A full day of adventure and pure life well lived in Portland, Ore., brought to you by GearTrade.com and Matthias Giraud, aka "Super Frenchie." You gotta watch the whole thing!

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Taking influence from the realms of BMX, skateboarding, and trials riding, the activity of fixed-gear freestyle puts riders on brake-less bikes with just one gear. Some sweet freestyle moves, or pure contrived tomfoolery, is the result, depending on your view.

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A plan to climb Mount Everest's West Ridge route has been canceled due to unsafe climbing conditions. Now Conrad Anker and other National Geographic Expedition members turn attention to the peak's trade route, the Southeast Ridge, with summit pushes ramping up as we write.

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This week, Chuck Regenold, age 63 and the father of GearJunkie editor Stephen Regenold, hiked the 96-mile Maah Daah Hey Trail in western North Dakota's Badlands. He went solo and carried all food and water for the trek, battling blisters, vague trail spurs, and free-range steer not happy to see him along the route.

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A do-it-yourself ethic, low-cost tools, open-source software, and salvaged manufacturing equipment were among the pieces required to make startup Bosavi headlamps happen. GearJunkie gets the scoop from company founder Dan Freschl.

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GearJunkie toured CamelBak's lab last week for a look at prototype products and the equipment used in the testing and development of new hydration gear. A 3D printer and a radio-frequency welding machine were included in the sneak peek.

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For the second year, this September our GearJunkie/YogaSlackers squad will host the "Bend AR Adventure Race," including a 12-hour and a 36-hour event in and around Bend, Ore.

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A crew of GearJunkie editors scaled Shasta's 14,179-foot flank on a Peaks for Peace charity climb. Some serious product testing took place along the way, including new packs, skis, a split-board, and a few "technical" sombreros to block the sun.

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Got an underwater adventure on your calendar? A camera accessory from GoPro, new this week, was made for snorkel and scuba enthusiasts.

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Brooks' latest leather saddle, which costs a hefty €250, was dreamt up to "celebrate covering long distances by bike." An image stamped into the leather shows a heavily-laden cyclist pedaling across the globe.

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The alarm clock droned at 4:20a.m., marking an early start to what would turn out to be a perfect sunny day for a race. It was Saturday, May 12, and Team GearJunkie/WEDALI was set to roll out for its fourth major adventure race of the year.

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The flashy, “look at me!” nature of technical biking apparel can be a turn-off. A new brand, Search and State, bucks the flash for an understated theme where performance and fit take the front seat.

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Ten years ago from this spring, in 2002, GearJunkie was founded as a syndicated newspaper column. To celebrate 10 years of outdoor product testing, we offer here a Top 10 list of gear and product categories that have literally changed the way we do things outside.

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In celebration of its 35th anniversary, Outside magazine is seeking proposals for its first annual Adventure Grant, a $10,000 endowment "to help fund a smart, creative, and (perhaps) slightly foolhardy project that we’ll feature in an upcoming issue."

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Bikes hang from the ceiling. Dogs roam free. In the cafeteria a scent of baked goods seeps from a kitchen behind a counter. Welcome to the headquarters of Clif Bar & Company, where GearJunkie took a tour last week.

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In a vast departure from jackets and fleece, iconic outdoor sporting-goods brand Patagonia this year will begin selling salmon jerky. An environmental message is built into the business plan.

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