We’re coming to Trail Days! PCT Days is coming up quickly. We will be there from August 13-15. THRU-r has been meeting up at the event for the last few years. As in years past, look for our founder, Carol “Cheer” Coyne throughout Trail Days. You may...
Cover photo courtesy of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy I’m doing something new-to-me this summer. After my LASH on the Continental Divide Trail (CDT), I’m heading up to Montana to join a trail maintenance crew! If you’ve thru-hiked before on one...
THRU-r is still in it’s infancy as a non-profit. We are gradually building our brand, increasing membership, and gaining a foothold in the thru-hiking community. One way we are building our community is through increasing our real-life involvement with...
You’ve spent months, maybe years, planning a big thru-hike. Now, you’re out on trail and you or one of your companions experience an emergency. Like a life-or-death or life-altering emergency. As much as we expect to stay safe, as much as we take precautions to avoid...
We are now a 501c-3 non-profit organization! THRU-r is a thru-hiker organization created in 2020 to give back to the hiking community. Our founder, Carol “Cheer” Coyne did her first thru-hike and missed the community when she went home. So she built a new community of...
