Uber Athlete Karl Meltzer will begin his quest tomorrow (August 5th) to complete the entire Appalachian Trail in 47 days. This will be an amazing achievement as the current record is 47 days and 13 hours. Hiking Trip Reports wishes Karl the best and will be watching closely. Currently it’s raining like a big dog […]
Extreme hiker and athlete Karl Meltzer is attempting to hike the entire Appalachian Trail in 47 days. This will be quite a feat as it takes most hikers six months (180+ days) to complete the trail, if they complete it at all. Starting August 5th this Utah native will get to experience East Coast humidity […]
Over 100 people have died on Denali but on July 4th an Illinois man died on the summit making him the first to do so. Alaska’s Denali, or Mt. McKinley, was James Nasti’s 49th peak in his quest to reach the highest points in each state. A crew returned to bury Mr. Nasti […]
There’s a great story in the Washington Post from Jill Drew about hiking through China after the earthquake. This hiking trip wasn’t a pleasure trip that went bad, but a planned approach to finding their way into a devastated land that was best reached by foot. I had wanted to share more stories about hiking […]
Meredith’s body was found last night in a wildlife management area about an hour away from where she was abducted. There is nothing more I can say even though I wish I could say something to make it better. Meredith had her entire life ahead of her and a waste of a person destroyed that. I wish […]
Update: GaryHilton was captured. May he burn in hell!
There is a person of interest in the missing North Georgia hiker case. The man is Gary Michael Hilton of DeKalb County (near Atlanta). This guy could be anywhere and may know something about the disappearance of Meredith Emerson. If you know where to find Gary Michael Hilton […]
Hiker Meredith Emerson was hiking North Georgia’s Blood Mountain New Years day when she went missing. The 24-year old and her black lab, Ella, have not been seen since. More information at ABC news.
I’ve hiked Blood Mountain about a dozen times. It’s one of my favorite North Georgia hikes, but it is also a tough […]
The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is on my list of must do hikes. I hope to get there in the next two to three years. I read this story the other day from the Detroit Free Press by Erin Chan about her experience hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Read it here
David Madden is not only a Jeopardy genius he’s also a man driven to make the world a better place by hiking from the Canadian border to Key West, Florida to raise money for families of wounded veterans. I was in the Army and stories like this brighten my day. The next time you see a […]