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Nostalgia Already
It’s been less than a month since I rejoined civilization after completing my thru-hike of the PCT this year. It’s warmer here, but life is a lot more predictable. Security...
A Glimpse
I want to start this post by saying that I am not a strong writer. Now that we are more familiar with each other, I want to shout out to...
Moments from the Appalachian Trail
I put together a little video collage of some moments of my thru hike - start to
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Three-Minute Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike [Watch]
I walked behind Waterboy for 142 days as we thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia. On (almost) every one of those days, I took a picture. If you've...
The Real Hiking Viking’s Ultralight PCT Gear List
In case you missed it, the dynamic duo of The Real Hiking Viking and Zach Davis (our Editor-in-Chief) are hitting the PCT SOBO.... in T-minus one day. We coerced Viking into...
Not All Mother Teresas
I'll give a little background here. I'm a shelter girl, even when it's not raining. A fair weather fan, if you will. For 90% of thru-hikers, the shelters on the...
From Drugs & Alcohol to the PCT: Watch “A Single Step” Here
Last week, a different sort of PCT thru-hiking documentary quietly went live. The Trek: Where did you meet Colin and Andrew? What inspired you to make a film about their...
Tales from the Trail: Volume III
Welcome to our third edition of Tales from the Trail, our dispatch from hikers on the AT and PCT. With these videos, you'll get to see some direct-from-trail footage as our...
10 Tips to Reduce the Weight on Your Back
As I start getting my gear squared away for the CDT, I was re-reading some of my favourite books and watching Youtube videos to inspire me to keep my pack...
Springer – Neel Gap Revisited
On 28 February 2014 my son and I were stood on Springer Mountain ready to start our Appalachian Trail thru-hike. On 4 August 2014 we summitedI loved my experience the...