Eric Hanson of BackpackingTV describes WHY he hikes.
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Constantine & Magpie – 30,000 miles
In six years, Constantine and Magpie have collectively hiked 30,000 miles. What do they do now that they’ve learned their lessons from—and found love on—the trail?
Their early November completion of the NCT (North Country Trail) also earned the duo five American hiking records in an instant. …
Constantine is the first person known to have thru-hiked the 11 National Scenic Trails, a gargantuan network that reaches almost every corner of the Lower 48.
His feat makes the Triple Crown of American hiking—the Pacific Crest, Appalachian, and Continental Divide Trails—seem like a Sunday stroll.
He believes he set an unofficial speed record on the 500-plus-mile Potomac Heritage Trail …
Outside – Meet the Couple Who Just Set 5 Long-Distance Hiking Records
R.I.P. Dervla Murphy
An Adventure Badass I much admired, I was sad to hear Dervla is gone.
Of her many travels, I think I liked best those she did with her daughter. Trekking Peru, for example, in Eight Feet in the Andes, over 1,300 miles high altitude with a mule.
Dervla Murphy (28 November 1931 – 22 May 2022) was an Irish touring cyclist and author of adventure travel books, writing for more than 50 years.
Murphy took a break from travel writing following the birth of her daughter, and then wrote about her travels with Rachel in India, Pakistan, South America, Madagascar and Cameroon.
…. In 2005, she visited Cuba with her daughter and three granddaughters.
Murphy normally travelled alone without luxuries and depending on the hospitality of local people. …
Cam Honan’s Himalaya Book
… Described by Backpacker Magazine as “the most travelled hiker on Earth”, Cam has trekked across 56 countries and six continents, logging more than 60,000 miles (96,500 km) in three decades. We sat down with him to discuss his experiences in exploring this region, and creating Wanderlust Himalaya in collaboration with gestalten. …
Q: What sets the Himalaya apart from other mountain ranges you have hiked before?
A: Apart from the fact that they’re higher, distinguishing qualities of the Himalaya include its iconic teahouses, Buddhist monasteries, and rich folklore. …
Q: Was there a specific moment or place during your hikes in the Himalaya that was memorable to you? And if so, why?
A: I couldn’t pinpoint one specific moment or place. That said, among the standout features of all my journeys in the region has been the friendliness of the locals. Irrespective of the country, the hospitality I’ve encountered during my Himalayan treks is something I’ll never forget. …
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Wanderlust Himalaya: Hiking on Top of the World is a coffee table photography book with route-plans for over 50 hikes.
This is the latest in a series. All excellent.
Wanderlust: A Hiker’s Companion (2017)
The Hidden Tracks: Wanderlust – Hiking Adventures off the Beaten Path (2018)
Wanderlust USA (2019)
Meet Superhiker J.R. Harris
To date, J.R. has circled the world some 13 times.
He has taken more than 50 multi-week trips in many of the most pristine places on the planet: the Andes, the Amazon, the Adirondacks, Alaska’s Yukon, Greenland, the Arctic Circle, Tasmania, you name it.
Wherever he goes—however he can—he embeds with the local population, bunking in homes that will have him and breaking bread in a language not his own. Otherwise, he is almost always alone.
It is no stretch to call him one of the world’s most prolific living solo explorers. …
The Greatest Traveler You’ve Never Heard Of
Angela Maxwell walked 20,000 miles in 6 years
… On 16 December 2020, Maxwell’s pilgrimage ended right where it started: at the house of her best friend Elyse back in Bend. Just as she had answered the call to begin her journey, she knew the time was right to end it. …
The woman who walked around the world
81-year-old Climbs Volcano 870 Times
Derek Andrews set himself the goal after his wife, Margaret, died from cancer.
The couple had met through the New Plymouth Tramping Club, which he joined in 1976 and has served as treasurer since 1984. …
‘I’m quite happy to stop now’: 81-year-old climbs Taranaki Maunga – for the 870th time
500 Days in the Wild
Dianne Whelan is making a film about her solo adventures on the non-motorized Great Trail (the Trans Canada Trail).
From pushing 150-pounds of bike and packs over rocks, to hiking through flooded bogs, paddling the largest lake in the world, snowshoeing through dense coniferous forests, skiing across wind-blown plains, the trail beckons.
Dianne travels the ‘Old Way’, the slow way of the turtle,seeking wisdom from those that live close to the land, asking the questions “what have we forgotten?”
“What do we need to know?”
500daysinthewild.com
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related – Is it called the Trans Canada Trail … OR Great Trail?
2021 – Most Impressive Hike
Sammy Potter and Jackson Parell
When they finished off the PCT at the end of October, Potter and Parell became the 11th and 12th finishers of the Calendar-Year Triple Crown, and at just 21 years old, the youngest to boot. …
Potter and Parell finished all three in a little over 10 months. …
… Potter was a thru-hiking novice before 2021. Parell had only the relatively modest El Camino de Santiago under his belt. …
Twenty-four pairs of shoes and one cavity …
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Grandma Gatewood’s Walk by Ben Montgomery
Emma Rowena (Caldwell) Gatewood, known as Grandma Gatewood was an American ultra-light hiking pioneer.
After a difficult life as a farm wife, mother of eleven children, and victim of domestic violence, she became famous as the first solo female thru-hiker of the 2,168-mile (3,489 km) Appalachian Trail (A.T.) in 1955 at the age of 67.
She subsequently became the first person (male or female) to hike the A.T. three times …
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