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!
MARKING THE TRANSITION: THE O CIRCUIT WITH CHLOE HAMMOND
Words and Photos by Chloe Hammond @chlo_hammond
For the past few years, I’ve lived my life from trip to trip. College became a rhythm of departure and return, as I was always preparing for the next...
FIELD WORK: RESEARCHING THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET WITH CALEB MCDANIELS
Words and Photos by Caleb McDaniels @calebjmcdaniels
A three-mile-wide tongue of ice reached down from the Greenland Ice Sheet to the east, filling the valley below me. From this glacier, a churnin...
CAPTURING PEAKS AND PICS IN NEPAL, WITH MICHAEL AND LAURI DEYOUNG
Words and Photos by Michael DeYoung @michaeldeyoung
Above the clouds at sunset near our last night on the Mardi-Himal Trek at Badal-Danda and Hotel 360 at 10,500 feet.
Samagaon, Nepal, 11, 585’, De...
FLO’S GUIDE TO FINDING THE PERFECT CAMPSITE ON TRAIL
Words and Photos from Jada “Flo” Lippicott @whereisjadaa
Getting to camp after miles on trail is everyone’s favorite part of the day. There’s nothing like capping the day off by settling into a pe...
ROLLING TIDES: GUIDED BY A BEACON OF KINDNESS
Words and Photos by Rylie and Tristan, @rollingtides.rt
This is the fifth post documenting the surfpacking / bikepacking / backpacking adventure of Rylie and Tristan starting in different parts of...
ADVENTURES IN PARALLEL WITH PETER GIERLACH
Words and Photos by Peter Gierlach - YouTube: Pete Gierlach
In the darkness of a frigid winter night, my alarm goes off.
My old alarm used to fade in gently, singing natural sounds that started the...
ROLLING TIDES: LITTLE GLIMPSES INTO A BIG ADVENTURE
Words and Photos by Rylie and Tristan, @rollingtides.rt
This is the fourth post documenting the surfpacking / bikepacking / backpacking adventure of Rylie and Tristan starting in different parts of...
PROFESSOR CARL’S NITTY GRITTY THRU HIKER GEAR LIST, PART ONE
Words and Photos from Carl “Professor” Stanfield @prof_carl
I think it’s pretty obvious that for a thru hike, you need to acquire all your gear. What’s less obvious is what that should entail. Th...
A STUDY ON THE BENTON MACKAYE TRAIL WITH PROFESSOR CARL
Words and Photos by Carl "Professor" Stanfield @prof_carl
I’d always thought of the Benton MacKaye Trail as the little, forgotten brother of the Pinhoti Trail. It’s shorter, generally less known, a...
ROLLING TIDES: NEVER GIVE UP THE VISION
Words and Photos by Rylie and Tristan, @rollingtides.rt
This is the third post documenting the surfpacking / bikepacking / backpacking adventure of Rylie and Tristan starting in different parts of...
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...
PRACTICING PROPER FOOD STORAGE IN GRIZZLY BEAR COUNTRY
Words and Photos by Jada “Flo” Lippincott @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...
