Hut hiking
![How to Trick Your Friends Into Hut Hiking in the Spanish Pyrenees Mountains](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/1mXstf94FCdrcIjEBXpxU3/142a6f7715f0f4a7bd3d63f8b13233bd/tanner-bowden-pyrenees-19.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/7nAFZzndZqE8eaX2faoTp/616709ad62eb0e104b75a03f7788d721/Jess-Tran-Dolomite-Hut-Hiking-Trail-1.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/302JrXauJAqxT4Culfrz6w/c8be9c61c409ac84184352e51a41a819/vermont-huts-samantha-van-gerbig-4.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/5XeYMC2pTGJGfhf9knOSwx/397874ffea830c4b88dd6ef870024a6e/sam-godin-japanese-alps-guide-22.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/5RReOVQ9spXJvTrcGCbtAi/83e8ff23426bfbd6051464fde1ef6be6/sam-godin-japanese-huts-KIRRETO-HUT.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/jzp0SWHTbIpBpvKBvXrCG/ce8dc9f33b0984b9c488e5abafca0c1b/alex-eaton-laugavegur-trail-iceland-river-crossing.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/kdd8XEEICADOjddziZ2La/2d7e8cc47055a848d40a2670258b335f/Zeger-Dox-Charpoua-17.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/1HIXQ8KtpBvkuwp7G3piLG/f5791917fdfe45b9ccc98926e0b9c6f6/Stephen-Dagley-Austria-Hut-Hiking-Fieldmag-10.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/2HlNxj0aHSE0CyqCUQYysw/43dc01befbd3be264cdf2090135f2db4/Andrei-Mont-Blanc-10.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/4CXbEY0osMQUSuOOW28KAI/19777a89b1a2b3c8651c3a1ff9515a70/Louis-Otis-Mont-Blanc-25.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Trekking across France, Italy, and Switzerland on the iconic alpine loop
![An Architectural Haven for Hikers Along Denmark's Baltic Sea](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/1Gh2y5PKI8YqeiUAiMYUsG/dacff190389f42c3d7836a8ec9c74f50/Lumo-Arch-Cabin-2.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/42J8TPWXEIcC6eiwQuEImi/ff2d494e1486d26163a48e51ded4c333/ryder_alps_16.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Stunning photos from a trip of a lifetime through the beautiful and foreboding French, Swiss, and Italian Alps