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Aug 2, 2025

CO Campground Rescinds Tent Ban a Week After Bear Swipes at Sleeping Children

　　It is bear season in Colorado and across the western U.S. On June 11, the United States Forest Service (USFS) banned tent camping at one of the Roaring Fork Valleys most popular campgrounds after a black bear swiped at a tent with two sleeping children inside. This week, USFS rescinded the tent ban, but is still encouraging campers to remain...

Aug 2, 2025

Cracking Your Neck Can Hurt Your Performance, According to Sports Doctors

　　My husband cracks his neck multiple times a day. He complains that his neck often feels stiff, which he attributes to the 30-mile bike rides he regularly takes and the uncomfortable sleeping positions he winds up in during the night. So, as a quick fix, he whips his neck from left to right. Pop. Pop. The thing is: I absolutely...

Aug 2, 2025

Rechargeable Headlamps for Every Type of Adventure: Find Your Go-To From Fenix

　　Not all headlamps are built the same — and that’s a good thing. Whether you’re navigating remote trails, setting up camp after sunset, or working through the night, the best headlamp is the one made for the adventures you embark on. 　　From helmet compatibility and extra-long runtimes to activity-specific lighting modes and detachable flashlights, Fenix Lightings range of headlamps lets...

Aug 2, 2025

‘Alone’ Africa Episode 2: Isolation Delivers a Devastating Blow

　　Every episode of Alone starts the same way. 　　Before we dive into the action, the TV screen flashes a quotation from famous historic person, like Winston Churchill or Aristotle. These one-liners are often about the cruel and dangerous potential of Mother Nature. 　　If you live among wolves you have to act like a wolf, states one said by Nikita Khrushchev. 　　But...

Aug 2, 2025

‘Alone’ Africa Episode 2: Isolation Delivers a Devastating Blow

　　Every episode of Alone starts the same way. 　　Before we dive into the action, the TV screen flashes a quotation from famous historic person, like Winston Churchill or Aristotle. These one-liners are often about the cruel and dangerous potential of Mother Nature. 　　If you live among wolves you have to act like a wolf, states one said by Nikita Khrushchev. 　　But...

Aug 2, 2025

Tariff Dodger: (Mostly) Made-in-USA Knafs ‘Little Lulu’ Review

　　For the last few months, the outdoor industry, along with most other manufacturing industries in the U.S, has been in a pickle over the same buzzword: tariffs. With the Trump administrations starts and stops on import taxes, disruptions have impacted brands of all sizes.Its left many companies struggling to forecast budgets and plan for the future. 　　Knafs has steadily made...

Aug 2, 2025

Your Summertime Après Adventure: Trailgating With Long Trail Brewery

　　Nothing feels better than completing a long hike. Well, nothing except the cold beer you have waiting for you back at the trailhead. The like-minded folks at Long Trail Brewery know a thing or two about those ahh moments after a long trek, when kicking back with friends and a cold beer is the ultimate reward. A little trailgating, if...

Aug 2, 2025

Massive Rockfall Kills 2 Hikers, Injures Others at Banff National Park

　　One of Canadas most popular national parks turned deadly Thursday, when a sudden rockfall rained boulders and dust down on visiting hikers. 　　The incident occurred at about 1 p.m. Thursday, when Parks Canada received a report of a rockfall near Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park. Canadian officials confirmed that one person was immediately found dead at the scene....

Aug 2, 2025

Snag Early Summer Deals From Backcountry, YETI, Osprey, and More

　　Backcountry: Up to 70% Off 　　　　Adidas TERREX Agravic Speed Ultra; (photo/Craig Randall) The deals keep coming over at Backcountry, which is offering 70% off clearance items and 40% off lots more as part of an early July Fourth sale. 　　Some of the deals include popular outdoor gear that rarely see large discounts. Case in point: The Adidas TERREX Agravic...

Aug 2, 2025

This Rod Won’t Teach You to Fish, But It’ll Do Everything Else: Fenwick Elite Bass Casting Rod Review

　　I immediately knew it was a big’ ol bass when I felt a light bump and set the hook. My assumption was confirmed when the largemouth launched out of the water, trying to shake the jig I had just lodged in its mouth with my Fenwick Elite Bass casting rod loose. “Oh gosh, that’s gotta be a 4- or 5-pounder,”...

Aug 2, 2025

Outdoorspeople Are Obsessed With the Summer Solstice. This is Why.

　　Growing up in suburban North Atlanta, the only time I ever heard about the solstice was during the astronomy segment of science class. It wasn’t until I moved out West that I learned it’s basically the unofficial national holiday of the outdoors. 　　“What are you doing for the solstice?” a friend asked me the first year I lived in Colorado....

Aug 2, 2025

Part Pack, Part Vest for Fast Alpine Travel: Millet Trilogy Sky 25+ Backpack Review

　　We started from the trailhead just before sunrise — headlamps on, moving at a power-hike pace toward a spring ski objective deep in Colorado’s alpine. Within an hour, the skis and skins were deployed, but the pace couldn’t let up. 　　Now in the alpine, we transitioned back to boots. I slid my skis into the loops of Millet’s new Trilogy...

Aug 2, 2025

Light-Up Mountain Lamp, Gold SEAL Watch, Hunt-Inspired Sandals, and More Emerging Gear

　　It wasnt intentional, but we ended up with a technology-heavy roster of new products this week. Perhaps thats no accident, given that even our outdoor lives look increasingly like an away mission from a Star Trek episode. 　　That means outdoor creatives will find plenty to interest them, however, including durable new packs for photographers, tough charging cables, and recycled cases...

Aug 2, 2025

Feast for the Eyes: ‘Astonishing’ Images From 2025 Pacific Crest Trail Photo Contest

　　Photo contests are about much more than recognizing talented shutterbugs. These celebrations of the medium can force us to slow down and take a moment to truly appreciate what were looking at. 　　The social media platforms we all use —the ones filled with more jaw-dropping images than a Life magazine retrospective —are still more known for doomscrolling than for quiet...

Aug 2, 2025

This Pair of Sleep Headphones Helps You Sleep Comfortably

　　I was at the gym, listening to Tim Ferriss’ Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice From the Best in the World, when an interviewee mentioned that a pair of sleep headphones had transformed their once-wakeful nights. A lifelong insomniac, I immediately set down my dumbbells, grabbed my phone, and placed an order. 　　A week later, my AcousticSheep SleepPhones arrived. 　　(TL;DR:...

Aug 2, 2025

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Aug 2, 2025

Patagonia Launches ‘Parenting: Disaster Style’ Short Film Series: Watch the First Episode

　　Zoe Hart and her husband, Maxime Turgeon, have endured a lot since they met. The two alpinists have summited extremely tall and technical peaks, spent long, cold nights on the sides of mountain cliffs, and traveled the world in search of alpine adventure. For a long time, theyve practiced what they jokingly call disaster style alpinism. 　　Now, theyre learning disaster-style...

Aug 2, 2025

My Favorite Running Gear for When It’s Hot as Hell Outside

　　Like many runners, each evening I tell myself that I’m going to wake up at 5 a.m., get out the door at 6, and be home by 7. But more often I sleep through my alarm, or have to deal with an early-morning kiddo problem, and end up running midday. And by high noon, my hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico,...

Aug 2, 2025

Forgiving, Tough, and Fun Down Whitewater: Glide Lochsa 3.0 SUP Review

　　Sometimes, you end up having a much tougher day on the water than you anticipated. Thats what happened to me in March, when I returned to my favorite section of the Chattahoochee River to test the Glide Lochsa Whitewater SUP 3.0 against some Class II-III whitewater. 　　Unfortunately, I made a classic rookie mistake — I neglected to check the water...

Aug 2, 2025

Video: This Puffy Jacket Made Mount Everest Base Camp Feel Like Home

　　Conditions can be inhospitable at the foot of Mount Everest. Swirling winds blow snow and debris, overnight temperatures drop below zero degrees Fahrenheit, and the midday sun will burn uncovered skin and gear. 　　Our Everest correspondent, Ben Ayers, recently spent a month living at the Mount Everest Base Camp. During that time, Ayers tested a long list of gear, from...