Walk Hella Far: How to Train for Thru-Hiking
Thinking about taking your first thru-hike in 2024? Here’s an in-depth guide on how to get started from an experienced thru-hiker.
Thinking about taking your first thru-hike in 2024? Here’s an in-depth guide on how to get started from an experienced thru-hiker.
The Triple Crown is made up of three National Scenic Trails. Between the CDT, the AT, and the PCT, who’s better? Who’s best?
You’ve heard of the Pacific Crest Trail, but some parts of the experience aren’t so obvious. Here’s 6 things about the PCT you didn’t know.
Last Friday, two teenage hikers were rescued after spending 48 hours lost and snowed-in on California’s Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). The two 17-year-olds, Riley Ramirez of Cypress, California and Cole White of Portland, Oregon, were left huddling for warmth amid five-foot snow drifts. The teens began their excursion on Feb. 26, reports the Palm Springs [...]
While skiers rejoice over California’s record 2023 snowfall, thru-hikers are biting their fingernails. If all that powder doesn’t melt fast, the PCT may open late—rendering a 2023 thru-hike impossible for many. The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), which crosses the length of the United States from Mexico to Canada, starts in the Mojave Desert and then [...]