Warren Doyle
Although most people would consider a thru-hike of the nearly 2,200-mile-long Appalachian Trail the feat of a lifetime, Dr. Warren Doyle has done it an unprecedented 17 times with an 18th traverse...
View ArticleTrevor Thomas
When Trevor Thomas lost his sight in the mid-2000s, he at first felt that his lack of vision meant his loss of independence and that he would forever have to rely on others for many of life’s most...
View ArticleRobert Koester
Neurobiologist Robert Koester changed the search and rescue world forever with the development of the International Search and Rescue Incident Database, a collection and analysis of SAR statistics from...
View ArticleMorgan Sommerville
Although the original champions of the Appalachian Trail like Benton MacKaye have long since passed away, they successfully passed the torch to modern-day advocates like the Appalachian Trail...
View ArticleJohnny Molloy
You may recognize Johnny Molloy’s name from the pages of Blue Ridge Outdoors as a Johnson City, Tennessee-based outdoor writer primarily focused on the southeastern United States, he has written...
View ArticleJennifer Pharr Davis
For most of the Appalachian Trail’s history, its speed records have been held by men. But with her 2011 southbound thru-hike, completed in 46 days, 11 hours and 20 minutes, Blue Ridge Outdoors...
View ArticleEmma Gatewood
Many people turn to nature as refuge, and it apparently hit the spot for “Grandma” Emma Rowena Gatewood, the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail solo. In May 1955 at the age of 67, the...
View ArticleDan “Wingfoot” Bruce
As author of The Thru-Hiker’s Handbook, Dan Bruce’s trail name of “Wingfoot” is familiar to many in the Appalachian Trail community. During his seven thru-hikes and more than a quarter-century of...
View ArticleChristian Thomas
Better known by his trail name of “Buddy Backpacker,” seven-year-old Christian Thomas has already hiked the entire Appalachian and Pacific Crest Trails, two 2,000-mile-plus trails that most would...
View ArticleBill Irwin
Before Trevor Thomas came along, there was Bill Irwin, who thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1991 with guide dog Orient at his side, but no maps, compasses, GPS or human hiking companions to assist...
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