Scott Benerofe bailed on his first overnight backpacking trip because he was too cold. It was mid-March 2016. Benerofe—then a 20-year-old sophomore studying mechanical engineering at Boston’s ...

In 2023, Nikki Bettis and her 15 children hiked the Appalachian Trail. Her youngest child, 7-year-old Opye, who uses the ...

An Eagle Valley teacher and coach attempting to become the 13th person to complete the calendar year Triple Crown — hiking the Appalachian Trail (AT), Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) and Continental Divide ...

Two hikers set out to walk 15 miles on the Appalachian Trail and became trapped by deep snow and freezing temperatures. The men from New York planned to hike a portion of the trail through Maine on ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — A man trying to hike the entire 2,180 miles of the Appalachian Trail was rescued Friday after calling 911 to say he didn’t think he’d be able to make it out of a section in ...

I hiked into the wilderness of the Appalachian Mountains in Pennsylvania during a snowstorm. I hiked into the wilderness of the Appalachian Mountains in Pennsylvania during a snowstorm to set up camp ...

In American slang, “take a hike” is often used to tell someone to go away. But as the Appalachian Trail Conservancy celebrates its 100th anniversary, the organization is working to reframe the phrase ...

A California man lost in heavy snow along the Appalachian Trail had to be rescued from a remote spot inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It happened Tuesday, Jan. 18, and the hiker was ...