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Heather Anderson 2013 Record Hike: self-supported PCT dash; women’s barrier falls

In 2013, Heather “Anish” Anderson attempted to cross the 2,660-mile Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada faster than anyone had done it in a self-supported style. Drawing on years of long-distance hiking experience, she covered an average of more than 44 miles a day through the Sierra Nevada, Cascade…

The Times of India · Sep 22

"Remain highly vigilant": camping restrictions continue on section of Pacific Crest Trail, North Cascades National Park, during manhunt for murder suspect Travis Decker

The most recent sightings place Decker within 15 miles of the murder site

Advnture · Jun 9, 2025

"She was clearly death gripping the cliff" – dramatic video shows intense rescue of Pacific Crest Trail hiker

The woman had been holding her precarious position on the cliffside for over an hour before help arrived

Advnture · Apr 15, 2025

"This breaks my heart" – thru-hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail banned from crossing border into Canada

Northbound hikers will now have to backtrack about 30 miles to exit the trail at the end of their thru-hike

Advnture · Jan 28, 2025

You could be paid $5,000 to hike the Pacific Crest Trail next year – here's how

The deadline for applications is approaching

Advnture · May 10, 2024

Norovirus in the wilderness? How an outbreak spread on the Pacific Crest Trail

Having this virus is bad enough at home, where you might spend hours hugging the toilet. Imagine having it out camping. Investigators wanted to find out how backpackers were getting and spreading it.

WEKU · Sep 24, 2023

Teen hikers stranded in freak snowstorm huddled together to share warmth and survive

Riley Ramirez, of Cyprus, California, and Cole White, of Portland, Oregon, both 17, were on a 10-day trek when they became stranded and cut off from help on the Pacific Crest Trail near the San Gorgonio Mountains

Daily Mirror · Mar 6, 2023

At least 60 Pacific Crest Trail hikers rescued as McKinney fire bears down

LOS ANGELES — Dozens of hikers were rescued from the Pacific Crest Trail over the weekend as the McKinney fire continues to ravage Northern California’s Klamath National Forest.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 1, 2022

Pacific Crest Trail testing water as hikers avoid potential algae bloom at source

PCT officials say no hard evidence yet of danger in water

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

Mystery remains over Irish man who went missing five years ago on hike in California

The 25-year-old had saved up money from working in a local garage in Midleton, Cork, to hike the Pacific Crest Trail in 2017

Irish Mirror · Apr 18, 2022