HAPE and HACE. These are four-letter words no mountaineer wants to hear. As forms of altitude sickness, HAPE (high-altitude pulmonary edema) and HACE (high-altitude cerebral…
A new category of sports accessory, “performance mouthpieces” are touted to increase strength, endurance, and speed up reaction time. Gear Junkie gave it a test.
A subterranean stream gurgles in the glacial ice beneath my feet. An avalanche crashes, ice pillars tumbling down, in the Khumbu Icefall above. Welcome to…
The trek to Mount Everest Base Camp is almost complete. The first wave of the Expedition Hanesbrands team, including lead climber Jamie Clarke and myself,…
With the popularity of adventure racing on the rise, outdoor companies are stepping up to provide convenience and safety items for racers. Brooks-Range offers several…
GJ is in Kathmandu! First night: A gear shopping excursion to the city’s Thamel District. Live chickens, speeding motorbikes, and counterfeit outdoors gear included.
Are polarized lenses overpriced marketing rhetoric or a fast track to superior vision in the outdoors? Contributor Stephen Krcmar tests a pair of Kaenon sunglasses…
Nepal is calling. In three days, Gear Junkie departs for the Himalayas with Mount Everest-bound Expedition Hanesbrands. The trek to Base Camp begins next week!
Electrolyte tablets from ZYM, nuun, and CamelBak fizz and dissolve in water. The result is a vitamin-fortified, electrolyte-rich sports drink that Gear Junkie says offers…
These bike-specific hooded sweatshirts, made of merino wool, could appeal to gritty urban fixie types as well as pretty hipster boys (and girls) hoping to…
