Liz “Snorkel” Thomas is a decorated thru-hiker. In 2011, she broke the women’s unsupported speed record on the Appalachian Trail and she’s completed the Triple Crown of Hiking—finishing the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide Trail. She is a thru-hiking coach whose writing has been featured in Backpacker, Outside Online and the Wall Street Journal.
Jennifer Pharr Davis became the first woman to set a Fastest Known Time (FKT) on a more than 2,000-mile-long trail when, in 2011, she bested the men’s record fo...