Category: Safety
Fear! Fear Not!
Yvette’s section hike of the New Mexico part of the CDT is coming up fast. The self-proclaimed “overkill, Type A personality” is prepping and planning – and dealing with some fears.
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Training for the Dream Job
Laura landed a dream job for the summer leading youth backpacking trips for the YMCA. In this piece she shares the training she had to go through. As she reminds herself, “You will be challenged. You will be humbled. This will be worthwhile. You will make a difference in a young person’s life.”
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Week 14 on the AT: Pine Grove Furnace, PA
AT thru-hiker Patrice has completed half the trail! In this update, she contemplates the simplicity of trail life and the fears (rational or otherwise) of hiking alone, and shares what her experience of visiting home felt like.
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2 States Down, 12 More to Go!
Katie finishes her section hike of the Appalachian Trail in New York. She learns some valuable bear lessons – by way of what not to do.
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Facing Fears… Again
Momma in the Mountains is feeling some fear as she’s prepping for her summer trip with her infant son – weather, mountain lions, she’s prepping for it all!
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Let’s Talk Ticks
Ticks are at the top of everyone’s mind as we head into the summer hiking season. Sable has some great basic tips here to help you deal with the creepy crawly threat.
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Let’s Talk About Our Misadventures
This one from Melanie is a fantastic story and educational reflection about what happens when a backpacking trip goes wrong. Hint: she ends up in a raft on the Colorado River…
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Where They Found Her
Susan shares a cautionary but fascinating story-within-a-story about the brutal conditions that can arise in New Hampshire’s White Mountains in the winter.
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Don’t Forget the Map
Tara, her boyfriend, and their dog set out for what was supposed to be a day hike. 24 hours and 20 miles later, she had some wisdom to share!
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Winter Hiking in the Whites
About the Author, Ilse Dunbar: “I got into hiking kind of late in the game in 2014 when we...
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