Interview
Pamela Clark Is On Track To Become the Oldest Female AT Thru-Hiker Ever
When Pamela Clark read Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods, she was amused and curious. But she never imagined she would one day put her own feet on the...
Meet Old Lady on the Trail: 81-Year-Old Triple Crowner Mary E. Davison
Mary E. Davison — trail name "Medicare Pastor" — is the Old Lady on the Trail, and she's proud of it. A retired pastor and grandmother of ten, she began...
Deep Hiking: India “Diagonal” Wood May Be the First To Complete the “Colorado X”
It was 2020 and life was staring India Wood in the face. She’d exhausted herself trying to find an agent for her memoir and just closed her business-research firm after...
Standing Bear Trio Recalls Rescue of Family Dog Mauled by Bear on AT
Earlier this year, two people and two dogs went out for a harmless little hike on the Appalachian Trail; a hike that would turn into a scene of horror, and...
Steve McClure on Backcountry Safety and Updating the 10 Essentials
Have you ever set out on a beautiful sunny day that turned into a wet misery halfway through? Did a snowstorm suddenly change course and dump right on your course? Maybe...
Trail Marshall on Thru-Hiking Culture and Hiking the Mountains to Sea Trail in Winter
The Mountains To Sea Trail, one of America’s newer long distance trails, has relatively few hikers on it but is growing in popularity. The story Trail Marshall gives insight into...
Arlette “Apple Pie” Laan on Becoming the First Woman to Hike All 11 National Scenic Trails
Arlette “Apple Pie” Laan just became the first woman to hike all eleven of the National Scenic Trails in the United States, with mileage totaling close to 18,000 miles. Born...
Meet the Family of 6 Finishing Their Triple Crown
Meet the Bennetts, a family of six that has hiked the PCT, CDT, and PNT. I caught up with 5/6 of them (and a Bennett cousin) almost a quarter of...
One of the Foremost Experts in Human-Bear Conflict Has Something to Tell You About Bear Safety
Do bear bells work? Is it best to play dead if you’re attacked? Is a gun just as effective as bear spray? Should anything that might possibly have come in...
Man Hiking the AT with a Leafblower: Mascot Hikers and Why They Do It
Some hikers carry the oddest things on the Appalachian Trail. Here’s a little peek into the lives of two of them.