With longer daylight hours and sunny weather, summer is a season for experimentation. Its a time to step outside your comfort zone and try something new. 　　This weeks Emerging Gear has plenty of those vibes, with Caterpillar attempting to capture history through boot aesthetics, Chinese brand Mount to Coast putting out its first trail runner, and Skratch Labs giving us...

　　The Ram 1500 Hemi is back. Just one model year after Ram announced that it was trading its iconic V8 for a pair of turbocharged inline sixes, it is doing an about-face — a very aggressive about-face that will also come with a special new badge. 　　Ram Boss Says Company Was Listening 　　 　　(Photo/Ram) We heard loud and clear from...

　　I used to hear everything: the crunch of boots on frosted grass; the unlimited hum of billions of little wings; the flick of a mule deer’s tail as it vanished into the brush; the smallest disruption in the flow of stream water. 　　I didn’t think much about it then. Hell, I didn’t think at all. 　　I shot guns without ear...

　　If I told you that NASA has developed a radical new way of monitoring and quantifying your workouts, and that that method outperforms all others, you’d probably assume that it involves bleeding-edge science. There would be AI, and some sort of wearable or perhaps even injectable technology. It would be very expensive. 　　But you’d be wrong, for reasons that tell...

　　What do climbers and guides eat at Mount Everest Base Camp to keep their bodies moving at 17,500 feet? 　　In this weeks Dispatches from Everest video, Ben Ayers explains the cuisine that you will find at the different expedition tents dotting the Base Camp. 　　At more budget-friendly expeditions, chefs serve hearty vegetables, sausages, and other food with long shelf lives....

　　I’ve slept on glaciers, mountains, beaches, and—more than once—under roadside bushes mid-hitchhike to a trailhead. But few camps have required more preparation than my latest: one night in a backyard in a bougie Chicago suburb. 　　Let me explain. 　　In normal times I live deep in the Wisconsin Northwoods with a team of sled dogs. But for the past few months,...

　　After nearly 8 decades led by 105-year-old Klaus Obermeyer, Sport Obermeyer has tapped Kris Kuster to serve as its first-ever CEO. Obermeyer will remain active as owner and president of the board, but Kuster will lead the company’s upcoming transition from purveyor of winter outerwear to a year-round outdoor sports brand — with a heightened focus on women. 　　Its no...

　　The original version of this story first appeared on The Inertia. 　　The body of a ski mountaineer who fell 3,000 feet to his death on Denali on June 3 has been recovered. According to a statement from the National Park Service (NPS), 41-year-old Alex Chiu of Seattle, Washington, fell from a point on the mountain’s West Buttress route called Squirrel...

　　James Baroud is a top-tier rooftop tent (RTT) company, and if feels like its not serving families and groups of three-plus well. That changes now with the Family Room. 　　About 8 months ago, at SEMA, one of James Barouds dealers, Next Jump Outfitters in Tacoma, Wash., talked about how much of its customer base comes from the local military base....

　　Following a trio of moose attacks in Colorado, state officials are asking dog owners in mountain towns to keep their pets on-leash. 　　The three incidents occurred successive days this past week, in three different Colorado mountain towns. In all three, the people who were attacked were walking dogs when they encountered female moose. 　　On Friday, May 30, two women walking...

　　A few years ago, I was on night two of (what was supposed to be) an 8-day solo backpacking trip on the Collegiate Peaks Loop in Colorado. I had set up camp near a high alpine lake, sheltered next to a few trees. I settled in for the night, but was awakened around midnight by heavy footsteps around my camp....

　　The inventor of the seat belt has just made it better. Volvos adaptive seat belt promises to be one of the greatest innovations in belt tech since it invented the modern three-point belt in 1959. Its a belt that adapts to the person sitting in each seat. as well as road conditions and crash severity. 　　Seat Belts Were Simple, Crashes...