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In the shadow of the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains, our WNC community continues its steady march toward recovery. Three months after Hurricane Helene swept through Western North Carolina, the landscape...

Supporting Our Communities in the Wake of Hurricane Helene In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, our hearts continue to go out to everyone affected by such devastating events. The challenges...

Running a river in a swing state during a presidential election… hoo boy, that can feel like a Class V rapid, no doubt. The political noise? It’s a churning, swollen...

It’s Sept. 2024 in the Great Trails State. This month, we’ve been celebrating trails. All sorts of trails: Hike, Run, Paddle, Bike, Horse. Trails we blaze and trails we maintain…....

Check out this race report from former GOPC Greenville staff, ultra endurance athlete, AT thru hiker, and NC MST west-to-east record holder Tara Dower. *spoiler alert* she WON! You can...

Trusty’s Top 5 Winter Camping Tips:Written by: Austin J HillAs temperatures drop, most folks tend to shy away from the great outdoors. At Great Outdoor Provision Co., we’re gearing up...

  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. The sun rose...

By Tina CurrinI remember the moment when I first discovered paradox. I was nine years old, sitting in bed and frantically turning over what I had learned earlier that day...

If you’re contemplating a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, you might want to steer clear of Airheads — the candy, not spacey hikers. They could pose the greatest danger you...

One hiker registered to take the MST 42-Mile Challenge is nearing the midpoint of section-hiking the Appalachian Trail. Another registered hiker hikes 4 or 5 miles on weekdays, 10 on...

Our Rudy Hayden at the gateway to the Shining Rock Wilderness, on the Art Loeb Trail. When Rudy Hayden, manager of our Charlotte shop, isn’t camping/climbing/hiking or otherwise exploring with...

Mark Synnott, right, and Alex Honnold In the chicken-or-egg conundrum, there’s a third possibility that’s rarely debated: that neither came first — they evolved separately. That’s essentially the theory put...

“Trail Family” When my wife and I set out on our adventure to hike the Appalachian Trail, some things had to be left behind. Most of it was easy to...

-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 attempt of...

Cade Campbell, left, shows a ringneck snake to Lisa Banish and Aaron Floyd. Cade Campbell walks across the yard holding a ringneck snake he discovered a few moments earlier in...

Hiking the Camino For many, hiking the Camino de Santiago is a dream. For David Landis and Anna Dintaman, it’s a dream that came true a dozen years ago —...

Jess Roskelley Jess Roskelley spent six weeks in Pakistan’s Kondus Valley climbing two previously unclimbed 6,000-meter (20,000 feet) peaks. It was a journey that began in the month of January...

I have been fishing for as long as I can remember. Some of my fondest memories are fishing with my dad in the farm ponds and at a local lake...