October 30th, a local Oregon Forest Patrol deputy noticed a half-barefoot set of snowy footprints on the PCT and decided to follow them. The tracks led them to a hypothermic PCT hiker who had been ...

National Park Service (NPS) announced plans to demolish two historic Appalachian Trail shelters in Pennsylvania, a local ...

The Mountain Hardwear Ghoul 20° sleeping bag is an ultralight bag designed for a warm sleep. It’s insulated with lofty ...

One of the best parts of backpacking is eating. You can do it at home, but it's so much more gratifying when you're on trail ...

The Appalachian Trail stretches from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine.  Hikers encounter unforgettable ...

California’s Mt. Whitney yesterday, nearly one week after his remains were located along the Mountaineer’s Route. Motel staff ...

In today’s episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by Topo Athletic, we are joined by Lloyd Vogel, ...

Fall backpacking trips are one of the great joys of life, but the changing conditions require extra planning and gear. Here's ...

Six PCT hikers share forgotten food bags, bathroom disasters, grief, and burnout—and explain what keeps them hiking toward ...

Are you craving a new kind of hiking adventure? Perhaps you need to try … high routes! High routes are thru-hiking on ...

In the backpacking community, it's oddly controversial to say what I'm about to say, and that is that I would argue that ...

Continental Divide Trail from the southern terminus are temporarily closed due to construction, according to the Continental ...