We spoke to Earl Swift about his latest book, Up on Cove Mountain: Adventure, Tragedy, and a Quest for Meaning on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo/Kevin Silvernale) After Kevin Silvernale finished thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in 2016, he was hooked and ...

Jack Jones was not a cheat-code kid. “I knew I could hike the AT, that I could do 30-mile days,” Jones tells me from Vietnam, where the Army veteran has begun an indefinite self-imposed political ...

Whether you're a first time hiker heading out on a well-marked trail or an experienced thru-hiker planning a remote, long-distance route, a reliable navigation app is an essential part of your kit.

Making a living writing about hiking feels like a backpacker's dream. But it's impossible to bring money into your favorite ...

I wish I had the luxury of taking two months off to embark on a major thru-hiking adventure like the Florida Trail. For now, in lieu of that, I can live vicariously through others, like my friend Greg ...

It was somewhere around the third or fourth storm on the tenth day of my first attempt at the Colorado Trail that I began to question my sanity. I was drenched nearly to my internal organs, my pack ...

Each year, only about one out of every four hikers who set out to complete the Appalachian Trail reaches that goal. A thru-hike means traversing nearly 2,200 miles, across 14 states, in a single ...

Some of Pam Neely’s earliest memories involve spending time alone outside. Part of a military family that moved around the country, she said she found connection in the pockets of the natural world ...

Good hiking shoes will help protect your feet from injuries on the trail and just increase your endurance in general. To find ...