Thru-Hiking Culture
The 2024 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Survey is Here!
If you, or someone you know, attempted an Appalachian Trail thru-hike this year, you’ve landed on the right post! Each year, we poll the current class of AT hikers to...
Thru-Hiker Shawn “Log Man” Mahoney Completes Triple Crown With a 5-Foot Log Named Larry
Five years ago, Shawn Mahoney found himself hospitalized. Doctors were baffled as to how this healthy Iraq veteran had contracted a heart infection that left him with a 50 percent...
Congratulations to These 2024 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 2
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...
Raise $10,000 and the Real Hiking Viking Will Do the Unthinkable…
What’s better than fundraising $10,000 for hurricane relief? Raising $10,000 for hurricane relief AND forcing The Real Hiking Viking to shave off his beloved beard in front of a live
Happy Trails, Losers: We Asked ChatGPT To Roast Our Favorite Trails, and the Results Are Frankly Insulting
Because nothing says "nature" like having a disembodied robot hurl insults at everything you hold dear, we asked ChatGPT to roast some of our most beloved long-distance trails. Apparently that's...
2025 Thru-Hikers: The Trek Blogger & Vlogger Applications are Now Open!
Are you thruhiking in 2025 and want your journey broadcast to hundreds of thousands of trail enthusiasts? Looking to connect with other badass thru-hikers from all over the world? Today’s...
Jennifer Pharr Davis: Hurricane Helene, The Aftermath
Republished with permission from JenniferPharrDavis.com Monday, October 14th It’s been 18 days since the hurricane. Our power was recently restored but we are still without WiFi or water
Congratulations to These 2024 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 1
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...
Congratulations to These 2024 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 8
Another year of AT thru-hiking is coming to a close. For the Class of 2024, the last handful of months have been marked by lifelong friendships forged on the trail,...
Not Bad for an Old Lady: Mary Davison on Evading Armed Cowboys, Hiking 12,000 Miles by Age 82, and Retiring From Long-Distance Hiking
For 82-year-old Triple Crowner Mary E. Davison, long-distance trails are all about choice. “You go down a trail, a bad trail, full of mud puddles, and you choose where you're...