Aubri Drake
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Aubri Drake testing trekking poles while fastpacking.
Aubri “Data” Drake is a queer and transgender hiker, ultrarunner, writer, researcher, and LGBTQ+ activist. Aubri discovered long-distance backpacking in 2013 and has been running away to the woods ever since. They’ve hiked the Appalachian Trail, Europe’s Tour du Mont Blanc, Vermont's Long Trail, John Muir Trail (two times), Tahoe Rim Trail, New England Trail, New Hampshire's Cohos Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Arizona Trail, and Colorado Trail.
Aubri has also completed numerous Northeast peakbagging lists in both winter and summer seasons, including the Northeast 111 4,000-Footers and the New England Hundred Highest. They’ve run ultramarathon distances up to 100 miles, completed the Northeast Ultra 8, and set 21 Fastest Known Times.
Aubri has logged more than 9,000 miles on their feet in the last three years, and their writing has been featured in Trail Runner Magazine and Long Trail News magazine. Follow them on their website: https://transcendingmountains.blog/ or on Instagram @genderqueer_hiker