What are the Triple Crown of Hiking trails, and what are the major differences between them? –Seabiscuit Dear Seabiscuit, The Triple Crown of Hiking Award is a distinction bestowed to hikers who have walked the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail in their entiret...
Anderson, from Bellingham, Washington, became the fastest female Triple Crowner with a time of 251 days, 20 hours, 10 minutes. Before Anderson, no woman had completed the Triple Crown in one calendar year. The Triple Crown represents a pinnacle achievement of thru-hiking in the U.S. Hikers...
B: My best outcome of thru-hiking is my daughter Sunshine joining me. We have gained many friends and a sense of community from thru-hiking. We didn’t know anyone in town that likes to hike like us. Now we know several people in the area with the same passion for wilderness as us....
In fact, since I imagine the only people who might consider doing the "on foot" variation of this FKT might be people thru-hiking the PCT, it may make sense to adjust the "on foot" variation with appropriate start and end points along the PCT accordingly. Having started at 7:19AM on...
thru-hikers daring enough to attempt completing it in one fell swoop. The three peaks that constitute its Triple Crown—McAfee Knob, Tinker Cliffs and Dragon’s Tooth—represent small segments of the A.T. but are among its most visited. (The A.T.’s most photographed location, McAfee Knob...