Hiking isn’t just for fun in the woods anymore. After putting one foot in front of the other, and the other, hikers tend to look for a challenge.
They are in luck. The mountains are filled with hiking challenges, from speed-hiking — more people are now trying to hike the Mountains-to-Sea or the Appalachian Trail faster than the last person — to tests of endurance.
The Carolina Mountain Club hosts several challenges including the SB6K, aka South Beyond 6,000, which acknowledges hikers who climb all 40 Western North Carolina peaks above 6,000 feet, and the Smokies 900 — all the miles of trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Coming up are a couple more, including the CureSearch for Children’s Cancer Ultimate Hike and the Swannanoa Rim Explorer Hiking Series.
I am Jeff Clark, founder of Internet Brothers, publisher of Meanderthals, and a passionate hiker. I live in western NC near the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains. Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests are just out my doorstep, so the content will focus on these areas, but let me know what you would like to see on the site. 
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