Trekking Through the Peaks of the Balkans by Raquel Mogado
The Peaks of the Balkans remain relatively unknown beyond Europe. This beautiful trail is a 192km journey through the untamed Accursed Mountains of Albania, Montenegro, and Kosovo, it traverses one...
Kangchenjunga: Nepal’s Wild East by Dave Stamboulis
While Mount Everest may be the highest of the 8000-meter summits and Annapurna and K2 considered the most dangerous, Kangchenjunga (also spelled as Kanchenjunga) remains one of the most remote and ...
Take another step: How to backpack faster, longer, and more enjoyably by Heather Hoechst
Over the past several years, as I’ve begun tackling longer backpacking trips or longer trails in shorter time periods, I have been asked lots of questions about how I do it. My first answer is typi...
The Blister Queen's Guide to Treating Blisters While Trekking by Raquel Mogado
In the wild and woolly world of trekking and hiking, I've earned myself quite the ignoble title of "Blister Queen." When fellow trekkers hear my trail name, I either get a good laugh or sympathetic...
Thinking Ultralight: A Beginner's Guide on UL Packing by Brandon Armstrong
Ultralight backpacking is an approach to hiking and camping that emphasizes carrying the lightest and simplest gear safely possible. This philosophy extends beyond merely reducing pack weight—it's ...
Your Guide to Hitchhiking by Jada Lippincott
Hitchhiking: It’s exciting, it’s cheap, it’s an easy way to get around, but it’s also illegal in some states and illegal on all of our major interstates here in the United States. Before I get into...