BMH // DISPATCH_04 // 2026 SEASON

ON THE
CALENDAR.

Five chapters. One season. These are the hikes that matter — crossings, brotherhood hikes, and the big national expedition. You show up or you don't.

// CROSSING EVENTS — FIRST-TIMER HIKES
MAY 03, 2026 // 05:45 HRS
ATL SPRING
CROSSING
KENNESAW MOUNTAIN, GA // CHAPTER: ATL
TYPECROSSING
DISTANCE7.5 MILES
ELEVATION1,808 FT
LEADMARCUS T.
MAY 17, 2026 // 06:00 HRS
NYC SPRING
CROSSING
BREAKNECK RIDGE, NY // CHAPTER: NYC
TYPECROSSING
DISTANCE5.5 MILES
ELEVATION1,260 FT
LEADTERRENCE A.
JUN 07, 2026 // 05:30 HRS
HOU SUMMER
CROSSING
BIG THICKET, TX // CHAPTER: HOU
TYPECROSSING
DISTANCE8.0 MILES
ELEVATION380 FT
LEADDARIUS B.
// CHAPTER HIKES — OPEN TO ALL BROTHERS
JUN 21, 2026 // 06:30 HRS
LA SUMMER
RIDGE RUN
SAN GABRIEL MTNS, CA // CHAPTER: LA
DIFFICULTYMODERATE
DISTANCE9.2 MILES
ELEVATION2,100 FT
LEADJEROME W.
JUL 12, 2026 // 05:00 HRS
CHI STARVED
ROCK PUSH
STARVED ROCK SP, IL // CHAPTER: CHI
DIFFICULTYMODERATE
DISTANCE11.0 MILES
ELEVATION600 FT
LEADKEVIN R.
AUG 16, 2026 // 05:00 HRS
ATL TALLULAH
GORGE PUSH
TALLULAH GORGE, GA // CHAPTER: ATL
DIFFICULTYTECHNICAL
DISTANCE6.8 MILES
ELEVATION1,600 FT
LEADMARCUS T.
// NATIONAL EXPEDITION — ALL CHAPTERS
SEPT 27, 2026 // 04:30 HRS
BMH NATIONAL
EXPEDITION 01
MOUNT LECONTE, TN // ALL CHAPTERS

All five chapters converge on the Smokies. The biggest hike on the BMH calendar — 13 miles round trip, 2,600 ft elevation gain, and every brother who has crossed in 2026 on the same mountain. This is the line.

TYPENATIONAL EXPEDITION
DISTANCE13.0 MILES RT
ELEVATION2,600 FT
CHAPTERSATL · HOU · LA · NYC · CHI
STATUSREGISTRATION OPEN
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2026 SEASON // LIVE
NO MAN LEFT BEHIND.