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The Worst Hikes on Earth [VIDEOS]

Nature attracts us with its beauty, its promise of serenity and its utter unpredictability. The wilderness calls out with a challenge attracting the most daring to places like Mount Everest and Mount Kilimanjaro. Then there other lesser-known places equally as dangerous—where death might be more eminent than when scaling one of the tallest mountains. Well, [...]

18 Totally Awesome (And Useful) Hiking iPhone Apps

We traverse through the backwoods in order to get away from it all — to leave all that technology and noise behind. So, exploring the wilderness with an iPhone in tow is kinda an oxymoron, right? Maybe. However, trekking completely bereft of simple technologies (like a compass, for instance) can be slightly dangerous depending on [...]

Barefoot Hiking – Top 11 Videos

As much as we’re pro-hiking boot, we can’t ignore the back-to-basics movement. How basic, you ask? Well, it’s kind of like hiking around caveman style, but not quite. Throughout ancient history — from the Egyptians to the Romans — people donned little to no footwear. The Barefoot Hiker, a guide book published in the early [...]

Dirt Time 2010

Sure, sure, you’ve gone on plenty of hikes. You know that sipping unfiltered stream water is frowned upon, let alone chugging gallons of it. And we needn’t remind you of how dangerous high-fiving grizzly bears and wiping with poison ivy can be. While you might as well be a survivalist scholar, you have to admit [...]

6 Nasty Things Lurking in Your Stream Water

Last week we mentioned the upmost importance of bringing your own water along on a hike, and at the very least, boil it before you drink. The amount of random and disturbing creatures lurking in our natural water sources is a tad bit alarming — not to mention the added cocktail of chemicals and further [...]

Top 10 U.S. Hiking Destinations

Already planning that spring hike? Or perhaps cold-weather treks are more your thing? Whatever the season, there are 10 utterly serene and stunning locales that you won’t need a passport to penetrate. 1. Tongass National Forest Being that it’s the United States’ largest forest, Tongass National Forest is statistically guaranteed to have plenty of breathtaking [...]