It wasn’t that long ago that aspiring thru-hikers had to explain what, exactly, they were doing planning to hike something like the Appalachian Trail or Pacific Crest Trail. The kinds of distances ...

I first experienced the Sierra Nevada while thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail when I was 20. As I approached from the south, the prominent mountains were an intimidating sight, rising thousands of ...

Not all dreams deferred shrivel and fade in the sun—some snowball through the decades to explode in a beautiful realization. At least that’s the case for many hikers who pursue their long-trail dreams ...

After Kevin Silvernale finished thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in 2016, he was hooked and started devising his own long-distance trail. The 34-year-old Colorado local went on to hike the ...

Thru hiking shoes are made for backpackers who take long multi-day hikes on extended trails, like the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) or Appalachian Trail (AT). These hikers carry everything they need on ...

Choosing shoes is the most important gear decision to make before a thru-hike. But with so many options to sift through, each with its own dedicated fanbase, it can be hard to know which is right for ...

After a disastrous mid-hike battery failure left me hitchhiking for a replacement, I finally found an ultralight headlamp ...