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“I Just Had To Skip So Many Miles”: How 2024 PCT Thru-Hikers Are Adapting to Fires and Trail Closures
On the Pacific Crest Trail, wildfire closures are no longer the rarity they once were — they’ve become part of the thru-hiking experience. With five current closures on the trail,...
Elina Osborne on “It Is The People”, Her PCT Documentary, Videography, and Storytelling (BPR #270)
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by Topo Athletic, we are joined by Elina Osborne. Elina is a thru-hiker, filmmaker, adventurer, and storyteller....
Cam Bostock on Amassing 600K+ Instagram Followers, Adventuring in Australia vs. the USA, and Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (BPR #269)
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by Cam Bostock. With more than 600K Followers, Cam is a bonafide Instagram hiking celebrity. Cam teaches...
Thru-Hiker Rescued on the Pacific Crest Trail
A Canadian PCT hiker was rescued from the trail on August 25 near Seiad Valley, California (mile 1657). The thru-hiker, who was not named, slipped and injured her ankle. The...
Human Remains Found in Gifford Pinchot National Forest May Belong to Hiker Missing Since 2013
Authorities believe human remains discovered in Washington's Gifford Pinchot National Forest last week, not far from the Pacific Crest Trail, may belong to a day hiker who has been missing...
Jeffrey James Binney on Being a Plus-Sized Ultrarunner, TikTok Fame, and the PCT (BPR #268)
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are at PCT Trail Days! Our guest today is Jeffrey James Binney, a modern-day renaissance man who is an...
Temporary Cable Bridge Restores Safe Passage Over San Joaquin River
In a much-anticipated development for Pacific Crest Trail and John Muir Trail hikers, a temporary cable bridge has been installed over the South Fork San Joaquin River in Kings Canyon....
Park Fire Closes PCT, Fifth-Largest Blaze in California History
California is up in flames as emergency personnel battle the fifth-largest wildfire in state history. Thus far, the Park Fire has devastated 392,480 acres of land near Chico, Butte County,...
10 Wildfires Threaten the Pacific Crest Trail
Plumes of choking smoke, apocalyptic-orange skies, and rapidly-growing flames that claw their way upwards, scorching everything in sight: this is the reality of a western thru-hiker's journey
61-Year-Old Hiker Found Dead After Missing on Pacific Crest Trail
A 61-year-old man who went missing on the Pacific Crest Trail near Fuller Ridge Trailhead last weekend was found dead in a ravine on Wednesday, authorities confirmed. Chula Vista resident...