The Trailhead
Every journey has a first step. And some of the greatest, most meaningful journeys begin at trailheads. Welcome to ours! Here youโll learn about gear, see route and trail intel, and dive into stories, images, and videos from our global community of adventureheads like you. Think of it like "The Third Place"โnot home, not work, but your other most important/favorite place. The spot to hang out around like-minded people and have your life decisions and priorities validated. You won't need to justify your latest gear purchase or explain why you're using up all your paid time off hours to this crowd. They get it. Letโs go!
PROFESSOR CARL ON BECOMING A POD-VERT
Words and Photos by Carl "Professor" Stanfield @prof_carl
My favorite piece of gear is the one I haven't gotten to try yet. After eight years of using trash bags to keep my gear dry, I decided to s...
I AM BETTY KELLENBERGER, APPALACHIAN TRAIL CLASS OF 2025
Words and Photos by Betty Kellenberger
Allow us the extreme pleasure of introducing you to, at 80, the oldest woman to ever complete an Appalachian Trail thru hike. Aptly trail-named, "Legend," Bet...
THE FIRST TRAVERSE: A FILM ABOUT LAURA WATERMAN LEADING THE WAY FOR WOMEN
Words, Photos, and Video by Chris Shane @chrismshane
The 19-mile Presidential Traverse in the White Mountains of New Hampshire is well known for its indifference to human presence. Those who choose...
THE STRUCTURE OF FLEXIBILITY ON TRAIL
Words and Photos by Jackson Abhau @switchbackjack
Last June, during his 2025 thru hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, our friend Jackson got a heapinโ helpinโ of what the Sierra Nevada is likeโin trai...
BRETT DAVISโ TIPS WHEN PLANNING TO GO BIG
Words, Photos, and Video by Brett Davis @brettdavis
With sizable effort, Diana and I carried each of our loaded pack rafts to the eroding riverbank of the mighty Colorado River as it reclaimed its ...
PRACTICING PROPER FOOD STORAGE IN GRIZZLY BEAR COUNTRY
Words and Photos by Jada โFloโ Lippincottย @whereisjadaa
Grizzly bears are among the most iconic symbols of our wilderness in the United States. No matter how old you are, when you see one in the wi...
ROLLING TIDES โ COVERING MILES ON TWO SIDES OF THE WORLD
Words and Photos by @ry.liewaters and @baby.ogre.motor- @rollingtides.rt
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The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR) is no joke. I sure am happy to not have raced it. Every ye...
WANDER WOMAN: SAFETY TIPS FOR SOLO FEMALE TRAVELERS
Words and Photos by Jada โFloโ Lippincott @whereisjadaa
โThe world is a dangerous place for little girls. Besides, little girls are more fragile, more delicate, more brittle than little boys. โWatc...
ROLLING TIDES- SURFPACKING ROADS AND WAVES: THE BEGINNING
Words and Photos by @ry.liewaters and @baby.ogre.motor- @rollingtides.rt
We're stoked to introduce you to Rylie and Tristan and their ambitious plan to bikepack and surf their way through the Ameri...
SUMMITING FORBIDDEN PEAK IN THE CASCADE VALLEY WITH EMILY BEI CHENG
Words and Photos by Emily Bei Cheng @alpinemily
โBranch!โ I hollered. Peter ducked just in time to avoid the branch whipping back toward him. Deadfall. Rope snags. The Boston Basin approach was a b...
BACKCOUNTRY POPCORN WITH JEFF WOHL
Words, Photos, and Video by Jeff Wohl
*FILE UNDER: "Why Wouldn't Ya?" Our good friend and longtime NOLS Instructor and Andrew Skurka guide, Jeff Wohl, shares this crowd pleaser for those times when...
FASTEST KNOWN SLOW DOWN: PETER GIERLACH SETS HIS OWN RECORDS
Words and Photos by Peter Gierlach @petergierlach - YT
There is nothing quite like a slow saunter through the woods.
I know, I know. We live in an age where โsaunteringโ doesnโt come up in the adve...
