According to Hedgepeth, the “biggest risk of solo hiking is that there’s no one there to help if something goes wrong.” ...

What’s better, hiking alone or with other people? “Depends how many bears are involved,” is one quip. Perhaps it depends on what kind of person you are. Hiking solo is a markedly different experience ...

Bailey Dean reflected on her level of comfort while walking from Portugal to Spain along the famed Camino route Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She covers influencers and ...

For almost two decades, I’ve enjoyed regular hikes in the hills and mountains. My favourite country is Scotland, where we have an amazing freedom of access and many opportunities to walk off the ...

I was hiking alone in Boulder this past spring when a man came toward me on the trail, a jagged, baseball-sized rock in each hand. He was in his sixties, I guessed, the same age as me, and he wore ...