First Look: Soft Shell Jacket Provides Technical Performance, Tactical Appeal This Canadian-made softshell is a capable outer layer that transitions well to urban daily wear. Written by Sean McCoy April 02, 2014
Outdoor Companies Go Crazy for April Fools’ Day! Who knew the outdoors world was so full of comedians? We pulled together some of the best April Fools Day pranks to share here in… Written by Sean McCoy April 01, 2014
German ‘Foot Scan’ Test Basis Of BIOM Footwear Line We test four shoes all based on the “average shape” of 2,500 foot scans. Written by Sean McCoy April 01, 2014
Around The World… A Woman And Her Favorite Gear For The Road When you spend as much time on the road as the YogaSlackers, you quickly learn what products must come with and what stays home. These… Written by Chelsey Magness April 01, 2014
‘Barefoot’ Cycling Shoe Promises Natural Cycling Action Revolutionary collaboration between Shimano and Vibram combines protection, sensitivity. Written by Sean McCoy April 01, 2014
Quadriplegic Adventurer Helps Create New Kind Of Bike For The Disabled Adaptive-use bike brings joy of riding to people with many different abilities. Written by Sean McCoy March 31, 2014
Undercover Cops Sting Drivers Endangering Cyclists New measures to improve bike safety in Houston include undercover cops, money for trails. Written by Sean McCoy March 31, 2014
Weekend Movie: ‘Petit Bus Rouge’ Rock climbing and clowns, skydiving and drum sets — lots of weirdness is mixed together in this surreal French adventure film. Written by Sean McCoy March 28, 2014
Nest Cam: Eagle Chicks Hatched On Streaming Video – Watch Live Watch as two eagles raise their chicks live on webcam. Written by Sean McCoy March 28, 2014
Field Test: Vasque ‘Super-Cush’ Trail Running Shoe Fails To Impress This shoe has a super thick sole and lots of technology, but it failed to impress our reviewer. Written by Sean McCoy March 28, 2014
Skiing Is Different In Uzbekistan (Vodka, Go-Go Dancers Included) Mix one part skiing, one part vodka, two parts go-go dancing and a huge MI 8 helicopter and you get, well, just watch this video. Written by Sean McCoy March 28, 2014
First Look: Gerber ‘Kitchen’ Camp Knife Gerber has a blade made for campground cookers. We wielded it for a few culinary test cuts. Written by Stephen Regenold March 28, 2014
Choose-Your-Own Adventure… Navigate ‘Virtual World’ Via Google Maps Some of the most beautiful views from all over the world (at your desk). Written by Amy Oberbroeckling March 27, 2014
Sleep Warm In Winter On Pad With ‘Anatomical Body Mapping’ This sleeping pad design uses a unique baffle construction to suspend the body off the cold ground and adds insulation to the mix. We put… Written by Steve Graepel March 27, 2014
Outdoor Nation $50K Grant Up For Grabs. ‘Campus Challenge’ For Students Outdoor Nation, a youth organization that encourages outdoor activities, will award $50,000 divided up to ten schools. Written by Sean McCoy March 26, 2014
Triple-Fat-Tire Trike Is Beast Made For Sand And Snow We’ve seen fat tricycles before but never one this, uh, unique. Written by Amy Oberbroeckling March 25, 2014
Spraying Mud, Jumping Boulders: This Is Cyclocross (Video) Skinny tires and a lack of suspension don’t slow this rider as he blasts over rock-strewn trails and over boulders in one amazing video. Written by Sean McCoy March 25, 2014
Waterfalls, Volcanoes, Swinging Bridges… What A GJ Sweepstakes Trip Looks Like We hosted a sweepstakes that awarded gear and a trip to Costa Rica last year. The winner just returned and brought back some stellar shots… Written by Amy Oberbroeckling March 25, 2014
First Look: ‘Updated’ Saucony Virrata 2 Maintains Greatness How do you make a great shoe better? Leave it alone. Written by Sean McCoy March 24, 2014
Wild In Miami… Sea-Doo, Music, And ‘Mouse Heads’ At Launch Event GearJunkie is in Miami this weekend for a major launch event with Sea-Doo and the Grammy-nominated performer Deadmau5. Written by Stephen Regenold March 24, 2014
First Look: Saris ‘Glow-In-Dark’ Bike Rack Yes, your bike rack may soon glow in the dark… Written by Amy Oberbroeckling March 21, 2014
Mud Puddles, Snow Post-Holing In Waterproof Socks (can feet stay dry?) These waterproof socks, while not perfect, really do work. We give them a thorough test. Written by Sean McCoy March 21, 2014
A Search For Rarely-Seen Wild Horses On Remote Oregon ‘Steppe’ Elusive and rare, the Kiger Mustang is a descendant of horses brought to America by the Spanish hundreds of years ago. Jeff Kish heads into… Written by Sean McCoy March 21, 2014
52 Hikes In 52 Weeks: Goal To Get Outside Laurie Tewksbury has a no-excuses method to get outside. Her plan could get you out the door more, too. Written by Sean McCoy March 20, 2014
Could This Octagon ‘Chest Box’ Improve Fly Fishing? This clever new wearable box is an organizational multi-tool for fly fishers. Written by Amy Oberbroeckling March 20, 2014
‘Run Until You’re Caught’ In New ‘Chase’ Race For Charity In this race, held simultaneously at locations around the world, the last runner caught wins. Written by Sean McCoy March 20, 2014
Go Jump In A (Frozen) Lake: Ice Swimming Is Crazy, ‘Refreshing’ Pastime If Minnesota’s bitter winter air isn’t cold enough, the water should be just right. Written by Amy Oberbroeckling March 19, 2014
World’s Longest Overhanging Roof Climb Conquered World renowned climbers Chris Sharma and Stefan Glowacz raised the bar on overhanging climbs by starting deep in the bowels of the Earth. Their new… Written by Sean McCoy March 19, 2014
Ice Climbing At The Olympics. Insider’s Perspective From ‘World Stage’ In Sochi Ice climbing debuted in Sochi this year. Here’s an inside look at what went down. Written by Sean McCoy March 19, 2014
‘HTFU’… And Eight More Tips For Conquering Your First 50K Our editor ran her third 50K last weekend. Here are a few tips she’s learned along the way. Written by Amy Oberbroeckling March 18, 2014
