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He had the gear, the charm, the trail stories. He found his marks in outdoorsy women.
Brendan Borrell Outside Oct 2017 15min Permalink
Solo hiking the Appalachian trail as a black woman.
Rahawa Haile Outside Apr 2017 15min Permalink
The 66-year-old became lost while hiking the Appalachian Trail. She survived for at least 16 days before crawling into her sleeping bag one last time, her journal sealed in a waterproof bag.
Kathryn Miles Boston Globe Aug 2016 15min Permalink
On a 650-mile trek, two adventurers faced danger and hardship—and saw how development could spoil an American icon.
Kevin Fedarko National Geographic Aug 2016 20min Permalink
Thirteen years ago, Chris Velten disappeared while retracing the travels of explorer Mungo Park in Africa. He hadn’t been heard from at all — until he sent a friend request.
Jamie Maddison Love Nature May 2016 20min Permalink
One woman’s attempt to break the speed record on the Pacific Crest Trail.
Megan Michelson Backpacker Sep 2014 15min Permalink
Twenty-five years later, the deaths of a couple on the Trail remain shocking – and mostly unexplained.
Earl Swift Outside Sep 2015 30min Permalink
Sarah Marquis’s very long hike.
Elizabeth Weil New York Times Magazine Sep 2014 10min Permalink
An impossible hike in Western China.
Robert Macfarlane Places Journal Oct 2012 Permalink
Ed Rosenthal recounts the six days he got lost in Joshua Tree National Park.
Ed Rosenthal, Matthew Segal Los Angeles Mar 2012 15min Permalink
What it takes to recover from a near-death brawl with a bear.
Thomas Curwen The Los Angeles Times Apr 2007 Permalink
A (graphically) detailed account of a bear’s attack on a father and daughter hiking in Glacier National Park.
Thomas Curwen The Los Angeles Times Apr 2007 20min Permalink