Solo hiking the Appalachian trail as a black woman.

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.

On a 650-mile trek, two adventurers faced danger and hardship—and saw how development could spoil an American icon.

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.

One woman’s attempt to break the speed record on the Pacific Crest Trail.

Twenty-five years later, the deaths of a couple on the Trail remain shocking – and mostly unexplained.

Sarah Marquis’s very long hike.

An impossible hike in Western China.

Ed Rosenthal recounts the six days he got lost in Joshua Tree National Park.

What it takes to recover from a near-death brawl with a bear.

A (graphically) detailed account of a bear’s attack on a father and daughter hiking in Glacier National Park.