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What Were the Hiking Highlights of 2025? Backpacker’s Editors Discuss.
From 10,000-mile hikes to the battle over public lands, here are the highlights we'll be thinking about long after the year turns over.
Delivery Drone Comes to Arizona Hiker’s Rescue in First-of-Its-Kind Mission
When Phoenix firefighters realized they wouldn't be able to reach a trapped hiker until the morning, they used a drone to drop supplies on the mountaintop where he was stuck—a first for the department.