Thru-Hiking Culture
Join Us: Backpacker Radio LIVE Podcast in Austin!
Howdy, Texas trailblazers! Backpacker Radio is hitting the trail to Austin this spring for a LIVE podcast event you won’t want to miss! Saddle up and join Zach and Chaunce,...
Congratulations to These 2024 PCT Thru-Hike Finishers: Part 9
The Pacific Crest Trail is often regarded as one of North America's most beautiful and iconic thru-hikes, stretching 2,650 miles from the Mexican border all the way to Canada. Every...
8 Reasons the CDT Is Better Than the AT and PCT
All three of the Triple Crown trails (Appalachian Trail, Continental Divide Trail, and Pacific Crest Trail) are incredible in their own ways. The Appalachian Trail has its rolling green tunnels....
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...
This Is The Weirdest Depression I have Ever Experienced: Life After the AT
I cannot begin to count the amount of times I’ve sat down and tried to write something post-trail. About the victory lap, about the devastation down south, about what going...
Congratulations to These 2024 CDT Thru-Hike Finishers: Part 5
The Continental Divide Trail is one of the most challenging, remote, and rewarding thru-hikes in North America, spanning roughly 3,100 miles from the Mexico-New Mexico border to the Canadian-Montana
Congratulations to These 2024 CDT Thru-Hike Finishers: Part 4
The Continental Divide Trail stands as one of the most challenging, remote, and rewarding thru-hikes in North America, spanning roughly 3,100 miles from the Mexico-New Mexico border to the
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,...
Congratulations to These 2024 CDT Finishers: Part 3
The Continental Divide Trail stands as one of the most challenging, remote, and rewarding thru-hikes in North America, spanning roughly 3,100 miles from the Mexico-New Mexico border to the