How-To Pick Spine Protection for Snowboarding
Snowboarding probably stands as the most thrilling and taxing of the winter sports. Shredding the slopes takes a toll on your body and one of the most common areas of injury is your back,...
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Kickstarter: November Edition
Surfing through Kickstarter each month is probably one of my favorite parts about working for Gearographer. Getting to search through projects that are currently being developed and learning about all the new technology that...
The Best Flashlights to Keep You Safe
Searching for the perfect flashlight can be a pain in the butt, especially if you aren’t looking to spend a fortune. What do you even look for in a flashlight? What’s important to pay...
Review: Edelweiss Curve ARC 9.8MM Unicore Climbing Rope
[wp-review id=”7888″] Functionality The Curve ARC is a sport climber’s best friend. I was a little nervous trusting my life to a brand-new rope, but this one seemed to require no breaking in or adjustment...
Review: Black Diamond ReVolt Headlamp
[wp-review id=”7181″] Functionality ★★★★★ With headlamps, there are only three features that matter: what kind of light they can emit, how brightly they emit it, and how long they can last (battery). The ReVolt is...
Review: Aspire Anonymous Sunglasses
[wp-review id=”7766″] Incorporating the latest in technology, advanced materials and fashion, Aspire Eyewear offers comfortable, wearable and adjustable eyewear that is distributed exclusively through ClearVision Optical. Aspire Eyewear started just last year and is...
Brand Close-Up: Mountain Standard
The idea behind Mountain Standard, a relative newcomer to the outdoor scene, born and bred out of Boulder, Colorado, is to embrace community and location rather than the fascination on traditional outdoor sports. While...
Outdoor Retailer: Best and Brightest (Pun Intended)
Another Outdoor Retailer has come and gone. We drank beer, met a few of our heroes (and could not keep our cool), and hung out with some of the biggest names in the Outdoor Industry all...
Anatomy of an Optic: Binocular Buyers Guide
Why Carry Binoculars? Binoculars enhance your vision. Obviously, this makes it easier to see distant objects, transforming that mountain goat you’re looking at from a white dot to a living, breathing critter with sad black...
Our Favorite Gear from OR Winter Market 2016
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market moved up three weeks this year to bypass Sundance, but frustrated a bunch of industry insiders in the process. The show started on January 5th, which meant that marketers had to work...
Our Favorite Gear from the 2016 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market Demo
At Outdoor Retailer’s All Mountain Demo Day at Solitude Mountain Resort, the latest trend for snow-sport manufacturers pointed towards durable, lightweight construction for versatile ski and boot makers. Shannon drove in all the way from...
The Running Event: Best of Show
This past week we took a bit of a road trip down to Austin, Texas for this year’s Running Event trade show to test out and see the industry’s newest brands and gear. Here...
Review: Cotopaxi Luzon Backpack
The Luzon 18L Daypack is as unique as the adventures you can take it on. The designers at Cotopaxi decided that, like snowflakes or fingerprints, no two bags should look the same. So rather...
Onewheel: The Skateboard of the Future
On January 6, 2014, Kyle Doerksen started on a journey that has grown into the future of wheeled sports. On that day, he launched a Kickstarter for his invention: the Onewheel. By the end...
5 Signs It’s Time to Take a Week Off Running
Running is a sport focused on dedication, gumption, and endurance. It’s about pushing yourself past your conceived notion of your ‘limit’ and increasing your confidence right alongside your physicality. These definitions and understanding of...
Review: Women’s Thule Guidepost 65L Backpack
Functionality ★★★★ Adjustment was a key focus in the designing of this bag. Not only does the Guidepost have a thickly padded, pivoting hip belt that comes in three sizes, but also padded shoulder straps...
Review: Keen UNEEK Sandals
Comfort and durability. It is hard to get both of these in a sandal. Most sandals try and do one or the other, but the Keen UNEEK tries to bridge that gap. How successful is...
Review: Hennessy Hammock Expedition Asym Classic
Growing up, I loved the outdoors, but I hated camping. I enjoyed hiking, cooking by the campfire, setting up camp under the stars, and just roughing it in general. But when it came time...
Ridiculous Travel Products from SkyMall
Travelers usually have two reading options provided on board an airplane: the safety manual suggesting every way the plane can crash, and the only slightly less horrifying SkyMall catalog. The infamous airline catalog has...
Review: Patagonia Men’s Rio Gallegos Zip-Front Waders
If you have ever found yourself wading in a cold river during the colder months out of the year, you better hope that your equipment can keep up with you between spots. Fly fishing...
