Meet the Thru-Hiking Brewers Who Started a Beer Business in a Backpack
When Alexa Tubbs met Matt Leef on the CDT, he was brewing beer in a soda bottle. Now, the two own Open Space Brewing, a hub for hikers and beer-lovers.
When Alexa Tubbs met Matt Leef on the CDT, he was brewing beer in a soda bottle. Now, the two own Open Space Brewing, a hub for hikers and beer-lovers.
The X-Mid trekking pole tent and other groundbreaking ultralight designs have earned Durston an unmatched fanbase, with a 14,000-person Facebook group and in-jokes about stickers and sage at the center of it. M. John Fayhee dives into lightweight backpacking's most devoted "cult."
The Gila Wilderness, in southern New Mexico, turns 100 this year. A longtime local hiker reflects on a legacy of conservation that reaches far beyond its boundaries.
With both "eastern-style" and "western-style" mountains, Oklahoma is a little-known hiker paradise.
Let the crowds stampede the national parks—in the U.S., you’re never far from state lands that boast sublime beauty, natural seclusion, and endless adventure. These 14 just scratch the surface.
One hiker finds his limits in Mexico's Tararecua Canyon.
One reason we love backpacking is because it’s hard—but those lessons shouldn't end when we get back to the car.
An AT thru-hiker invites friends along for a comedy of horrors.
With a high school reunion coming and a gut to lose, our writer tries to remake himself on the trail.