The Mountainsmith Apex 60L Internal Frame Pack is a rugged, well-designed overnight backcountry pack that has everything you’d need to plan an escape into the wild, far far from the rest of the world. A bomber supermachine made for moving fast and deep for days and days. Mountainsmith Apex Tuning Fork Waistbelt First thing you notice […]
The PowerWatch 2. Perpetual motion, endless energy. A universe of data that never stops reading, transmitting, communicating. This is as cutting edge as you get. And you get to wear it on your wrist, like some wild Phillip K. Dick fitness creature looking to devour knowledge and results, using data to amplify their biology. It […]
When my buddy told me about that time he was trekking across Fiji without enough water, carrying only a Lifestraw which was a little tough for the trek, I immediately said he should get Sawyer’s Squeeze Water Filter. It takes up no space and fits easily in your pocket; then if you need it, you […]
The Five Ten Aleon is an aggressive sport climbing powerhouse to front point up the crag. There’s every other climbing shoe company, and then there’s Five Ten; at least that was one of my first climbing lessons. Five Ten Aleon Rubber Whether you agree or not, there’s no debate that Five Ten Climbing Shoes Stealth […]
Arbor’s A-Frame is like a great powerful sword to slice and dice everything in your path. With that Arbor fierceness and its dedication to craftsmanship, the A-Frame is a directional superplank that’ll take you where you need to go, from pow to ice to everything in between, in and out of bounds. Arbor A-Frame Wooden […]
ToughTested’s Jump Starter V8 is something that I really coulda used 7 years ago. I’d just driven from L.A. to Mt. High for the day, leaving just before dawn but with the big dump dropping, I had my headlights on even after sunrise. And at the end of the day, a might-I-add abnormally cold day […]
Airblaster is one of my favorite brands out there: A snowboarding company that makes snowboard gear for snowboarders. Should come as no surprise, then, that they make a sick pair of snowboard goggles. Specifically the Airblaster Savage Air Goggle. And they make it at a price that even the most dirtbagging rider can swing. Moisture […]
When Helly Hansen decided to pay homage to the Norse god Ullr, a legendary skier, hunter, skater, archer, etc… and possibly Thor’s stepson, you best believe they put everything they had into it. And for my money (and yours), the Helly Hansen Sogn Shell Jacket is a jacket worthy of the winter sports gods. Helly […]
Snow’s driftin’, track’s filling in right after you put it in, and you still got a ways to go. Patagonia knows the feeling, obviously. The Patagonia Snowdrifter Bibs are made for those days that are good for the soul and tough on your gear. Patagonia Snowdrifter Bibs Material Comfortable, dry, warm, breatheable, flexible and practical. […]
When Gigi Ruf first envisioned the Slash Linehiker Splitboard, he probably said something like “Okay, big air, adaptability, power, and pop.” But, you know, in Austro-Bavarian accented German. Because Gigi is a Tyrol powerhouse who always looks like he’s having the most fun while laying down massive hammers, and linking together every crazy drop, ramp, […]