Hut hiking

How to Trick Your Friends Into Hut Hiking in the Spanish Pyrenees Mountains
How to Trick Your Friends Into Hut Hiking in the Spanish Pyrenees Mountains

On a shotgun hiking trip in Spain, one writer proves you can put your friends through hell and have them thank you for it too

Battling Altitude and Ego While Hut Hiking in the Italian Dolomites
Battling Altitude and Ego While Hut Hiking in the Italian Dolomites

Faced with the unyielding effects of thin air, one hiker learns to let go of self expectations and what should be to enjoy what is

Vermont Huts: Inside the New Network of Trails & Backcountry Shelters
Vermont Is Building a New Network of Backcountry Huts. Here's What You Should Know

A unique partnership with private landowners aims to link the entire state with a continuous system of trails and shelters for hikers, bikers, skiers

Japanese Alps Hiking Guide: Everything You Need to Know
Everything You Need to Know About Hiking the Northern Japanese Alps

North of Tokyo in the Nagano, Toyama, and Gifu prefectures, the peaks collectively known as the Hida Mountains or Japanese Alps are a hiker's dream

A Hiker's Guide to the Japanese Alps' Mountain Hut Shelter System
A Guide to the Eclectic Mountain Huts & Hiking Shelters of the Japanese Alps

Japan has a long tradition of hiking—here, we dive into the system of mountain lodges where hikers can take shelter and find a warm, home cooked meal

Laugavegur Trail: All You Need to Know About Iceland's Famous Trek
Everything You Need to Know About Hiking Iceland's Famous Laugavegur Trail

Spanning 34 miles in southern Iceland, this beloved route serves as a more adventurous alternative to the heavily touristed Ring Road

How to Visit Refuge Charpoua, the Century-old Mountain Hut of Chamonix
Visiting Charpoua Refuge, a Century-Old Mountain Hut Above Chamonix

Serving as a climber's base on Mont Blanc Massif for decades, the 1904 hut is accessed by train ride, glacier trek, and alpine trail scramble

A Guide to Hut-to-Hut Hiking in the Austrian & Italian Alps
A Guide to Hut-to-Hut Trekking in the Austrian & Italian Alps

Key resources, practical tips, and wise advice to touring Austria's classic Stubai High Trail system, home to over 1000 family-run huts

Vivid Photos of the Iconic Hut-to-Hut Tour du Mont Blanc
Hut-to-Hut Hiking Europe's Iconic Tour du Mont Blanc Trail

From hut to hut, through Switzerland, Italy, and France, covering 170 kilometers in just 10 days

A Visual Journal From 10-Days on the Tour du Mont Blanc Trail
Why You Should Hut Hike Europe's Tour du Mont Blanc Trail

Trekking across France, Italy, and Switzerland on the iconic alpine loop

An Architectural Haven for Hikers Along Denmark's Baltic Sea
This Hiker Shelter System in Denmark Is a Marvel of Public Infrastructure

Inside the network of stunning public shelters spanning 17 sites along the barren Baltic coastline, built for nature lovers

Photo Essay:  Ski Touring the Famed "Haute Route" from Chamonix to Zermatt
A Visual Guide to Haute Route: Ski Touring From Chamonix to Zermatt

Stunning photos from a trip of a lifetime through the beautiful and foreboding French, Swiss, and Italian Alps