AMC Member Reflects on Hiking to the Everest Base...
EDNA SAYS: When I graduated high school, I didn’t want to be a nurse. I didn’t want to be a teacher. I wanted to go to college for forestry, but women didn’t do that then….
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AMC’s 25 Reasons to Feel Hopeful About Conservation in 2026
As we step into our 150th year, the Appalachian Mountain Club is rooting into something that has guided us from the beginning: optimism. The outdoors faced real challenges in 2025, yet our community showed up with courage...
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Hikes & Hops: 8 Great Trails Near Breweries
The American craft beer scene is exploding across the Northeast, with new breweries popping up seemingly every month. Luckily for trekkers who’d like to wash down an accessible hike with a hoppy IPA, there are…
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10 Easy Hikes to Catch Peak Foliage in the...
Peak foliage, when leaves are at their most vibrant and colorful, is an unfailingly beautiful time of year. Why not prolong it and chase the changing colors southbound along the Appalachian Trail, with stops along…
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Exclusive Book Excerpt: The Unlikely Thru-Hiker
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: The Unlikely Thru-Hiker The following excerpt, about a next-generation trailblazer, comes from Derick Lugo’s new memoir, The Unlikely Thru-Hiker, available now. We’ve been hiking for more than three hours, and I’m still trying…
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Not Here, Not Now
This story was originally published in the Summer/Fall 2019 issue of Appalachia. Dan McGinness is among the hiker elite in New England, where many of us admire his exploits. Four years ago, he endured a…
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Hiking Alone as a Woman
Solo hiking in the wilderness can intimidate anyone. If you get lost or injure yourself, help could be hours, or even days away. If you find yourself underprepared in bad weather, there’s no one to…
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Hike to the High Point in 8 Mid-Atlantic and...
Ranging from as low as 448 feet (Delaware) to 6,288 feet (New Hampshire), high points—or the location with the highest elevation in each state—in AMC’s region vary greatly. Whether you’re looking for a challenging day…
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Calculate Mountain Elevation Like a Pro
Obtaining an accurate measurement of a mountain’s elevation has become something of an obsession among hikers. Whether you’re tagging New Hampshire’s 48 peaks above 4,000 feet, the 46 4,000-footers in New York’s Adirondacks, or each…
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