Twenty Miles from Canada: A PCT Finale Through Snow, Smoke and Rock Slides
A thru-hiker's final 20 miles on the PCT: snow at Hart's Pass, fire closures, new rock slides and a 30-mile vi...
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A Pre-John Muir Trail Crash Course: Gear Swaps, Shakedown Hikes and a Yosemite Fire
From a last-minute pack swap to a Mt St Helens shakedown loop and a Yosemite wildfire, the practical prep less...
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Hexacuba and the Long Road Back: A 25-Mile Final Push on the Appalachian Trail
A 25.7-mile final day on the Appalachian Trail past the six-sided Hexacuba shelter and Smarts Mountain fire to...
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New Research Says Keep Your Hiking Pack Under 10 Percent of Your Body Weight
New Camino de Santiago research found plantar pressure rises sharply once a hiking pack exceeds 10% of body we...
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On Vermont's Long Trail, Day 27 Is Where Hiking Turns Into Scrambling
Day 27 on Vermont's Long Trail: half-mile-an-hour boulder scrambles, eroded ledges and grouse panic — an hones...
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Four Mountains, One Fire Tower: A 25-Mile Day on the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire
A thru-hiker's 25.7-mile, 7,800-foot day across Moose Mountain, Holt's Ledge, Smarts and Mount Cube on New Ham...
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Finishing the Continental Divide Trail: Eight Days from East Glacier to the Waterton Border Obelisk
How the final eight days of the Continental Divide Trail look from East Glacier to the Waterton obelisk: passe...
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Three Weeks on the John Muir Trail: A Hiker's Honest Numbers, Gear Wins and Regrets
A 21-day John Muir Trail thru-hike debrief: real mileage, resupply strategy, gear that failed, Whitney tips an...
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Day One on the John Muir Trail: A Travel Nurse's Climb Out of Yosemite Valley
The John Muir Trail begins quietly at Happy Isles — a 13.8-mile first day with 5,700 feet of climbing past Ver...
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Gyrokinesis: The Dancer-Built Routine That Rescues Tired Hiking Feet
Gyrokinesis, a movement method built for injured dancers, doubles as trail recovery for hikers — simple foot,...
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Vermont's Long Trail: Roots, Rebar Ladders and One Very Sensible Bail-Out
Why Vermont's 273-mile Long Trail is tougher than it looks: wet roots, rebar ladders, and a smart storm bail-o...
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Backpacker's Editors Share the Trail Gear They Actually Used This September
Backpacker editors name their favourite September gear: a $60 survival knife, alpaca wool trail socks, and fas...
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