Feathered Friends Blog

In August of 2020, four queer, femme people of color thru-hiked the Nüümü Poyo, or John Muir Trail. We entered at Lyell Canyon, and exited at Whitney Portal nineteen days later. We left our regular lives in the middle of...

2020 has kicked off a "Gap Year" for married Alpinists Jeff and Priti Wright, whose alpine pursuits have until recently been relegated to three weeks of vacation per year.  They spent two years planning and saving for their Sabbatical, and...

Karthikeya Nadendla recaps his travels along the Pacific Crest Trail, and the things he found along the way.

Show us your nest We want to see where you kicked back, enjoyed the view, and rested your head this summer! Sweet bivy? Cozy nap? We want to see it all! Tag us at #featheredfriendsgear & @featheredfriends1972 to enter. Contest ends September 16, 2019!

This summer, photographer and Feathered Friends ambassador Christian Murillo traveled to Bolivia to attempt several of its tallest mountains and photograph its glaciated peaks. This trip report tells the story of his adventures there. Words and images by Christian Murillo.   As...