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!
THE ACTION IS GO! IZZY'S 2026 CALENDAR YEAR TRIPLE CROWN PLAN
Words and Photos by Izzy Tonneson @izzytonneson
Planning a long thru hike is an exercise in irony. You can prepare for what’s coming, but you are also guaranteed that the trail will rewrite your pr...
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 heapin’ helpin’ of what the Sierra Nevada is like–in trai...
THOSE GOOD ‘OL FEARS: KATE THE WILD HEADS FOR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TRAIL
Words and Photos by Katelin Reeser @katethewild
I’m planning to thru hike the 3,100 mile Continental Divide Trail this summer. With over 4,000 thru hiking miles to my name, you’d think I’d have lit...
PRETTY INSANE OUT THERE: IZZY CHECK-IN #2 FROM THE PCT
Words and Photos by Izzy "Spoons" Tonneson @izzytonneson
“It’s only insanity if you fight it,” a trail angel told me as we bumped along the winding mountain road from Idyllwild back to the Pacific ...
PRETTY INSANE OUT THERE: IZZY CHECKS IN FROM THE PCT
Words and Photos by Izzy "Spoons" Tonneson @izzytonneson
“It’s only insanity if you fight it,” a trail angel told me as we bumped along the winding mountain road from Idyllwild back to the Pacific ...
SHAKEDOWN 2.0 – PROFESSOR CARL
Words and Photos by Carl Stanfield - IG - @prof_carl Bust out your waterproof notebooks, Trailheaders! Today's topic is a shakedown, and the Professor is in!
Chasing Ten With Tina Currin
I think I was born ultralight. My parents split when I was young and ended up in different states.
BIG QUESTIONS. SOLID ANSWER FROM THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL
Words & photos by Kaitlyn Cramer One hundred days. I tried to banish the words from my skull with nothing more than fleeting success.
DID SOMEONE SAY GEAR LIST? HERE'S JOSH SHEETS FROM THE '22 PACIFIC CREST TRAIL
Words and Photos from Josh Sheets Here it is, folks—a coveted Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) gear list. This was the gear that accompanied me on my PCT thru hike this year! I suppose I should let you kn...
CUPPLA THINGS BEFORE YOU GO: TINA CURRIN’S ADVICE FOR FIRST TIME THRU HIKERS
Words and Photos from Tina Currin @tina The gear’s (mostly) purchased, the permits or hang-tags obtained, and the date’s set.
THERE’S A METHOD TO THE MILEAGE: QUADZILLA GETS INTO THE PURSUIT OF THRU HIKING
Early this spring, we had the distinct pleasure of an HQ visit from the one and only Jack “Quadzilla” Jones.
LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF LONG-DISTANCE HIKING PERMITS
(My Unnecessarily Philosophical Exploration of America's Approach to Stewardship) Words and Images by Taylor ”Haiku” Bell "The mountains are calling, and I must go online to enter the JMT permit lo...
