Nancy East and Chris Ford Set the Fastest Known Time for the Smokies 900
We interviewed Nancy East about her journey to setting the Smokies 900 FKT and why PSAR is so important.
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Nancy East Prepares for Smokies 900 FKT to Support Preventative Search and Rescue Efforts
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Nancy East is training to set the Smokies 900 FKT -- all in an effort to raise $60,000 for preventative SAR efforts.
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Top 5 Moments I Totally Lost It On the Trail
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We all love being on the trail, but we also know that being on the trail isn’t always easy. What has made you lose it?
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Take Less. Do More. Our Brand Ambassadors Explain Why.
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Take Less. Do More. It goes beyond a pithy catchphrase. Our Brand Ambassadors share how its a life philosophy.
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25 Indoor Activities for Outdoorsy People During Self-Quarantine
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Can't go outside? Here’s a list of things you can do in self-quarantine that don’t include going outside, but can scr...
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Reflections after Nearly 3,800 Miles Along the Spine of the Rockies
Editor's Note: On April 22, 2019, Andrew Glenn began a thru-hike connecting the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) in the...
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Arlette Laan Sets Women’s Fastest Known Time for White Mountain Direttissima
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I did a thing. I took on the White Mountain Direttissima, what some also call the White Mountain Challenge, and I com...
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45 miles. 11,000’ elevation gain. 24 hours. Meet the Tour de LeConte Challenge.
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Gossamer Gear Brand Ambassadors are an incredible bunch, if we do say so ourselves. Not only are they completing incr...
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Best Pacific Crest Trail Section Hiking, According to the Experts
The Pacific Crest Trail, or PCT, is a National Scenic Trail in the western United States that runs along the Sierra N...
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Why We Never Stop Hiking: Tales from Our Trail Blazers
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Do you remember your first big hike or your first overnight backpacking trip? You might've made some rookie mistakes ...
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Three Days in the Olympic Peninsula's Enchanted Valley
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You know that feeling you get on the trail where time and space seem to fade into oblivion, and you begin to feel in ...
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Hike the Drakensberg Grand Traverse through South Africa and Lesotho
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In September 2017, Ras "UltraPedestrian" Vaughan traveled to South Africa and the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho to take...
