As this day of flowers, candy, and love shoutouts wraps up, don’t forget about your most important relationship. Your adventure buddies! That special person who belays you for hours as you obsessively project. The friends that get up in the dark to ensure you’re at the trailhead as sunrise hits. The ones who count ounces, encourage more miles, and hand you a snack when you’re about to bonk. This one goes out to all the devoted belaytionships, hiking buddies, mountain lovers, and adventure junkies. • • • And thanks to @adamholston for the pic and @thruorfalse for the adventure inspiration. Good luck on the AT! • • • • #adventurestartshere #gearjunkie #belaytionship #hikingbuddy #relationshipgoals #mountainsarecalling #nobo2019 #hiking #atprep #nobo #appalachiantrail #atclassof2019 #gearporn #coupleswhohike #georgiatomaine #osprey #enlightenedequipment #thermarest #mountainhardwear #sawyersqueeze #tarptent #getoutside #gearjunkielife
Giveaway! Add some traction to your walk, run, or commute with @korkersfootwear ice cleats. Tag your running, walking, or commuting partner in the comments on our post and include which product you want to win (Ice Runner, Ice Walker or Ice Commuter). Total 6 winners. Go!
Looking for a winter adventure?⠀ ⠀ How about fat biking into the Idaho backcountry and staying in a remote cargo cabin.⠀ ⠀ As our contributor reported, “Sporting 25 kilometers of fat bike friendly groomed nordic trails, Idaho’s Jug Mountain Ranch has carved out a nice round-the-year niche for active families. For unique digs, the Ranch dragged the corrugated cargo box through the stands of Ponderosa Pines and perched it over the Jug Mountain Reservoir, so close, in fact, that in summer you can swing your legs off the deck and dangle your toes in the water below.”⠀ ⠀ And we’re looking for more winter getaways. Have a favorite cabin, yurt, or campsite? Let us know in the comments.⠀ •⠀ •⠀ •⠀ •⠀ •⠀ •⠀ •⠀ •⠀ #gearjunkie #adventurestartshere #campingtrip #sleepoutside #tentcamping #campingwithfriends #backpackerlife #backpackingadventures #camperlife #mountainsarecalling #goneoutdoors #starrynight #nightskyphotography #sleepunderthestars #tentlife #exploreidaho #adventureoutdoors #getoutside #gearjunkielife #cabininthewoods #cargocontainer #tinycabin #cabinlife
"Yesterday was one of those days when you don’t go pee for 4 hours (and hold it even tho you really have to go) because the skiing is just too good😂” - Who else can relate?🙋🏻♀️ - ⛷: @madisonnnrose and 📸: @rockomenzyk .⠀ .⠀
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Brendan Fairclough and Clemens Kaudela are in the air for a long, long time in this POV edit of the Darkfest mountain bike course.
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The top-selling Never Summer snowboard shape for men is now available for women. We ripped around Copper Mountain in Colorado for this first look review of the Lady West.
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I took Goal Zero’s latest battery pack and solar combo — the Sherpa 100AC Power Bank and Nomad 28 Plus Solar Panel — to Nepal to see watt all the fuss is about.
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Jaybird created a completely wire-free set of headphones: the Run. The pods are nimble and durable. But are they secure? We put the brand’s most minimalist pair to the test.
