Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail hikers found 69-year-old Robert Yerike in the 100-Mile Wilderness Thursday. Yerike was attempting a solo thru-hike when he became ill in this northern stretch of the AT, close to the end of his nearly 2,000 mile hike. Though private land and logging roads surround this narrow corridor, the… Read the rest
Just a few days ago, Jennifer Pharr Davis set the record for the fastest hike of the entire 2,181 miles of the Appalachian trail, which took her by foot from Maine to Georgia.
Davis left Maine on June 16 and–according to Huff Po–arrived at the end of her journey in… Read the rest
In this video, “Green Tunnel,” the 2,200-mile-long, six months or more of travel it takes for most people to walk the Appalachian Trail is condensed (and “re-interpreted”) into just five minutes of stop-motion. It’s pretty amazing, to say the least. And could be used as a tool for people planning… Read the rest
The day after tomorrow, 25-year-old Samuel Gardner will embark on a journey, starting the New Year off with a resolution unlike any other. On January 1st, Gardner will begin hiking westward from New York on the North Country trail–starting his more than 12,500-mile journey that will take him, solo, by… Read the rest
When heading out to Yellowstone or some other awesome national park, Americans can now add something to their checklist. You may have your bug spray, hiking shoes and enough water, but do you have your rifle?
According to a new federal law, visitors of national parks can now carry guns,… Read the rest
If you hadn’t noticed, we like people that do crazy shit. So today we are highlighting Karl Metzer. Karl is a La Sportiva Mountain Running Athlete, and on August 5th he’s going to attempt to break the Appalachian Trail speed record. What will that to take? In order to break… Read the rest
