For Lo Phong La Kiatoukaysy, climbing mountains comes naturally. As does breaking barriers and crossing bridges. This fall, Kiatoukaysy, a thru-hiker who goes by the trail name — Lil’ Buddha, was one ...

Jacob Pepper, 41, completed a 9,334km thru-hike of the Eastern Continental Trail (ECT) late last month. Setting out from Key West, Florida, on January 1, the American reached Hay Cove in Newfoundland, ...

On a 2,650-mile journey, what does a hiker eat? Ramen bombs. Sour Patch Kids. Tortillas stuffed with Lucky Charms. As hundreds of thru-hikers made their way through the Pacific Crest Trail’s ...

Hiking the Appalachian Trail, which covers almost 2,200 miles from Maine to Georgia, takes the typical hiker five to seven months. On July 24, Amy Sproston, 48, began a quest to complete it in less ...

The rugged chaparral of California’s Sespe Wilderness lay hidden under the camouflage of mahogany and sage hues. Nearly a week into her thru-hike on the Condor Trail, Brittany Nielsen surveyed this ...