gear
We think winter is the most thrilling time of year. The air looks clearer, the sun sparkles off mounds of fresh snow, and a cold, sharp breath can make you feel awake and alive. Not to mention the thrill of ripping down a steep on your skis or board. The… Read the rest
The seasons changed with full force this year, and before we could prepare ourselves the snow knocked down trees, buried small children and wreaked havoc on our 6am run. But we know you, and you’re not one to bow out and give up on your outdoor time quietly. To aid… Read the rest
1. Liberty Helix
Anyone who has had a chance to rip on these pow-shredding monsters knows there is no going back to other skis: the Liberty Helix is like no other. It’s lightweight and poppy, yet has a killer backbone to take on whatever the mountain throws its way. Although… Read the rest
It’s no secret that gear can get pretty expensive. And it can be pretty hard to find the best deal out there. In comes ActiveJunky, a pretty sweet site devoted to just that: letting you, as they say, “get your gear, feed your addiction.” All you have to do is… Read the rest
This week’s Friday Photo winner is Cheryl Willson, for this shot from the Cascade Sled Dog club’s 2008 Frog Lake II Sled Dog race on Mt. Hood in Oregon.
Here’s what Cheryl had to say about the event:
My family looks forward to going to the Frog Lake Sled Dog … Read the rest
Are you afflicted? Have you ever crawled out of bed at four in the morning to be at the front of the line at an REI gear sale? Do you wish there was a place where the gear sales never end?
TheClymb—one of the first websites of its kind in… Read the rest
Look around. Do you see November? Is it the armies of aged Jack-O’-lanterns standing forlorn guard on doorsteps, their twisted smiles rotting in the wake of Halloween mirth? Is it the blanket of darkness and fog that spreads over your town, shortening the evenings, begging you to stay in bed… Read the rest
It’s day 2 of our Back to School Twitter Contest, where we’re celebrating the fall season with a week’s worth of gear giveaways!
Today we’re stoked to bring you the Motil Pack from our good friends at Nau — be sure to go check them out on Facebook. Made with… Read the rest
The long Labor Day weekend is over, and it’s back to the grind… September might mean the end of summer and warm weather adventures, but we figure that instead of sulking, we should celebrate the season with a Back to School Twitter Contest. Ok, so maybe you aren’t actually in… Read the rest
If you’re the type of person who wishes that you could just take off your jacket and make a backpack out of it, or take off your backpack and make a jacket out of it, then have I got a backpack-jacket-jacket-backpack for you. Conceived by a kite surfer in England,… Read the rest
God bless The Adventure Blog for digging up this video (from Get Outdoors via The Piton) that pokes fun at some of the more ridiculous marketing tactics of the gear industry over the years.
[Via: The Adventure Blog]… Read the rest
It’s official: Nau 2.0 has finally launched making the eco-friendly fashionistas and sustainable gurus happy with the fall 2009 line finally available on the newly designed website. Nau has been on a roller coaster ride this year, first announcing they were shutting down operations and then magically coming back with… Read the rest
