 2022 : Emilee Hackney
Congratulations to these 2022 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 3

Congratulations to these 2022 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 3

There's a specific moment that every thru-hiker had where they officially decided to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. What started as an idea turned into a full-blown reality, characterized by...

Sep 19, 2022 : Kendra Slagter
Congratulations to these 2022 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 8

Congratulations to these 2022 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 8

This is it. This is the moment. The moment these hikers have been working towards for months: The final steps upon Katahdin. 2,193 miles, 14 states, 515,000 feet of elevation...

Sep 17, 2022 : Kendra Slagter