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Every trail has a story, and every hiker carries one. But some stories don't end at the trailhead. They turn into careers. For a growing number of peo...
Every year, thousands of hikers finish a long trail and face the same question: how do I keep this life going? The trail community—those shared miles,...
Every year, thousands of long-distance hikers return to desks, meeting rooms, and Slack channels carrying something unexpected: a toolkit of skills th...
Navigating a new job can feel as disorienting as a wilderness trail without a map. This article draws on lessons from a thru-hike—planning, adapting, ...
Introduction: The Trail as a Career IncubatorFor many, completing a long-distance trail is a profound personal achievement, a punctuation mark in life...