Nat Geo Maps on Small Screen

U.K. company has goal to make “paper maps” viewable on a GPS screen. In a partnership with National Geographic, the company can now display all…

Saucony ProGrid Kinvara

Gear Junkie put 100+ miles on this shoe for a test. Conclusions? The shoe “rides a thin line between speed and support” where daily training…

Burton/Adidas Outerwear Collab

A new collaboration by Adidas and Burton is a clean and classic outerwear and apparel line. It just may make you reconsider what “Adidas” as…

Hardshell Jacket ‘Rebirth’ in 2011?

Will 2011 mark the rebirth of the waterproof-breathable jacket? A slew of recent news from Polartec, Mountain Hardwear, Columbia, and Gore points to substantial upgrades…

Live! ‘Top 10 Gear’ Awards

It’s like the Emmy Awards, though maybe a bit smaller. Gear Junkie to present ‘Top 10 Gear Awards’ onstage this weekend at the Midwest Mountaineering…

New Balance Minimus

With a lightweight build and a “barefoot”-style design, the Minimus shoe line from New Balance are set to debut in early 2011. Gear Junkie got…

Oakley 3D Glasses

Teton Gravity Research has a new ski film in 3D. And now Oakley has the glasses to match. The Gascans are 3D glasses that won’t…

SPOT Holiday Winners!

Play GearJunkie’s ‘SPOT the Holiday’ Twitter treasure hunt this week to win a SPOT device and other prizes!

Plastic ‘Ski/Snowshoe’ Hybrid

The Marquette Backcountry Ski is marketed as “30% snowshoe, 70% ski.” They cost $179 and are built for a wide swath of terrain and a…

Giant Rubber Twist-Ties

GearTie LLC’s namesake product is an original American invention that twists, wraps, grips, and cinches onto bike frames, canoe paddles, skis, and sleeping bags rolled…

Columbia’s ‘Ma Boyle’ Fools Thief

The 86-year-old Chairman of the Board at Columbia Sportswear was bound and robbed this week in her Portland, Ore., home. But she fooled the robber…

Fjallraven Old-School Gear

Swedish company prides itself on classic design and a vintage look that could’ve been pulled from an LL Bean catalog page from decades back.

Burton TRON Boot

What do actor Jeff Bridges, a movie from 1982, and snowboarding have in common. . . the “TRON” boot, we guess. New this month from…

Launch: ‘SPOT the Holiday’

GearJunkie and SPOT LLC team up to launch a multi-week promotion to give away gear and highlight top products and gift ideas for the holidays…

Canada Goose Hip-Hop

In an unlikely alliance, the Toronto parka maker has collaborated with Canadian rap star Drake to make an urban-oriented version of its classic Chilliwack down…

Softshell Jackets 2011

A new breed of jackets made with the latest softshell fabrics, including Polartec’s Power Shield Pro and Schoeller’s WB400, are giving GORE-TEX hardshells a run…

‘CP Tracker’ Nationals

Whitewater, rope traverses, and mountain bike tires on slickrock trails — for up to 28 hours straight! — defined the inaugural Checkpoint Tracker National Championship,…

Long-Distance Radios

Not your grandfather’s walkie-talkies. Motorola cites 35 miles as the maximum communication range for its new handheld Talkabout radios.

Oakley All-Metal Sunglasses

Oakley’s latest sunglasses are made of metal. A stout aerospace aluminum offers durability as well as performance features for moderate activity outdoors.

50 Classic Ski Descents

A new coffee-table book includes hundreds of color photos and more than 200 pages filled with words of worship to the best backcountry runs North…

‘SPOT’ Holiday Contest

GearJunkie.com and SPOT LLC today kick off a two-month campaign of giveaways and contests to win holiday gear! Here’s online “treasure hunt” number 1. .…

Cold-Weather Dog Gear

Tips and gear considerations for keeping your dog happy, active and warm outdoors this fall and winter when the snow flies.

An ‘Outdoors’ Halloween

Halloween offers a chance for a gear junkie to dress up in a whacky outdoors suit and walk around the neighborhood collecting candy. Here are…

Interview: Founder of Clif Bar

Clif Bar & Company celebrates 20 years in the energy-bar business next month. Gear Junkie interviewed the company’s founder about Clif’s origins and the future…

Newton Trail-Running Shoe

With its latest Momentum shoe, Boulder-based Newton Running strides fully into the trail-running market. Gear Junkie put a few miles on the mean, green shoes…

Bike Pedal 2.0

Ergon pitches its latest platform pedal as an upgrade to a design that’s seen little change in more than 100 years.

CP Tracker National Championship

A new and alternative National Championship event for the sport of adventure racing kicks off this Friday in Moab, Utah.

Kayak Dry Suit Test

In cold water, a dry suit can be an essential, life-preserving piece of equipment. Gear Junkie tested a Kokatat dry suit this year kayaking in…

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