A total of 4,125 northbound thru-hike permits were issued for the Pacific Crest Trail in 2022, up from 988 in 2013, according to the Pacific Crest Trail Association. The total number of permits ...

Thousands of people each year set off to hike from Mexico to Canada along the Pacific Crest Trail, popularized by Cheryl Strayed's book "Wild." But most won't make it. That's because hiking more ...

Renee Miller (L) at the start of her solo hike across Oregon on July 5, 2024 and (R) at the end on July 19, 2024. She hiked 457 miles alone and unsupported to break the women’s record for ...

Orlando resident Janean Bartman hiked more than 2,600 miles from Mexico to Canada along the Pacific Crest Trail in 2022. Thru-hiking, which typically involves hiking a long trail for weeks or ...