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Mountaineering Boots and Crampons Buyer’s Guide
With practice, your boots and crampons can take you to the top of the world. Although we can’t help you with the practice, we can get you started picking out the...
Quick Review: Chuck-it Bumper
Stanley In Maine, Stanley developed quite a fondness for his Chuck-It bumper (pictured at left). Bumpers are specifically designed for to train retrievers to retrieve...
Winter Gift Guide 2011
It’s that time of year again. If you’re not quite sure what to get for the outdoor loving person in your life we can help. Below are eight gift ideas that will...
New & Noteworthy — Backcountry Bar
Hydro Flask 64 oz. growler Hydro Flask 64 oz. Wide-mouth Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Growler Call it four pints or just shy of a six-pack, or you can just call...
Patagonia Better Sweater Review
Patagonia Better Sweater The Patagonia Better Sweater is the sweater that promises to look like wool with the ease of care of polyester. It delivers. As one tester...
Osprey Flap Jack Courier Review
Osprey Flap Jack Courier I recently decided to switch from a commuter backpack to a messenger bag for my urban shleps. Backpacks are a pain on the subway, are tough...
Mountain Hardwear Medusa Gloves Review
Mountain Hardwear Medusa Climbing Silver Plume, CO We recently were able to test the Mountain Hardwear Medusa Gloves with Mountain Hardwear’s proprietary waterproof...
New & Noteworthy – Spring 2011
This article originally published in Spring 2011 issue of Adventure Insider Magazine. Google Translate for iPhone and iPod Touch Google has had a translate feature...
Climbing Shoe Buyers Guide
'Crack/trad shoes' - Scarpa Techno Maybe it’s your first pair of rock shoes. Maybe you are looking for a second pair of shoes to increase...
MSR Lightning Ascent
Breaking Trail on Mt. Lincoln, CO MSR’s new backcountry snowshoe, the Lightning Ascent, boasts many useful features for the back-country traveler including modular...