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Apr 30, 2025

Shoot Bows in Purgatory: Register for CO Resort’s First Total Archery Challenge

　　For the first time, Total Archery Challenge (TAC) is coming to Colorados Purgatory Resort this summer from July 11 to 13. Registration for the renowned 3D archery experience opened on April 2. Event organizers are encouraging people to sign up early, as the events sell out quickly. 　　The multiday competition will include a vendor village, live music, food and drinks,...

Apr 30, 2025

Explore New Dirt in Coachella Valley With Musician Goth Babe

　　When musician Griff Washburn, who performs under the stage name Goth Babe, traded his sound studio for the open road, he discovered new sights, sounds, and the inspiration he was after. 　　“It’s like no other relationship I have with an open space or national park,” says Washburn of his explorations in music and nature in Joshua Tree National Park. 　　Whether...

Apr 30, 2025

Heavy-Duty Lobster Mittens for Frigid Conditions: KUIU Northstar Glomitt

　　Crested Butte, Colo., is known for its frigid temps, with entire months below freezing. As someone who spends most of my time outdoors for work and play, keeping my fingers warm is imperative, which is why I need dependable winter mittens. Frozen fingers can end a day. 　　On a particularly cold morning, when my trucks display showed -20 degrees, I...

Apr 30, 2025

Everything You Need to Get a Scalable Strength Workout at Home

　　For classes, camaraderie, and the latest equipment, you can’t beat the gym. But for those times when you don’t want to make the commute, have a packed schedule, or just want to get your session in without having to jockey for space by the dumbbell rack, you can get a full-body workout at home with just a few pieces of...

Apr 30, 2025

The Best Fishing Packs of 2025

　　Fishing packs have advanced drastically beyond your grandpas old tan vest. There are seemingly endless options for fishing packs, backpacks, tackle boxes, or whatever particular storage-type bag you choose to carry your gear. 　　Everyone has different preferences when it comes to carrying their equipment on the water, making it difficult to know what will work best for them solely based...

Apr 30, 2025

Adam Ondra Designed His Dream Bouldering Shoe: La Sportiva ‘Ondra Comp’ Review

　　Adam Ondra is arguably the best all-around rock climber on the planet. From dispatching the worlds hardest sport climbs and boulders to running up the Dawn Wall on his first visit to Yosemite (it took Tommy Caldwell 7 years), it seems he can do anything on the rock. 　　However, Ondra hasnt had the same success in indoor bouldering competitions, so...

Apr 30, 2025

Why Social Media Might Be Making You Slower

　　As headlines go, “Social Media is Bad” doesn’t raise many eyebrows these days. TikTok and its ilk are said to be harming mental health, stifling creativity, eroding privacy, fueling disinformation, undermining national security, and so on. These are all big issues worthy of careful debate. But there’s a narrower and more tangible risk that Sweat Science readers might be concerned...

Apr 30, 2025

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Apr 30, 2025

The Goldilocks Tent That Changed It All, REI’s Iconic Half Dome Turns 45

　　Will Dunn owes his life—and maybe his marriage—to his REI Co-op Half Dome tent. 　　“The tent was a gift from my now-in-laws before we were in-laws,” he says. “It was my first backpacking tent, and it got us through some pretty delightful hikes—and some pretty harrowing ones.” On one trip, Dunn and his now-spouse were backpacking in Utah’s Canyonlands when...

Apr 30, 2025

Colorado Ski Coach Charged With Sexual Assault of 9-Year-Old Boy

　　A youth coach for one of the countrys premier ski clubs has been charged with sexually assaulting a minor. 　　Jared W. Hedges, 48, was arrested on March 21 during a team trip to Taos, N.M., where he and another coach managed a group of about 14 young skiers, according to court documents. Police arrested Hedges after a 9-year-old boy, the...

Apr 30, 2025

‘Our Most Durable Cooler Ever’: Coleman Launches Lighter, Tougher Pro Line

　　Coleman might have just taken its cooler game to a new level. The new Coleman Pro line of hard-sided and soft coolers is a step toward competing with big-leaguers like YETI, RTIC, and Orca on the premium cooler stage. 　　Were talking about the coolers that promise a weeks worth of ice retention and cost as much as a car payment....

Apr 30, 2025

The Most Rugged Honda SUV Yet: Meet the All-New 2026 Passport TrailSport

　　Presented by the 2026 Honda Passport TrailSport 　　　　If you’re looking to explore out-of-the-way places, the reimagined 2026 Honda Passport TrailSport might be the adventure companion you’ve been waiting for. Packed with trail-ready capabilities, this powerful SUV can help you take on your next big adventure. Heres a look at all the new features, technology, and available accessories that elevate...

Apr 30, 2025

The Ultimate ‘WTF’ Watch? Eye-Popping, Pocket-Scorching UR-101 T-Rex Is It

　　The world of watches looks more like Jupiter than Mercury. Its simply massive; there are digital LCD time-keepers, analog divers made to explore the ocean depths, smartwatches that score your sleep, count your calories, and also tell time, and of course, luxury wrist-candy that have more shiny bits than the Milky Way. 　　And still … theres more. This month, URWERK — Swiss...

Apr 30, 2025

OnlyFans Attracts Growing Roster of Outdoor Athletes: ‘Own Our Power’

　　Social media aint what it used to be. From the changing algorithms of Instagram and Facebook to the oversaturated maze of YouTube to the platform formerly known as Twitter — the virtual landscape for content creators and influencers is changing rapidly. 　　That has driven much of the internets creative class to find platforms that benefit individual creators at least as...

Apr 30, 2025

What Life Is Like in Yellowstone

　　Growing up in the Tom Miner Basin near Yellowstone National Park, Malou Anderson-Ramirez had few encounters with grizzly bears. However, as conservation efforts led to a growing bear population, her family’s ranch began facing livestock losses. In response, they adjusted their operation and land ethics to continue raising cattle in harmony with the native predators, inspiring their community to do...

Apr 30, 2025

More Affordable Off-Roading: Nissan Price Cuts Impact Rogue, Pathfinder

　　Heres a bit of news we never saw coming: In a market where new vehicle prices seem to climb by the month, and where tariffs threaten to bump MSRPs even higher, Nissan has done something completely different. It has just slashed the prices of two of its most popular crossovers. Nissan price cuts bring down the Rogue and Pathfinder by...

Apr 30, 2025

The Goldilocks Tent That Changed It All, REI’s Iconic Half Dome Turns 45

　　Will Dunn owes his life—and maybe his marriage—to his REI Co-op Half Dome tent. 　　“The tent was a gift from my now-in-laws before we were in-laws,” he says. “It was my first backpacking tent, and it got us through some pretty delightful hikes—and some pretty harrowing ones.” On one trip, Dunn and his now-spouse were backpacking in Utah’s Canyonlands when...

Apr 30, 2025

$500K Electric SUV Aims to Refine the Vintage Restomod: Icon 4×4 EV Bronco Review

　　Jonathan Ward of Icon 44 originally wanted to build an electric Bronco years ago. But the state of the EV conversion industry at that time simply failed to meet the next level quality standards that originally made Icon the leader of the entire restomod movement. An Icon 44 EV Bronco just wasnt possible. 　　If you haven’t heard of Icon, think...

Apr 30, 2025

Need to Unburden Yourself of Secrets? Take a River Trip—Just Ask Mikah Meyer

　　Mikah Meyer is a persistently-filled-with-joy endurance athlete and the first person to visit all 419 National Parks sites in one continuous three year road trip. But before he was making headlines, Mikah was just a kid growing up in Middle America with a secret he thought was a death sentence. When the stories we tell ourselves become our reality, and...

Apr 30, 2025

The Surprising Cause of Hawaii’s Snorkeling Deaths

　　Hawaii’s tumbling waterfalls, craggy lava fields, and palm-shaded beaches are undeniably enchanting. But the islands’ true beauty lies beneath the surface of the sea. When I slip on fins, a mask, and snorkel and dive into the ocean, another world reveals itself: green turtles munching sea grass, neon-hued parrot fish and wrasse darting between colorful corals, and during certain months,...