Author: AMC Staff

AMC Staff / < 1 minute read   In 2011, Jennifer Pharr Davis set the overall fastest known time on the Appalachian Trail, hiking the 2,185-mile footpath from Georgia to Maine in just 46 days. Today, she continues to wow athletes with her accomplishments, including backpacking 700 miles pregnant, walking across North Carolina while nursing her newborn son, and hiking in all […]

AMC Staff / < 1 minute read Fans of ultrarunning might be familiar with athlete, speaker, and author of the best-selling book ‘A Beautiful Work in Progress,’ Mirna Valerio. Also known as ‘The Mirnavator,’ Valerio promotes body positivity, health awareness, and diversity in the running and outdoor industry as she runs marathons and ultramarathons around the country and advocates for inclusion for […]

AMC Staff / < 1 minute read   In 2018, Mario Rigby completed his two-year trek walking and kayaking the length of Africa—from Cape Town, South Africa to Cairo, Egypt—and adventure that for many would seem wild and impossible. This expedition allowed him to connect with communities and share their message and stories with the world with a mission of bridging the […]

AMC Staff / 2 minute read The Appalachian Mountain Club invites adventurers, explorers, and outdoor leaders to share their astonishing stories on the Unlikely Stories Podcast. Stories that unite communities with inspiration, information, and entertainment. Elevating unheard and diverse stories, because everyone is part of the outdoor community. Hosted by Derick Lugo, author of The Unlikely Thru-Hiker, with Carly Moree, each episode […]

AMC Staff / 2 minute read Returning for a second episode on the history of Black explorers, J.R. Harris takes us on a journey to the California Gold Rush, where we meet freed slave and Black frontiersman James Pierson Beckwourth, then to the Arctic Circle to meet Matthew Henson, possibly the first man, Black or White, to reach the North Pole. […]

AMC Staff / 2 minute read When recalling the history of Black explorers, J.R. Harris says the list is short. That’s not to say that that Black explorers weren’t out there, just that their stories are overshadowed by the familiar names that live in our history books. Harris is working to change this. As a Black explorer for more than 50 […]

AMC Staff / 2 minute read   Growing up in rural South Africa, Sibusiso Vilane knew little of the world outside his own village. He had never hiked, never slept in a tent, never even seen a photo of some of the mountains he would later climb, yet on May 26, 2003, he became the first Black man to summit Mount […]

AMC Staff / 4 minute read   New York’s 47,500-acre Harriman State Park—the Empire State’s second largest park—is an outdoor lover’s dream, offering pristine hiking, quiet water paddling, and remote camping a 30-mile car or train trip from Manhattan.   AMC’s first camp in the area, the Stephen & Betsy Corman AMC Harriman Outdoor Center, opened in 2016 unlocking Harriman’s wonders to even more New Yorkers seeking the fresh air and quiet it […]

AMC Staff / 3 minute read   What is a greenhouse gas? It’s freezing outside—how is the climate getting warmer? I’m only one person. What can I possibly do to slow the effects of climate change? Many of us have basic questions when it comes to understanding climate change. The science can be tricky, and misinformation—much of it deliberately spread by […]

AMC Staff / 3 minute read What is it about the outdoors that draws us back again and again?  We put together a list of reasons why we love the outdoors, but we want to hear why YOU do, too! Follow AMC’s social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to participate in our I Love Outdoors summer contests and win […]