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Breaking the Granite Ceiling: Women in the Outdoors

Breaking the Granite Ceiling: Women in the Outd...

Kalin Stewart

It's no secret. The outdoor industry has room to improve in the area of gender diversity. Whether it’s offering up more diverse color options for women’s-specific gear, hiring more females...

Breaking the Granite Ceiling: Women in the Outd...

Kalin Stewart

It's no secret. The outdoor industry has room to improve in the area of gender diversity. Whether it’s offering up more diverse color options for women’s-specific gear, hiring more females...

The Ultimate Beach Day: 13 Essential Items

The Ultimate Beach Day: 13 Essential Items

Alex Frost

It's that time of year again, when the weather heats up and the beach starts calling your name with its siren song of soft sand, fresh air, and bright, warm...

The Ultimate Beach Day: 13 Essential Items

Alex Frost

It's that time of year again, when the weather heats up and the beach starts calling your name with its siren song of soft sand, fresh air, and bright, warm...

Onion River Race and Ramble 2016

Onion River Race and Ramble 2016

Sam Davies

This past weekend on a woefully wet Sunday, scores of Vermont's finest paddlers came out to race and ramble their way down the Winooski River. In what can only be...

Onion River Race and Ramble 2016

Sam Davies

This past weekend on a woefully wet Sunday, scores of Vermont's finest paddlers came out to race and ramble their way down the Winooski River. In what can only be...

Review: The Arc'teryx Acrux SL

Review: The Arc'teryx Acrux SL

Alex Frost

Purpose-built, ultralight approach shoes Arc'teryx has long been a name associated with a meticulous, almost obsessive attention to detail in the craftsmanship of their apparel and gear, so when they...

Review: The Arc'teryx Acrux SL

Alex Frost

Purpose-built, ultralight approach shoes Arc'teryx has long been a name associated with a meticulous, almost obsessive attention to detail in the craftsmanship of their apparel and gear, so when they...

Hiking in Trail Runners: The One True Way

Hiking in Trail Runners: The One True Way

Alex Frost

Is it really necessary to wear high-cut, stiff, waterproof boots when you venture out into the wilderness for a day (or week, or month, or whatever) of hiking? I would...

Hiking in Trail Runners: The One True Way

Alex Frost

Is it really necessary to wear high-cut, stiff, waterproof boots when you venture out into the wilderness for a day (or week, or month, or whatever) of hiking? I would...

Premier Gear: Osprey's Anti-Gravity Suspension System

Premier Gear: Osprey's Anti-Gravity Suspension ...

Sam Davies

Osprey has re-envisioned what suspension can do for a pack with their Atmos AG and Aura AG bags. "AG" stands for anti-gravity, and it truly seems that these packs defy...

Premier Gear: Osprey's Anti-Gravity Suspension ...

Sam Davies

Osprey has re-envisioned what suspension can do for a pack with their Atmos AG and Aura AG bags. "AG" stands for anti-gravity, and it truly seems that these packs defy...