Thru-Hiking Culture
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #AppalachianTrail
Welcome to our weekly roundup of the most spectacularly beautiful, hilariously entertaining, and all-around best photos taken on the Appalachian Trail this past week. This week features photos
The 2018 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Survey: General Information
Two years ago, The Trek expanded our annual Appalachian Trail thru-hiker survey to include questions not only about main gear items, but also more detailed demographics, the timeline of AT
How Would Your Thru-Hike Have Been Different Without Your Son?
Since completing our thru-hike, I have often been asked what the thru-hike would have been like without my son tagging along. The first—and most accurate answer—is that there would not...
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail
Welcome to our weekly roundup where we carefully select and showcase the most impressive, hilarious, and all-around epic photos taken by hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail. Use the hashtag
PCT Thru-Hike by the Numbers
Now that I'm off trail and home for a bit, I've been doing some thinking about the trip as a whole. People ask me, "What was it like?" and I...
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #AppalachianTrail
Welcome to our weekly roundup of the most spectacularly beautiful, hilariously entertaining, and all-around best photos taken on the Appalachian Trail this past week. This week features photos
Congrats to These 2018 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers! (Week of Oct. 26)
PCT northbounders are ending their trek to Canada! In true PCT fashion, fire closures made things interesting this year and stopped some hikers at Hart’s Pass. Regardless, a huge round...
Congrats to These 2018 Continental Divide Trail Thru-Hikers!
CDT northbounders are ending their trek to Canada! A huge round of applause for all these brand-spanking-new thru-hikers! Whether you’re going northbound, southbound, or flip-flopping, we want to
Congrats to These 2018 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers! (Week of Oct. 17)
A huge round of applause for these brand-spanking-new thru-hikers! Whether you’re going northbound, southbound, or flip-flopping, we want to feature the photo of you crossing the finish line! This
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail
Welcome to our weekly roundup where we carefully select and showcase the most impressive, hilarious, and all-around epic photos taken by hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail. Use the hashtag
