However, if you are new to backpacking, you may not know that there is a bit of a debate in the hiking community about the differences between backpacking and thru-hiking. As a long-time hiking ...

Zäck shaved three days off the previous women's self-supported record and set a new women's overall speed time ...

A Colorado thru-hiker has established a new long-distance trail that traverses the northern part of Colorado for almost 500 ...

Writer and outdoor enthusiast Jael Goldfine recently section-hiked New York on the Appalachian Trail in a brand-new pair, and confirms that they’re durable enough for thru-hiking on rough terrain.

In my case, that tends to happen after thru-hiking (long-distance trail walking). Sometimes I’ll go for a couple of days, sometimes a couple of weeks. When I emerge from the wild, I look like a ...