Stories from the Field

25 Top Hikes in the Charlotte Area

Looking for a good place to hike in Charlotte or the surrounding area? You don’t have to look far.A great resource about hiking in Charlotte is the Mecklenburg…

Explorer Series: Julie Steiner on Mount Kilimanjaro

Julie Steiner atop 19,341-foot Mount Kilimanjaro This year, with GetGoingNC.com, we’re holding a series of monthly talks with local folks who have taken some pretty cool adventures.

A DAY OF OLUKAI KAMA’AINA EXPERIENCE

Kama’aina means “Native Born” or “One Born in a Place”. Some translate as “I am a child of that which feeds me.” Over the next 5 days my cup of OluKai Kama’aina would filled to the brim.

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Thru Hiker Approved Sections that Won't Disappoint

-Submitted to GOPC by Tara & Jonathan Dower in June of 2019- Greetings from mile 790 of the Appalachian Trail. My husband and I began our thru hike…

Trip Report: Hawaii. Bill Hoffmann, GOPC Greensboro.

Zziiipppp.Kohala Coast, Big Island Hawaii, 6 a.m.Careful not to awake others in camp, I opened the tent zipper with a purr, not a growl.

Cory Richards Interview

In 2010, Cory Richards put his name in the American alpine record books by becoming the first American climber to summit an 8,000-meter peak in winter. His climbing party’s summit celebration atop 8035-meter Gasherbrum II in Pakistan was subdued and short-lived, based on a healthy respect for the mountain and the season, and the fact that the summit is only the mid-point in a successful climb.

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