It’s Time to Start Packing Out Your Toilet Paper
With trail use booming, burying your toilet paper just doesn’t cut it anymore. It’s time to get over the ick and start carrying it out, says our writer—or ditch it altogether.
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Jeff Garmire
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A Record-Setting Hiker’s Best Advice? Know When to Quit.
Bro, I'm straight up not having a good time.
This is the Gear Cal Swartzentruber Used to Set a New FKT on the Sheltowee Trace Trail
Pocket-laden shorts, an old Timex watch, and a half of a Gatorade bottle were his keys to success.
This is the Gear Hiker Katie Brown Used to Set a New Arizona Trail FKT
A tarp, sun hoodie, and pee rag are her secret weapons.
What’s in a Record-Setting John Muir Trail Speed Hiker’s 4-Pound Pack?
For his 3-day, fastest known time-setting hike of the JMT, Jeff Garmire had one rule: bring as little as he could carry and still make it to the finish.
Jeff Garmire’s New FKT on the John Muir Trail Came Down to a Desperate Final Sprint
Three days: That's how long it took endurance athlete Jeff Garmire to finish the John Muir Trail. But from health scares to falling asleep while hiking, it was anything but a casual stroll.
Arkansas’s and Oklahoma’s Ouachita Trail Is Pure Mountain Magic
Two thru-hikers find unexpected trail magic on one of America's lesser-known thru-hikes.