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  • Completing the Triple Crown
  • What Nobody Tells You About Extreme Thru-Hiking
  • Even Dirtbags Deserve Nice Things

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thetrek.co /1 week ago

Completing the Triple Crown

Enlisting A huge factor that impacts your morale and keeps a thru-hiker progressing down the trail is the people that you meet.  Some thru-hikers prefer to hike with trail families...

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thetrek.co /3 weeks ago

What Nobody Tells You About Extreme Thru-Hiking

In 2025, I hiked 10,070 miles. I started on January 1st in Key West, Florida. The original plan was to complete a border-to-border calendar year Triple Crown: walk from Key West to...

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thetrek.co /3 weeks ago

Even Dirtbags Deserve Nice Things

Zero Hero      There have been many instances that have made me feel like a ‘real thru-hiker’. The community support in trail towns is probably the biggest contributor to that. Aft...

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thetrek.co /1 month ago

Week 3: Trail name, Hiking style, Spontaneity on trail

The trail decides I had a rough idea of what trail life looks like. I kind of hear it from numerous people how the trail almost everything provides. Conceptually, I’m able to wrap...

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thetrek.co /3 weeks ago

Walking to Mordor

Why does anyone do this? Once you start looking into it, you hear countless stories of people taking on the Appalachian Trail in search of a fresh start whether it’s to figure out...

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thetrek.co /1 month ago

The Real Hiking Viking’s 10 PCT Hot Takes

ou know, a lot of people say that hiking the PCT is the easiest of all the Triple Crown trails. Well, I’m here to tell you—it’s not like that. If you think hiking the PCT is going...

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thetrek.co /3 weeks ago

Tramilies & Trail Legs: Thru Hiking The PCT-Wrightwood

Leaving My Tramily Tramiles (trail /families) are an interesting phenomenon throughout the through hiking experience. In its most basic form, a “tramily” is made up of people that...

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thetrek.co /3 days ago

Part 8: Town Day (one day in Idyllwild)!!!

One of the thrills of thru-hiking — being in the woods or in the desert, slaloming through the mountains with only tiny objectives every day (crushing miles, getting to the next wa...

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irunfar.com /1 month ago

Ultrarunning Culture

The post Ultrarunning Culture appeared first on iRunFar. Sabrina Little writes about cultivating running culture. Ultrarunning Culture by Sabrina Little.

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unofficialnetworks.com /6 days ago

The Colorado Trail: A 567-Mile Legacy Built on Volunteer Grit

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thetrek.co /2 weeks ago

Mud, Water and the Wild Hayduke Trail

In tough situations we find comfort in the ideals of grit, humility, and determination. We tell ourselves that WE are the tough ones and that if it were easy, everyone would be doi...

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thetrek.co /1 month ago

Week 4: Flow state hiking, hiking through dark, hiker hunger

My hiking state on the trail Within this week, I’m starting to discover my hiking style even further. I’m fascinated that there is something to learn about myself in terms of hikin...

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thetrek.co /1 month ago

Solo vs. Tramily: Choosing Your Own Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail

There comes a moment on every thru-hike—usually around mile 20 (Lake Morena), when your feet hurt, your pack feels suspiciously heavier than yesterday, and someone named “Shepherd”...

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thetrek.co /1 month ago

Searching for Connection in the Sonoran Desert

Why am I here? Why do I keep doing this? The short answer is: thru-hiking is the ultimate form of connection. Out here, there is nothing to do but connect with nature, connect with...

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thetrek.co /2 weeks ago

It Takes A Village To Hike The AT

I haven’t written much because I find myself wanting to be totally immersed in this amazing experience of hiking the AT. I’m still plugging along, going fairly slowly, taking too m...

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thetrek.co /1 month ago

Are you Homeless or Hiking? Week One on the PCT

For two and a half years now, I’ve dreamt of returning to a long distance trail. I longed to hear the crunch crunch crunch of my worn out vibram soles against the ground as I follo...

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thetrek.co /1 month ago

Week 2: Hikers privilege, water caches, and adaptability

I made it to Idyllwild! It’s amazing to think back that I could walk this far. Along with the covered miles, I am starting to experience in first hand what trail life looks like. I...

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thetrek.co /3 weeks ago

Over 900 Miles and I Finally Got a Trail Name

Trail names are a big deal for hikers and it’s part of the thru-hiking culture. For the first 900 miles or so, I didn’t have one. It didn’t bother me much but I finally got one. Th...

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theverge.com /6 days ago

On Trails is a wandering tale that blends hiking, science, and history

Hiking is one of life's great joys. Turning off the screens and stepping out into nature for an extended period of time, perhaps even several days, is rejuvenating. Unfortunately,...

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thetrek.co /1 month ago

Howdy

Starting Too Big Hi there, my name is Chris and I’ll be doing some hiking this year on a couple of trails. The first one is the Yampa Valley Trail up in Northwest Colorado. It stre...

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thetrek.co /3 weeks ago

Meet the Tramily

So, I spent a total of 59 days on trail. I hiked a total of 732 miles. Starting in Georgia, I hiked through North Carolina, Tennessee and Southern Virginia. Beginning with my pal F...

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thetrek.co /1 month ago

What’s In A ‘Trail’ Name?

What’s In A ‘Trail’ Name? The post What’s In A ‘Trail’ Name? appeared first on The Trek.

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thetrek.co /2 days ago

Day 12: Hostel Days Heal the Soul

After celebrating 100 miles on the Appalachian Trail, I rewarded myself with a hostel stay in Franklin complete with trail magic, barbecue, beer, a lemon dress, and chocolate cream...

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thetrek.co /3 weeks ago

Why I Hike.

I’m sure some people are curious and asking, “Will he ever get on the CDT?” The answer is yes. I’ve enjoyed reflecting on the past and sharing stories, but I am eager to begin shar...

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