WhiteBlaze Pages 2024
 A Complete Appalachian Trail Guidebook.
 AVAILABLE NOW. $4 for interactive PDF(smartphone version)
Read more here WhiteBlaze Pages Store



  • Random Images

  • Clothing

    Ultra light 101 

    Published on 10-17-2016 16:15
    1. Categories:
    2. Clothing,
    3. Reviews,
    4. Gear,
    5. Advice

    Ultra light 101: It’s All In Your Head
    By: Maggie Wallace


    My trail crew had hauled in 70-pound packs to this desert 200 miles from the Northern terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail. It was on this trip, while we worked in a particularly arid day, that I had my first experience with an ultra light hiker. We had noticed a figure moving towards us through the heat. He was wearing tennis shoes and clothing that hung in tatters, and his pack appeared to be a child’s school bag, held together with duct tape. His eyes were wild as he asked us where the next spring was so he could fill the single water bottle he carried. Explaining that he planned to reach Canada ...
    Read More Read More 7 Comments

    Marmot DriClime Ether Wind Shirt 

    1. Categories:
    2. Clothing,
    3. Reviews,
    4. Gear
    Article Preview

    Written by Guthook at
    Guthook Hikes!

    As I mentioned in my     Winter Layering System post a few weeks ago, my clothing system for winter hikes is based on a simple ...
    Read More Read More

  • Newest Images

  • Currently Active UsersCurrently Active Users

    There are currently 1561 users online. 5 members and 1556 guests

    Most users ever online was 12,213, 01-10-2024 at 01:07.

    1. Daybreak,
    2. grubbster,
    3. LoneStranger,
    4. psyculman,
    5. TwigBoy

  • Log in

    User Name:

    Password:
    Remember Me?
  • Make a yearly donation.

    Donate and support the web site and our writers


  • Have you thru hiked or section hiked the entire length of the Appalachian Trail? If you have, please add yourself to our 2,000 miler listing/database.

  • Newest Boots McFarland

    • Sandals by attroll in Boots McFarland cartoons

  • Recent Threads

    VashFive

    GSMNP section hike

    Thread Starter: VashFive

    My son (9) and I (40) are going to tackle the GSMNP section (Fontana—Davenport) of the AT in June. We're taking 10 days to complete it. At this time last

    Last Post By: jomo1983 Today, 01:37 Go to last post
    petedelisio

    Backpacking chair failure points

    Thread Starter: petedelisio

    Another 05/95 diy gear mod post.

    What was the failure point in your mass production backpacking chair(s)? Or predictions of such.

    Last Post By: petedelisio Yesterday, 23:29 Go to last post
    MapleHiker

    Is WhiteBlaze dying?

    Thread Starter: MapleHiker

    This was my first stop as an aspiring AT Thru Hiker on recommendation from another hiker I met on trail. Since then, it seems this forum has become less

    Last Post By: kythruhiker Yesterday, 20:49 Go to last post
    Bubblehead

    Thru Long Trail

    Thread Starter: Bubblehead

    I plan on hiking The Long Trail from 10/4 to around 10/26. What are the chances of considerable snowfall north of Maine Junction in late October? Thanks...

    Last Post By: chknfngrs Yesterday, 13:49 Go to last post
    Bubblehead

    Long Trail in October

    Thread Starter: Bubblehead

    I/m looking to hike the LT starting 10/4 and finishing somewhere around 10/26. Is this too late in the season? What is the probability of snow north of

    Last Post By: LoneStranger Yesterday, 11:53 Go to last post
    Lithopath

    MTS trail Rt 181 to Stone Mtn SP

    Thread Starter: Lithopath

    Just finished another 115 mile part of the mountain segments (pt/4,5,6). All but about 60 miles left to complete all of the mountain (1-5) segments (roughly

    Last Post By: Gambit McCrae Yesterday, 11:18 Go to last post