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‘Epic Slumber’ – A photo contest with Therm-a-Rest

Outdoors people sleep in the craziest places. Send us a shot of the most epic place you’ve ever taken a snooze for a chance to…

Written by Amy Oberbroeckling April 25, 2013

Anton Krupicka stars in ‘High Country,’ a mountain-running film

High Rocky Mountain trails, long days, and many miles put down in the name of going fast, light, and far across wilderness terrain. That looks…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 24, 2013

Face Level: Class V+ on a Riverboard

Eight years in the making and a feat that is “another step forward in truly legitimizing the sport of riverboarding.” That’s how Josh Galt describes…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 24, 2013

‘Stealth’ Black Travel Packs Look Sharp, Cost a Lot

Ignoble is an LA-based boutique shop that produces stealthy travel packs. They are sleek and made in the USA, but the price tag is surprisingly…

Written by Patrick Murphy April 24, 2013

8 Hours in Boulder: Tour of Outdoor Gear brands

A day-long tour in Boulder, Colo., this week netted some insight into why the area is such an incubator for outdoors gear. Here’s a photo…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 24, 2013

Photo of the Day: Night Filming on the Oregon Coast

“I’ve been working diligently on a film that showcases the beauty and mystique of my new home in Oregon. The film encompasses numerous locations, frame…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 24, 2013

GearJunkie Backyard: Never-Ending Winter

The date is April 23. Six inches of snow blanketed GearJunkie HQ in Minneapolis overnight. We decided to make the most of the circumstances…

Written by Patrick Murphy April 23, 2013

The $600 Winter Hammock Experience

Hammocks have roots in equatorial regions and are used in summer months. New insulated quilts from Eagles Nest transform a hammock into a system for…

Written by Amy Oberbroeckling April 23, 2013

Igloo Building with Erik Boomer in Canadian Arctic

“Igloo building was an essential skill for the Inuit to survive the cold Arctic nights. Finding good ‘igloo snow’ is the first and most important…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 21, 2013

‘404 Error Page’ Icons Give Glimpse Into Outdoors Brands

Type in an incorrect URL on many outdoor sites and you’re greeted with a silly photo, a pixelated image, or some other idiosyncrasy that gives…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 21, 2013

Fastest Bike On Planet? Massive Chainring, Fixed-Gear

It may look like a joke. But the 17-inch diameter chainring that graces a custom bike is real, and it has a purpose: To propel…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 21, 2013

Friday Photo: Beard Insulation on Ice Climb

“With 60mph gusts pushing the wind chill well below zero and a mixture of snow and graupel falling at such a rate that, at times,…

Written by Patrick Murphy April 19, 2013

FloydFest: Music, Mountain Biking, spectacles of Performance Art

Combining a music festival with a weekend of outdoors activity and camping has been FloydFest’s calling card since its founding in 2002. Here’s a spread…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 19, 2013

Primo Nut Butter brand a great outdoor ‘energy food’

Eat-out-of-the-jar good, NuttZo has been a go-to fuel for us at GearJunkie as of late. It is a natural/kosher/vegan energy food option for the outdoors…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 19, 2013

Photo of the Day: Strong Wind on Angel’s Landing

Reader Chris Mullenberg battles high winds hiking up Angel’s Landing in Zion National Park. “The view was worth the effort!”

Written by Amy Oberbroeckling April 18, 2013

Eagle Creek Suitcase ‘Morphs’ Into Multiple Bags

Two bags in one. That’s the concept behind the to-be-released Eagle Creek Morphus 22, a nifty piece of rolling luggage with a removable backpack and…

Written by Sean McCoy April 18, 2013

The Warbird Has Landed: First Look at Salsa’s Gravel Machine

Among the more anticipated bikes of 2013, the Warbird from Salsa was built for the rising sport of gravel road racing. We got the bike…

Written by Patrick Murphy April 18, 2013

Kid ‘Scoot Bike’ built for BMX tracks, big air

New this spring, balance-bike company Strider unveils a model made for bigger kids and for “young riders ready to venture off trail or perform tricks…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 18, 2013

Photo of the Day: Pack-Raft Alaska

Kyle Bock snagged this shot on the banks of the Chitina River in Wrangell St. Elias National Park, Alaska. Makes us want to get in…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 17, 2013

Lessons from Lefty Kreh, a Fly-Fishing Legend

The book “Why I Fly Fish” interviews 25 of the most well-known names in the sport. Here we excerpt a section with fly-fishing lengend Bernard…

Written by Amy Oberbroeckling April 17, 2013

First Look: Teva ‘Pivot’ clipless bike shoe

Teva is further diversifying its footwear offerings with the Pivot, a clipless, freeride mountain bike shoe set to hit stores this fall. We got a…

Written by Patrick Murphy April 17, 2013

Video: Unbelievable Wingsuit ‘Cave Flight’

Taking psychotic “human flight” to new levels, today winguit/BASE-jump athlete Alexander Polli released this video. He pulls a “never before done” feat of flying through…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 16, 2013

$429 Custom Urban Bike Combines Flash With Function

For less than $450, you can design a fixie with more colors to choose from than a bag of Skittles. We picked frame, handlebars, decals,…

Written by Patrick Murphy April 15, 2013

2nd Biggest Shoe company in World (celebrating 50 years in business)

Believe it or not, Danish brand ECCO calls itself the second-biggest shoe manufacturer in the world. The company has produced more than 350 million pair…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 15, 2013

Ski Season Ends in Colorado. We got pics from the fun

Our Colorado corespondent was on scene at several resorts this weekend as the lifts stopped turning (and the costumed ski freaks came out of the…

Written by Sean McCoy April 15, 2013

Honey, Cashews, Almonds, Seeds… Energy Bars get real (taste good, too)

Used to be the food bricks we call “energy bars” were barely eatable. That changed years ago, and nowadays many of the big brands build…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 15, 2013

We bought a Fat-bike from Walmart and took it for a test ride

Cheap fun: Our $199 department-store fatbike arrived this week. Here’s our first impression from a snow-filled ride in Minnesota.

Written by T.C. Worley April 12, 2013

San Fran’s ‘Urban Wilderness’ the theme in new trail-running video

“Door to Trail” is the name of a new Salomon video in which Ricky Gates and Anna Frost do just that — running from the…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 11, 2013

Cartographical Creativity: 10 unique uses for old maps

We at GearJunkie love maps. Unabashedly, our office is filled with them. We got to thinking about how we could put these adventure relics to…

Written by Amy Oberbroeckling April 11, 2013

Caption Contest: $1,000 gear prize from The North Face

Enter your caption to win! GearJunkie and The North Face have teamed up to launch the second “Gear Up + Get Out Sweepstakes.” This month,…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 10, 2013

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