Thermos bottles have been around for more than 100 years. A new type is made for your morning coffee or tea. Bring it on a hike, even stowed inside a backpack, and the vessel will not leak.

Our inaugural "Gear Junkie Challenge" urban adventure race put 13 teams against a run-bike-climb course through the city. Photographer Paul Vincent captured the action.

Today we dig in with a review of a helmet that was debuted at the Tour de France last summer. It's now for sale to speed-crazy cyclists everywhere.

After sorting through hundreds of entries for our Ragnar Trail sweepstakes with Salomon we've picked two readers to run with us this July at Lake Tahoe.

Our home state of Minnesota is bursting into spring, and with it we used the occasion to get away from our daytime duties for a bit and into the urban outdoors right from the GearJunkie office back door...

A few months back, GearJunkie, ECCO, and Iceland Naturally hosted a sweepstakes that awarded gear and a trip to Iceland. The winner, Zachary Wist, and his wife just returned from the journey.

Mountain Hardwear sent its climbers to Greenland for three weeks of uninterrupted climbing bliss. Warning: The video will result in a need to experience the great outdoors immediately.

You can win cash and prizes at the GoPro Mountain Games next month. But Gerber is looking to up the incentive for the top of the podium with a unique prize.

We're offering $1,000+ in The North Face mountain-biking apparel and gear this month as a part of our ongoing "Gear Up + Get Out" campaign. Send in a photo to win...

It debuted at the Tour de France last summer. This spring, Giro offers its new-generation aerodynamic helmet to the cycling masses.

Seattle-based climber Chad Kellogg has a speed ascent of Mount Everest in his sights. He's on the mountain now, with a planned summit on May 22. This post outlines some of his strategy and his gear.

Ever been beaten by a 12-year-old? If you go against these two whitewater prodigies the chances are good you will come up second best.

It's just 5 inches tall. The body is made rugged for the outdoors. Announced today, Spot LLC will soon start selling a satellite phone.

Last week, in a contest with Sea to Summit, we asked readers to send in an image of their favorite sea or summit shots. Here are the two winning images we selected.

Dock Dogs events like those at the GoPro Mountain Games test the athletic prowess of our four-legged friends. We share some tricks of the trade from a master of Dock Dogs competitions.

Luna sandals are made with distance runners in mind. Crazy as it sounds, a subset of runners and ultra athletes now tackle great distances in shoes most people wear to the beach.