If you’ve gone backpacking anytime in the last decade you’ve probably noticed that thru hiking backpacks are starting to get small—really small. The 70-liter external-frame packs of yore are quickly ...

On their recent backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail, the Emma family of Petersburg reached the summit of Max Patch in North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest, elevation 4,616 feet. From left are ...

For most AT thru-hikers, Katahdin is the finish line. For Will French, it was the halfway point on a 25-year, 4,320-mile journey along the prehistoric spine of the Appalachians. Will French didn’t ...

Thomas Gathman told his story to producer Paddy O’Connell for an episode of The Daily Rally podcast. It was edited for length and clarity. Within ten days of having the idea to thru hike the ...