15 year old on track to solo hike 2,200 mile Appalachian Trail
“Chipmunk” is on pace to become the youngest solo thru hiker of the Appalachian Trail. Four months and 1,200 miles into her journey from Georgia to Maine, she will pause Friday near the PA-NJ border to speak of her trail experiences, adolescent depression and HIKE for Mental Health.
Read more...Meet our first HIKE for Mental Health AT thru-hiker
In 2013, a record number of Appalachian Trail thru-hikers – three dozen – signed up with HIKE for Mental Health. On July 13, the first of our hikers crossed the finish line. Here is his story.
Read more...Thank you, Dartmouth women of Kappa Kappa Gamma!
Many thanks to hike organizer Phoebe Kurtzman and the women of Kappa Kappa Gamma of Dartmouth College. With your hike you raised $1,314 for mental health research and trail preservation. With more than 30 registered hikers, the hike surpassed its fundraising goal by more than 30%!
Read more...HIKE for Mental Health At Trail Days
2013 was the first year HIKE for Mental Health went to Trail Days. As luck would have it, on the same weekend we scheduled a … Read more…
2012 Hikers
Supported by more than a hundred donors and supporters, our 2012 hikers raised more than $7,700 in our first season! Thank you all! We hope … Read more…
Understanding what causes depression
New research is increasing our understanding of how brain disorders such as depression can occur due to malfunctions in the brain signaling involved in motivation. The research, reported on the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) website, was led by Karl Deisseroth, M.D., Ph.D. and NARSAD Young Investigator Grantee Melissa R. Warden, Ph.D. Donations to HIKE for Mental Health help fund BBRF’s grants.
Read more...The Quest for Pie
In September 2012, HIKE for Mental Health co-founder Tom Kennedy fulfilled a lifetime dream by completing a seven day thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in … Read more…
“One of the most enjoyable hikes…”
“One of the most enjoyable hikes I’ve ever done.” Those were the words used by participants on HIKE for Mental Health’s August 26 nine-mile loop hike in Harriman State Park.
Read more...Photo Gallery from Harriman Park Hike with Susan Letcher
Here are photos from the August 26, 2012, hike in Harriman State Park with Susan Letcher. Special thanks to Martin Hunley for sharing his photographic … Read more…
Summit Mt. Washington!
Hikers came from near and far to participate in the first annual “Summit Mt. Washington” HIKE for Mental Health on August 25, 2012, and by all accounts it was an overwhelming success!
Read more...Mt. Washington Photo Gallery
Check out photos from the August 25, 2012, hike up the western slope of Mt. Washington.
Read more...Tom’s Appalachian Trail Reading List
Co-founder of HIKE for Mental Health Tom Kennedy has read just about every book he can find about the Appalachian Trail. Here he shares some … Read more…