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Thru-Hike Resupply Strategy: Food, Boxes & Towns
Home › Triple Crown Thru-Hikes › Thru-Hike Resupply Food · trail towns · mail drops · bounce boxes · logistics Resupply Strategy for Long-Distance Trails You do not need six months of food waiting in… Read more
Best Time to Thru-Hike: Trail-by-Trail Guide
Home › Long-Distance Trails › Best Time to Thru-Hike Snow · heat · monsoon · daylight · wildfire · seasonal timing Best Time to Thru-Hike: A Trail-by-Trail Seasonal Guide The right thru-hiking start date is… Read more
Section Hiking vs Thru-Hiking: Which Fits You?
Home › Long-Distance Trails › Section Hiking vs Thru-Hiking Long-distance hiking · life planning · trail strategy Section Hiking vs Thru-Hiking: Which Fits Your Life? Section hikers and thru-hikers can walk the same trail, cover… Read more
Best Long-Distance Trails for Beginners
Home › Long-Distance Trails › Beginner Long-Distance Trails First long walk · multi-day hiking · beginner progression The Best Long-Distance Trails for Beginners Your first long-distance trail does not need to be easy. It needs… Read more
How Much Does a Thru-Hike Cost? Complete Budget Guide
Home › Long-Distance Trails › Thru-Hike Cost Budget · gear · food · towns · travel · contingency How Much Does a Thru-Hike Cost? Build the Real Budget. A thru-hike costs more than food and… Read more
PCT vs Appalachian Trail: Which Is Harder & Which Fits You?
Home › Triple Crown Thru-Hikes › PCT vs Appalachian Trail Pacific Crest Trail · Appalachian Trail · Triple Crown PCT vs Appalachian Trail: Which Thru-Hike Fits You? The Pacific Crest Trail is longer, higher and… Read more
Thru-Hiking Gear List: Ultralight Essentials
Home › Long-Distance Trails › Thru-Hiking Gear List Thru-hiking · backpacking · lightweight systems · long trails Thru-Hiking Gear List: The Ultralight Essentials A strong thru-hiking gear list is not the lightest collection of equipment… Read more
How to Plan a Thru-Hike: The Complete Beginner’s Guide
Home › Great Long-Distance Trails › How to Plan a Thru-Hike Beginner planning guide · long-distance hiking · route to trailhead How to Plan a Thru-Hike: The Complete Beginner’s Guide A thru-hike is not one… Read more
Khumbu Icefall: Why It’s Everest’s Most Dangerous Ground
Everest south route · Base Camp to Camp I · moving glacier The Khumbu Icefall: Everest’s Most Dangerous Ground? The Khumbu Icefall is the broken, fast-moving section of the Khumbu Glacier immediately above Everest Base… Read more
Into Thin Air vs The Climb: 1996 Everest Accounts
1996 Everest · competing eyewitness accounts · Krakauer vs Boukreev Into Thin Air vs The Climb: The 1996 Everest Accounts Compared Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air became the dominant public account of the 1996 Everest… Read more