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Susan Levy, a charter member of GetHiking! Triangle and a graduate of last fall’s GetBackpacking! program, is thru-hiking the Applalachian Trail. She set off on March 30 from Springer Mountain,...

Susan Levy, a charter member of GetHiking! Triangle and a graduate of last fall’s GetBackpacking! program, is thru-hiking the Applalachian Trail. She set off on March 30 from Springer Mountain,...

American Pharaoh is already 2/3 the way to a Triple Crown but so are Jaala and Tommy! These trail thoroughbreds have been hiking the PCT for nearly a month. Survived...

When John and Anne Wade met several years ago, they were both extremely active, but they liked to do different things. John was into boxing, karate, mixed martial arts, Anne...

When your major task each day is to walk, your feet become your most important bodily faculty. If those are doing great you can deal with shoulder pain, knee pain,...

When Jaala and Tommy Freeman leave on their honeymoon early tomorrow, they’ll be equipped like few other newlyweds. Bear canister? Check. Ice axe? Check. Instant hashbrowns? You bet! Gotta keep...

Tommy and Jaala Freeman are all about efficiency when it comes to thru-hiking. The couple met while both were thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2012, where the trail crosses the...

The following is the second of several profiles of folks who have discovered their adventurous side in our GetHiking!, GetBackpacking! and GetExploring! programs. Read the first, on Susan Levy, a...

This past weekend Reese Witherspoon almost claimed a second Oscar for her portrayal of Cheryl Strayed in Fox Searchlight’s Wild, a film highlighting the real-life story of a woman’s 1,000+...

There’s no doubt that the growing popularity of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail contributed to Saturday’s record attendance at the Friends of the MST annual meeting. There’s also no doubt that having...

The following is the first of several profiles of folks who have discovered their adventurous side in our GetHiking!, GetBackpacking! and GetExploring! programs. When Susan Levy’s thoughts turned to hiking,...

Of all the ways we escape into the natural world, the most efficient and effective may be with paddle in hand. Three scenes from the past year: Dusk, a mid-July...

Now, some sensible advice from Alex Honnold. Alex Honnold!? The guy who climbed Yosemite’s Half Dome and Nose with no ropes, no protection at all!? Ironic, isn’t it, that the...

Celin Serbo (photo courtesy Celin Serbo) With his first feature-length adventure film — “feature length” in the adventure genre meaning more than four minutes — Celin Serbo admits he didn’t...

Nothing like a day on the water with best friends!! Ward takes Benji and Dexter out for a day of fetch on the water with the Jackson SUPerFISHal. Great workout...

The temperatures may be frigid now, but Ed Parrish and his son, Mason, are already dreaming of those warm, calm, sunny days that make North Carolina in the spring, summer...

written by Matt McCoy and Matt Conley One beautiful morning I spontaneously decided to take a weekend trip with a group of friends One of the wonderful things about living...

Mom and daughter will walk the ancient Camino de Santiago to raise funds for RHA Howell. On October 30, 2013, Greensboro, NC, mother and daughter Deborah and Brenna Berman flew...