The 2023 John Muir Trail Hiker Survey is now open for responses - fill it out here! If you hiked the John Muir Trail this year (2023), as a thru-hiker or section hiker, this survey is for you. It doesn't matter whether you completed the entire JMT (i.e. if you got off early or section hiked), the
John Muir Trail Gear Guide: Class of 2022 Survey
In the second installment of this year's John Muir Trail Thru-Hiker Survey, we dive into gear for hiking the JMT. John Muir Trail gear lists vary wildly between hikers and (spoiler alert) it's impossible to find a perfect JMT gear list. That said, we can try. I've organized this in a way that I
NOW OPEN: The 2022 John Muir Trail Hiker Survey
The 2022 John Muir Trail Hiker Survey is now open for responses - fill it out here! If you hiked the John Muir Trail this year (2022), as a thru-hiker or section hiker, this survey is for you. It doesn't matter whether you completed the entire JMT (i.e. if you got off early or section hiked), the
NOW OPEN: The 2021 John Muir Trail Hiker Survey
This year, in addition to conducting Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail hiker surveys, I've decided to also conduct a John Muir Trail Hiker Survey to serve as a resource for future JMT hikers and to get a similar (yet I suspect quite different) perspective on thru-hiking through the