In her effort to set a new FKT on the John Muir Trail, Caroline Himbert suffered painful blisters, an injured knee, and hallucinations so intense her team almost called for rescue. For all that effort ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The drive to Yosemite was freeing, void of the usual pre-FKT anxiety. I was proud to go after a goal that scared me. It wasn't my ...

This Thursday, Joe "Stringbean" McConaughy set a new north-to-south Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the Nuumu Poyo, known to many as the John Muir Trail (JMT). The JMT was originally called Nuumu Poyo, ...

Jeff Garmire is a writer and author. When he isn't adding to his 23,000 trail miles, he can be found living out of the back of a Ford Explorer. He is the author of Free Outside which chronicles his ...

Editor’s Note: On August 29, Jeff Garmire set a new unsupported fastest known time for the John Muir Trail, beating Joe “Stringbean” McConaughy’s three-week-old record by a mere 12 minutes and 38 ...