The Trailhead

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The Trailhead

Every journey has a first step. And some of the greatest, most meaningful journeys begin at trailheads. Welcome to ours! Here you’ll 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"–not 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. Let’s go!

Navigating Lochs and Drams in the Scottish Highlands

Navigating Lochs and Drams in the Scottish Highlands

Words & Photos by Amy Kading In early spring 2017, my husband Kelly and I set out for our annual “thru hike”. Although this time we didn’t quit our jobs or pack up shop to become nomads. Back ...
Digging For Dinner on the Australian Alps Walking Track

Digging For Dinner on the Australian Alps Walking Track

Words & Photos by Mark Oates My 5400 Porter accompanies me on many of my workdays and forays into the outdoors. My job is that of an outdoor education teacher, and it involves educating young p...
A Pack by Any Other Name (Would Smell as Sweet)

A Pack by Any Other Name (Would Smell as Sweet)

Words & Photos by Jeff “IBTAT” Oliver It was the fall of 2017 when my white 3400 Windrider arrived at my doorstep. I was making final preparations for my upcoming Appalachian Trail thru hike. ...
In Sickness and In Health: A Shelter System Lovestory

In Sickness and In Health: A Shelter Love Story

Words and photos from Tina Haver Currin How strange it is to pack up your belongings, leave your home, and hike into the woods for an indefinite and unknowable amount of time. How strange it is t...
Pack for a Swim: Into the Drink in Tasmania

Pack for a Swim: Into the Drink in Tasmania

Words and photos by Richard Fornari Direct excerpt from West Coast Tasmania Australia hike – 20 February 2017: Today - Hartwell Cove to Christmas Cove – 1.2 miles, 4 hours + river crossing Another...
The Risk to Live

The Risk to Live

Words & Photos by Robin "Little Spoon" Standish Help! His pleading scream silenced and awoke everything in me. I had met him days earlier, drying out his gear beside the trail. He was a Middle...
The Wild River Runs Through It

The Wild River Runs Through It

Words & Photos by Evan Connolly Somewhere near Fryeburg, Maine, the road changes from wide comfortable pavement to winding narrow dirt. I was getting closer. I rolled my windows down, turned my...
Claggy Weather and Ultralight Smorgasboarding

Claggy Weather and Ultralight Smorgasboarding

Words & Photo by Eszter Horanyi The situation really was mostly our fault. Standing in fog on a New Zealand ridge, Scott and I contemplated our zero-visibility. We knew that up was the general ...
The UltaMid Brings All the Friends to the Yard

The UltaMid Brings All the Friends to the Yard

Words & Photo by Bethany “Fidgit” Hughes We knew that our UltaMid could get us out to the wild places. We had thru hiked Patagonia with it, walking the lonely gaucho paths and the packed nation...
There’s Something in the Water

There’s Something in the Water

Words & Photo by Jessica Kelley My rugged little Summit Pack has not yet been to the top of any summit, anywhere. Instead, it’s been tossed in the bottom of a packraft, covered in thick river s...
Finding a Place Every Night

Finding a Place Every Night

Words & Photos by Huw Oliver Memories are ideally, the only thing taken away from the places that I travel to. Among them, the strongest are almost invariably from campsites, from within or bes...
SOUTHWEST + WINDRIDER: THE PERFECT COMBINATION

SOUTHWEST + WINDRIDER: THE PERFECT COMBINATION