EditorialJulie Paterson, a trip organizer, and Jacobus Nederpelt, a hiker, at the summit of a 650-foot ascent through a mountain pass in Egypt, Nov. 15, 2019. (Sima Diab/The New York Times)
EditorialIn a photo provided by the Scottsdale Fire Department, emergency services help to rescue hikers in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. (Scottsdale Fire Department via The New York Times) — EDITORIAL USE ONLY —
EditorialA thru-hiker walks along a burned portion of the Pacific Crest Trail in the Klamath National Forest and the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Northern California, on Aug. 18, 2022. (Mason Trinca/The New York Times)
EditorialSupplies used by Brianna Campbell and Jordan McDonald to hike around Cheyenne Canyon in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 4, 2022. (Adam Pawlikiewicz/The New York Times)