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Things I Wish I’d Known Before Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
Going into a thru-hike with no prior long-distance hiking experience means there are a lot of unknowns. From how much food to bring to whether to buy all your shoes...
Backpacker Radio #24: Mike “Kickstand” Papadatos, from Backpacking Novice to Calendar Triple Crown
Starting a thru-hike without any prior backpacking experience, although not entirely rare, is a brave endeavor. To string three consecutive thru-hikes back-to-back-to-back is a whole other
Trail Correspondents Episode #17: Life After the Trail
This is it. The end. Our final episode of the season. A thru-hike is---typically speaking---a half-year adventure. In the midst of this journey, that feels like a very long time....
Now Accepting 2019 The Trek Trail Correspondents Applications
It's happening. We're is thrilled to announce that we're bringing back a second season of the Trail Correspondents series. In case you're unfamiliar, our Trail Correspondents podcast showcases
Lone Wolves to Trail Families: Who’s Who in the Thru-Hiking Social Dynamic
A large and integral part of a thru-hike is the social aspect. As with most human endeavors, there's a broad spectrum of interest—some people are in this for the scenery,...
Backpacker Radio #23: Heather “Anish” Anderson on Her Calendar Triple
"Expectation is where failure lies." - Heather "Anish" Anderson Today's guest is very fitting for our 23rd episode, since she is arguably the Michael Jordan of backpacking. In a world...
Trail Correspondents Episode #16: The End
If this episode doesn't give you goosebumps, seek medical attention. Today we hear from our hikers at the end of their journeys. More specifically, they give us two different check...
Backpacker Radio Episode #22: “Guthook” on Building the Most Popular Thru-Hiking App
What's it like to build the most ubiquitous app in the hiking community? Today we learn that answer as we're joined by Ryan Linn, more commonly known as Guthook, one...
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail
Welcome to our weekly roundup where we carefully select and showcase the most impressive, hilarious, and all-around epic photos taken by hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail. Use the hashtag
PCT Thru-Hike by the Numbers
Now that I'm off trail and home for a bit, I've been doing some thinking about the trip as a whole. People ask me, "What was it like?" and I...
