Review: Venture Splitboard

“Earn your turns” with a splitboard. Reviewer Stephen Krcmar looks at Venture’s Storm splitboard, an $895 model.

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Future Gear 2010

Glowing Sandals. A Swiss Army Knife with a laser. Here’s a peek at a few out-there gear items coming soon to an outdoors store near…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Two-Wheeled Mutant Superheroes

Our writer Stephen Krcmar worked for Breakaway Courier Systems in New York City in the early ’90s. The “Klingons” in this video were some of…

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Patagonian Race Maps

Check out the full cartographical spread from the 2010 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race, a topographical extravaganza that includes a dozen maps from the race “at…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Review: Stoic Bombshell Jacket

Tech, stylish and versatile, the Stoic Bombshell jacket is, well, the bomb. Stephen Krcmar offers a review after a season of use in Mammoth Lakes,…

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Feature Story: 7 Summits

Troy Aupperle, founder of a nutrition products company, climbed the tallest mountains in the world. Ice axes and enzyme capsules helped along the way.

Written by Stephen Regenold

The Race in Numbers

344 miles, 500 chocolate bars, 25 supermarket cart-fulls of food. . . check out these fun facts and numbers from this year’s Wenger Patagonian Expedition…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Excerpt: “Falling Uphill”

This excerpt from Scott Stoll’s book, “Falling Uphill,” features existential thoughts, musings on Goran Kropp, and a narrative on a tour up the Franz Josef…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Bern Watts Carbon

The Bern Watts Carbon weighs a mere 15 ounces with its winter liner giving a new meaning to the phrase “light headed.”

Written by Stephen Regenold

Rossignol Harness Pant

The Rossignol Harness Pant hides a built-in certified climbing harness in its seat. Our Whistler, B.C., based correspondent put them to the test on ski…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Heated Boots Fail To Impress

Columbia’s heated boots, powered by lithium-polymer batteries, are touted to provide the “warmth of a furnace.” Our test found this to be far from the…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Strap Pad

When you add a strap to a snowboard stomp pad you get Strap Pad, a new snow sports company ironically out of Huntington Beach, Calif.

Written by Stephen Regenold

Gear Junkie back in USA

After almost three weeks away — and hundreds of kilometers raced through the wilds of Patagonia — Team Gear Junkie is back home. Here’s a…

Written by Stephen Regenold

GoLite Flash Lite

With features that model your foot’s tendons and ligaments, the GoLite Flash Lite neutral trail runners are said to give support where you need it.

Written by Stephen Regenold

Final Patagonian Race Report

While the goal of every race is to win, most teams came just for the opportunity to race in what most see as the toughest,…

Written by T.C. Worley

Deuter Spectro 38

In an attempt to go light and keep the air moving around your back and shoulders, Deuter launched its Spectro line that contains packs ranging…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Patagonia Race Report #8

The race and all scheduled events are now over. This morning a large chunk of the teams are already on their long journey home. The…

Written by T.C. Worley

Cannondale Simon

Cannondale is pushing the limits of suspension technology with Simon, an electronic suspension system that senses the terrain and instantly adjusts the damping.

Written by Stephen Regenold

Winter Camping Gear Test – Part 1

Any winter camping trip is an exercise in gear choices. Snowshoes, skis, what will you do for shelter, what temperature should you prepare for? When…

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Patagonian Race Update

I’m writing from a hostel that faces the Bay of Beagle in Puerto Williams, Chile. I just had a breakfast of cheese and avacado on…

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