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1 week ago | 
thetrek.co | Kelly Floro
A Pacific Crest Trail hiker near Whitewater, CA found herself in a harrowing situation recently when she slipped and fell partway down a steep cliff. Footage released on Monday by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office aviation unit, Rescue 9, shows what the unit described as an “intense, technical” rescue operation to safely extract her from the cliff face.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Kelly Floro
Cameras caught the Riverside County Sheriff’s aviation unit’s harrowing rescue of a female hiker, who teetered for over an hour on the edge of a …
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1 week ago | 
thetrek.co | Kelly Floro
Times change, but the Appalachian Trail always stays the same … or does it? For hikers, the white blazes can feel like the one constant in an unpredictable world, a safe haven we can return to again and again when the chaos of life feels like too much. “The trail will always be there,” we assure each other whenever one of us has to cancel a planned hike or get off trail earlier than expected.
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2 weeks ago | 
thetrek.co | Kelly Floro
Six weeks after mass layoffs slashed the size of the workforce in America’s National Park Service (NPS), Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has issued an order requiring parks to “remain open and accessible to the American public during the specified hours of operation.” Roughly 1,000 NPS workers were laid off in February. Some of those workers have since been offered their jobs back, although not all accepted.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Kelly Floro
ix weeks after mass layoffs slashed the size of the workforce in America’s National Park Service (NPS), Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has issued an …
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2 weeks ago | 
thetrek.co | Kelly Floro
I had the privilege of hiking the Peaks of the Balkans trail last September, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since. This 114-mile loop includes stages in three countries — Albania, Montenegro, and Kosovo — and can be backpacked or done as a hut-to-hut hike. Truly, there’s no better way to experience the Albanian Alps (more memorably known as the Accursed Mountains) than on foot.
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4 weeks ago | 
thetrek.co | Kelly Floro
Two hikers on California’s remote Lost Coast Trail found themselves in a dire predicament last Saturday after they accidentally strayed off course, inadvertently following a game trail instead of the official footpath into what officials described as “a very dangerous portion of the cliffs above the beach.” One of the hikers fell over the edge and slid over 100 feet down the near-vertical landslide, where he clung, unable to move up or down, for over an hour while a painstaking multiagency...
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4 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Kelly Floro
5 hours agoGrab unbeatable deals on outdoor gear from Merrell, CamelBak, and more before your next adventure in the wild. Whether you’re into camping, hiking, or relaxing in your backyard, there are endless ways to make the most of the warmer days ahead. Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is here to help kick off your …
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2 months ago | 
thetrek.co | Kelly Floro
Two hikers were rescued from New Hampshire’s Mt. Washington on February 3 after becoming lost in whiteout conditions the evening before. The hikers, Kathryn McKee, 51, of Fayville, MA, and Beata Lelacheur, 54, of Westborough, MA, were described as experienced hikers who, despite getting caught out in the blizzard and losing the trail, were well prepared with a variety of gear. “Both hikers were prepared and had winter hiking experience, but ultimately encountered unforeseen conditions.
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2 months ago | 
thetrek.co | Kelly Floro
The Government of Canada has ended a program that allowed Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikers to cross the US-Canada border on foot. Historically, northbound thru-hikers have been able to apply to the Canadian government in advance for a permit that would allow them to hike across the border on the PCT and continue on into Manning Provincial Park, BC — but no more.
