Why We Never Stop Hiking: Tales from Our Trail Blazers
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How Search and Rescue Changed My Survival Mindset
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Four years ago, I was accepted into our county's search and rescue team. I didn't expect it to be a profound experien...
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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...
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Big Bend 100 Trail Showcases the Best of West Texas
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"From my perspective, the Big Bend 100 are the best 100 miles of backpacking in Texas," shared Ky Harkey who establis...
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The Magic of Hiking the CDT in Colorado During a High Snow Year
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On April 22, 2019, Andrew Glenn began a thru-hike connecting the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) in the United States ...
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How Making the Move to Lightweight Hiking Was a Game Changer
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I've just completed my second back-to-back, coast-to-coast hike across Scotland, hiking from west to east and coverin...
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5 Tips for Foraging and Storing Food on a Thru-Hike
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What thru-hikers eat, and how they eat, can make the difference between making and not making it to the end of the hi...
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Tips and Techniques for a Successful Dry Camping Trip
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Dry camping is a valuable skill to have, and it just takes a couple of extra steps to ensure a safe and enjoyable tri...
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7 Things I Learned Thru-Hiking in America as a Brit
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Having thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail (AT) and Continental Divide Trail (CDT), I could offer a lot of technical adv...
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It’s Time You Met The One. Or, How About The Two? Fall in Love with the Best Lightweight Shelters for the Trail.
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We know you've been waiting for this moment. You've been searching, hoping that you'll find it. You'll know it's righ...
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Hiking with a Cause: 6 Yogis Learn Minimalist Backpacking and More
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I felt like I truly understood the phrase 'Less is More.' Now that I found minimalist backpacking, I don't think I w...
