Two years after recording longform nature soundscapes on the trail, this field recordist published a sound map that anyone ...

Pacific Crest Trail is one of North America’s most beautiful and iconic thru-hikes, stretching 2,650 miles from the Mexican ...

Six PCT hikers share forgotten food bags, bathroom disasters, grief, and burnout—and explain what keeps them hiking toward ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hiker shown on the Pacific Crest Trail near Quincy (Plumas County) in 2023. A new "sound map" of audio recordings shows a new ...

I heard about the Netteburgs before I met them. Word spreads fast on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), and it’s hard to keep a low profile as a family of seven with matching yellow sun hoodies hiking ...

For hikers used to the maintained trails of the PCT, the ruggedness of New Zealand’s 3,000km Te Araroa thru-hike is a rude awakening – after walking the trail with a few, here’s what I noticed they ...

When Ian “Gremlin” Irwin and his tramily reached Pacific Crest Trail mile 2,594 on July 29, it was not the finish they’d imagined for their monthslong thru-hike. Roughly 50 miles from the Canadian ...

The night before Mike Wardian set out on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), the Teva athlete’s home was a “madhouse” of hiking gear. He told Backpacker he planned to embark at 6 a.m. sharp the following ...

Donovan Rice was fascinated by all the highlights in Colorado that famous thru-hikes missed -- so he designed his own 3,000km ...

The recent creation of a national defense area along the U.S.-Mexico border may affect a longstanding tradition for Pacific Crest Trail hikers starting their nearly 3,000-mile journey north in San ...

A tradition for Pacific Crest Trail hikers is out of reach — literally — after the Mexican border fence has been put behind barbed wire. Related Articles 24-year-old Coast Guard swimmer from Ventura ...