How about taking a 7,000-mile trip over land and water with zero fuel? How about creating a new verb at the same time, "fatbikerafting"? That's exactly what Andrew Badenoch is set to do with a project called 77Zero.

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Filling a niche between a wetsuit and a drysuit, the Barrier Pants from Season Five borrow fabric technology from the world of wintertime outerwear. Our editor tests the pants on an icy Oregon river during a series of surfski paddling sessions this month.

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For some fun, as well as in prep for Team GearJunkie/YogaSlackers' return to Chile and the Patagonian Expedition Race, we took a Christmas break trip to the Oregon Coast. Road biking, big-wave kayaking, water rescue drills, and smoothies laced with habanero sauce were all a part of the action!

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From an inflatable pillow to camp journals and a neat canoe seat, this post, written by Pam Wright of UpNorthica, dishes on a dozen options for that hard-to-gift outdoorsy person on your holiday list.

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Handmade in Oregon, a new line of sports helmets will eschew plastic and composites as protective shell material and instead rely on old-fashioned wood. Hard hats for biking, paddling, snow sports, and climbing in the works.

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As iconic outdoors destinations go, Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area takes a top spot. Our contributor, back from a solo trip, offers a few tips on gear for anyone planning to push a canoe into the quiet waters on their own.

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Gear Junkie's Austrian adventure continues with a canyoning session deep inside a river gorge in the Alps. Rappelling waterfalls, leaps, and cold-water swims included in the trip.

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Among an arsenal of stay-in-contact communication devices, the SPOT Connect is unique. The small device links to a smartphone to provide a connection to a satellite network, allowing you to type and send messages from remote locations around the globe. Gear Junkie tested the setup on a sailing trip last month.

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With the solstice past, it's summertime now officially! And with it, we're wearing sunglasses most days, even in Minnesota where GearJunkie is based. This review covers a pair of lux sunglasses with a prescription lens from Costa Del Mar.

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Custom-built to carry out research projects, break Arctic ice, hit high speed on open water, and negotiate the wildest seas, the Pangaea is a one-of-a-kind sailboat and the eponymous base for Mike Horn's Pangaea Expedition, a four-year journey. This photo-heavy post provides an inside peek.

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