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May 14, 2025

Outfit Every Winter Adventure With Gifts From The North Face

　　Staying warm in winter is serious business. The right outerwear can make the difference between having a blast all day on the snow and calling it early due to frozen extremities. This holiday season, equip your loved ones for all kinds of cold-weather endeavors with high-quality outerwear from The North Face. 　　To save you from endless scrolling, weve compiled top...

May 14, 2025

The Best Cycling Sunglasses of 2024

　　Cycling sunglasses lessen glare and visual strain in direct sunshine. But perhaps more importantly, they guard your precious eyes against wind, flying debris, errant branches, or pesky bugs. 　　From fast group road rides and long journeys on gravel to mountain biking on singletrack and bike park terrain, we never ride without eye protection. Cycling sunglasses shield our eyes from the...

May 14, 2025

‘No Easy Way to the Top’: Climbers Navigate Climate Impacts on Peru’s Jirischanca

　　Its finally here. The Patagonia climbing film Jirishanca dropped on November 20. It follows Josh Wharton and Vince Andersons 2022 attempt to scale one of the steepest, tallest climbing objectives in Peru. With climate change affecting much of the route, the athletes face challenges and risks they didnt expect. 　　The trailer for this film debuted at Reel Rock 18. GearJunkie...

May 14, 2025

The Best Hatchets for Camping, Homesteading, and Backcountry Survival

　　November is the time of year when we in the northern hemisphere get that sweet reminder of how shitty it feels to be too cold. If you are one of us who depends on a fire to stay warm through the winter, you know this fact: kindling is king. Whether it’s for your wood stove at 6:00 am when your...

May 14, 2025

How to Stay Warm—and Stay Out—This Winter

　　There’s nothing like a thrilling winter expedition—the kind of pursuit that leaves you in awe of the natural world. Whether you’re navigating riveting mountain ascents or chasing snowy silence in the backcountry, the fourth season introduces challenges that require technique and specialized equipment. Snow, cold, and wind can conspire to turn any outing into an epic. But daunting conditions are...

May 14, 2025

100-Mile FKT Across Antarctica in Under 24 Hours: ‘I Have No Plans to Do This Again’

　　Until November 7, 2024, no human being had ever run 100 miles across Antarctica in less than 24 hours. But this month, when Paul Johnson and Rob Sembiante came jogging across the finish line, they made history. The two endurance athletes covered 100 miles in one of the planets driest, coldest, harshest environments in just 23 hours, 22 minutes, and...

May 14, 2025

The Best Midlayers of 2024-2025

　　Midlayers are some of the most versatile layers out there and come in all sorts of shapes and styles. If you feel that layering for the cold is tricky, or if you need an insulated jacket, our list of the best midlayers is a must-read. 　　Weve tested a slew of midlayer styles: full-zip jackets, hoodies, vests, puffies, and lightweight and...

May 14, 2025

Synthetic vs. Down: Which Insulation is Right for You?

　　You know you need warm layers when the temperature drops. But not just any jacket will do. Choosing the right insulation for the conditions is the key to enjoying cold-weather adventures—and staying safe. 　　Number one, you want a good warmth-to-weight ratio, and that means apparel made with either natural goose down or synthetic polyester fill. Both types of insulation are...

May 14, 2025

The 10 Best Hikes in Utah’s National Parks

　　Utah is stacked when it comes to outdoor adventure. Not only does the state have some of the country’s most badass skiing and mountain biking, but it also boasts the nation’s third most national parks in any state, which include some of the world’s best hiking trails. 　　These protected meccas—Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zion, known as the...

May 14, 2025

A Colorado Company Wants to Change the Way Hikers Poop in the Backcountry

　　This past summer, hikers on Colorados highest peak, 14,438-foot Mount Elbert, were met by a peculiar welcome committee. 　　Volunteers from Colorado Fourteeners Initiative handed out WAG bags near a padlocked receptacle marked “human waste pack-out bags only.” On some days, a researcher from Penn State University stopped visitors to ask questions about—you guessed it—poop. 　　Called Clean 14, the infrastructure was...

May 14, 2025

So You Want to Go Heli-Skiing: What to Expect, How to Prepare, and Gear to Pack

　　I could feel the percussive thump of the rotors in my chest. I knelt in the snow,crouching among my group. Everyone held their jackets high enough to shield their faces from the artificial wind and swirling snow. We watched the bird, unwilling to take our eyes away from what was arguably one of the coolest moments every time. 　　With our...

May 14, 2025

‘The Snow League’: Shaun White’s New NBC Show Will Be All Snowboarding, Freeskiing, Halfpipe

　　Shaun White spent his career competing in halfpipe events and bringing home medals. Now, the Olympic and X Game snowboarding icon has landed a deal for a halfpipe skiing and snowboarding TV show. The Snow League will showcase some of the best skiers and riders in the world. It will also highlight head-to-head halfpipe competitions at ski resorts around the...

May 14, 2025

Mom With Medals: Olympian Jamie Anderson Proves Parents Still Shred

　　After taking more than a year off for pregnancy and having her firstborn, and then standing down from the 2024 X Games in January, 33-year-old Jamie Anderson competed in the 2024 Natural Selection Tour (NST) — and podiumed. 　　At the backcountry snowboard competition, athletes descend unmanicured terrain with sizable, gnarly features from cliffs to spines and pillows. Each athlete chooses their...

May 14, 2025

How to Stay Warm—and Stay Out—This Winter

　　There’s nothing like a thrilling winter expedition—the kind of pursuit that leaves you in awe of the natural world. Whether you’re navigating riveting mountain ascents or chasing snowy silence in the backcountry, the fourth season introduces challenges that require technique and specialized equipment. Snow, cold, and wind can conspire to turn any outing into an epic. But daunting conditions are...

May 14, 2025

A Throwback to the Original Jeep: 2025 Wrangler 4xe Willys ’41 Special Edition

　　Jeep continues to draw from its 80+ years of heritage and make its concept vehicles a reality for consumers. For 2025, this comes in the form of the Jeep Wrangler 4xe Willy 41 Special Edition. 　　Not only does this Jeep celebrate the 1941 Willys MB, the Jeep that started it all, but was heavily influenced by the 41 Concept, which...

May 14, 2025

Columbia Turns to the Dark Side: ‘Vader Collection’ Marks Biggest Star Wars Drop Yet

　　Columbias annual Star Wars-themed gear drops have become an annual tradition. But despite being familiar, the outdoor brand still manages to one-up itself each year —and 2024 looks no different. Just in time for the holidays, Columbia unveils its biggest collab effort with the Star Wars universe yet —and its a doozie. 　　Launching today, the Vader Collection presents a 15-piece,...

May 14, 2025

Is AG1 Really a Miracle Nutrient?

　　Years ago, I had a roommate who worked out every day and would also consume Dionysian amounts of Entenmanns cake. My kind of guy. We got along, in part, because of a shared conviction that the pursuit of physical fitness didn’t preclude putting away vast quantities of processed sugar. Not to brag, but in my prime I could eat an...

May 14, 2025

Do ‘Trail Stuff’ With a ‘Race Bike’: Specialized Epic 8 Pro Mountain Bike Review

　　Specialized bills its Epic 8 Pro mountain bike as the “fastest XC bike in the world” and “a wolf in wolf’s clothing. And there’s no mistake that this thing is fast. Weighing 23 pounds, 15.4 ounces for a medium, it’s the lightest trail bike I’ve pedaled. Transitioning from training rides on my trusty but burly steel frame Surly Bridge Club...

May 14, 2025

2,500 Children’s Bikes Recalled Due to Crash Risk From Crank Failure

　　Woom Bikes USA recalled 2,500 bikes last week due to reports of crank failures, including one report of an injury to a child. According to an official recall posted by the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), owners of woom OFF, OFF AIR, and ORIGINAL kids bikes should stop using them immediately. 　　The specific models affected by the recall are the ORIGINAL 6 bicycles...

May 14, 2025

Sending It in the Nude: Watch Naked Skiing at Terminal Couloir in Matchstick’s New Movie

　　Theres nothing quite like climbing up a snowy chute on the side of a mountain with your best friends, stripping down into your birthday suits at the top, and shredding gnar in the buff. Its been a time-honored tradition, upheld in ski movies, by ski calendars, and among ski buddies for decades. And this year, its back on the big...