thru-hiker
Top 5 Regrets and Non-Regrets of an Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker
As of this week, Rocky and I are one year removed from our completion of the Appalachian Trail. I think about it frequently, and both with a fond nostalgia and a more...
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Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Interviews [Part 3]
At this year's Trail Days, Appalachian Trials teamed up with 2015 thru-hiker, Michelle Revoir, to pick the brains of this year's crop of thru-hikers. We asked our hiker trash friends to share their
How Can It Possibly Get Better?
The night before I hiked out of the NOC, I had the pleasure of hanging out with a couple of AT thru hiker alumni, Napolean and Goliath. We enjoyed a...
Who Was the Oldest Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker?
Sandy B. writes... Q: How old was the oldest male through hiker? A: This is a fairly common question, and I think the uncertainty stems from confusing Google results (see below)....
The Days Are Getting Longer
(I wrote this two days ago.) As I am writing this, I'm sitting in my tent after a 15 mile day from Ice Spring Shelter to Jerry Cabin Shelter, a...
Ready or Not: Time to Start Walking
Gear-testing By this time next week, I will be taking my first steps into my 5-month long walk along the Continental Divide. I will be attempting a north-bound...
Hello from Maine
Just a little about me.... I grew up in a small fishing village on the coast of Maine and my family has a camp in northern Maine about a mile...
Another Southbounder? Sheesh.
Hey there Appalachian Trials! Thanks for having me! My name is Jeremy and I have been privileged by the purveyor of this website and author of Appalchian Trials, Mr....
6 Characteristics of Successful Thru Hikers
Before I stepped foot on the Appalachian Trail as a thru hiker attempting to reach Katahdin, I was convinced that I was going to meet a lot of people who...
That Moment When…
I had a very distinct metamorphosis moment recently. Before it happened, I was planning a NOBO thru-hike for 2016. I was a city girl who appreciated, enjoyed, maybe even loved...