Events

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Check out our online & in-person events for the long-distance hiking community! Click on each event below to register (for open non-member events) or to view access codes (for member events).

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Hiker Happy Hour: Safety Scares & Solutions

Join fellow long-distance hikers and hiker hopefuls in this fun and themed meetup! Both new and experienced/alumni hikers are welcome. This meetup will allow experienced hikers to share their tales from trail, and will give new hikers some insight into trail life. Sit back, relax, get ready for some laughs, and pour a cold one (if you choose)! Theme: "What was your worst safety scare on trail, and what would you have done differently to avoid it?"

Continental Divide Trail Q&A

This online community meetup will unite both new and experienced long-distance hikers – where new hikers can ask experienced hikers all of their burning questions before hitting the Continental Divide Trail (CDT)! This format will be an informal open discussion Q&A. Topics can include gear, tips, strategy, resupply, food, and much more.

Hiker Happy Hour: Why Do You Hike?

Join fellow long-distance hikers and hiker hopefuls in this fun and themed meetup! Both new and experienced/alumni hikers are welcome. This meetup will allow experienced hikers to share their tales from trail, and will give new hikers some insight into trail life. Sit back, relax, get ready for some laughs, and pour a cold one (if you choose)! Theme: “Why do you hike?”

Pacific Crest Trail Q&A

This online community meetup will unite both new and experienced long-distance hikers – where new hikers can ask experienced hikers all of their burning questions before hitting the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)! This format will be an informal open discussion Q&A. Topics can include gear, tips, strategy, resupply, food, and much more.

Continental Divide Trail Q&A

This online community meetup will unite both new and experienced long-distance hikers – where new hikers can ask experienced hikers all of their burning questions before hitting the Continental Divide Trail (CDT)! This format will be an informal open discussion Q&A. Topics can include gear, tips, strategy, resupply, food, and much more.

Safety Sunday With Ned Tibbits

Meeting Subject: "Why the Need for Safety?" This online meetup features Ned Tibbits of Mountain Education. We'll focus on safety in the backcountry, and will have an open Q&A at the end. Great for anyone taking on a long-distance hike!

Hiker Happy Hour: Post Trail Depression Tips

Join fellow long-distance hikers and hiker hopefuls in this fun and themed meetup! Both new and experienced/alumni hikers are welcome. This meetup will allow experienced hikers to share their tales from trail, and will give new hikers some insight into trail life. Sit back, relax, get ready for some laughs, and pour a cold one (if you choose)! Theme: "How do you combat Post Trail Depression?"

Safety Sunday With Ned Tibbits

Meeting Subject: "Planning: Building in Safety from Idea to Formula." This online meetup features Ned Tibbits of Mountain Education. We'll focus on safety in the backcountry, and will have an open Q&A at the end. Great for anyone taking on a long-distance hike!

Pacific Crest Trail Q&A

Ask and answer questions in real-time about the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)! This format will be an informal open discussion Q&A with new and experienced hikers. Topics can include gear, tips, strategy, resupply, food, and much more.

Safety Sunday With Ned Tibbits

Meeting Subject: "Preparation: Putting Safety into the Doing." This online meetup features Ned Tibbits of Mountain Education. We'll focus on safety in the backcountry, and will have an open Q&A at the end. Great for anyone taking on a long-distance hike!

Continental Divide Trail Q&A

Ask and answer questions in real-time about the Continental Divide Trail (CDT)! This format will be an informal open discussion Q&A with new and experienced hikers. Topics can include gear, tips, strategy, resupply, food, and much more.

Safety Sunday With Ned Tibbits

Meeting Subject: "Executing: Daily Safety is Built in." This online meetup features Ned Tibbits of Mountain Education. We'll focus on safety in the backcountry, and will have an open Q&A at the end. Great for anyone taking on a long-distance hike!