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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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SPOT Holiday Winners!

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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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‘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,…

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Long-Distance Radios

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

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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.

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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…

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‘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. .…

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.

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CP Tracker National Championship

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

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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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