After less than 30 days, Morgan Brosnihan believed her attempt to hike the Pacific Crest Trail was over. In mid-April of 2019, Brosnihan set out from the Mexican border, heading north across Southern ...

What really happens to you when you spend months trekking the Pacific Crest Trail? Getting tired and filthy is just the start of it. We talked to dozens of PCT thru-hikers during their resupply in ...

As Backpacker's 2023 Pacific Crest Trail correspondent, David Gleisner is reporting on this year's PCT season as he completed a thru-hike of his own. My first night on the Pacific Crest Trail, I ...

It isn’t that hard to find them in town. Thru-hikers are predictable — more animal-like in behavior than town and city folk. Burger stands are typical spotting grounds. Any cheap motel with the door ...

Credit: Getty Images. As women’s participation in long-distance hiking increases, health care providers can help patients prepare for their health and hygiene needs on the trail. Many trails, such as ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — It’s not just talk for Troy and his 23-year-old son Jack. “The hardest thing was telling people at the office this is what I'm going to be doing. And I kept that under wraps because ...

When northbound Pacific Crest Trail hikers emerge from Crowder Canyon in the Cajon Pass, they’ve already traveled 342 miles from the starting point at the U.S./Mexico border, and they’ve trekked 76 ...