Can perseverance and fortitude forged from a lifetime in the outdoors boost your strength in other parts of life? For Andy Knapp, a 60-year-old retail…
Novelist and Pulitzer-Prize nominee Wayne Johnson has written a book about skiing. “White Heat” debuted last week, and it covers the lifestyle that is skiing…
The inspiration for Gracie’s Gear Inc.’s debut product came two years ago when founder Lauren Grace Updyke was training for her first marathon. She had…
The stratospherically priced RS800G3, a $499.95 sports watch system from Polar USA, is a product designed for a growing demographic of obsessive exercisers and fitness-gadget…
The superlative-heavy press release for Atomic’s new Hawx boot line touts claims like “the most significant innovation to downhill boot technology in 25 years” and…
Yesterday I mused on function versus form in the apparel industry, where beauty in design often comes at the cost of versatility, performance or comfort.…
Bridgedale wants to make bulky ski socks a thing of the past. The company’s Precision Fit line features “anatomic knitting” that contours the shape of…
Last week, I stepped outside of my fitness box to take two private sessions in Gyrotonic, an obscure yoga-influenced workout technique developed by a Hungarian…
Arc’teryx designs and manufactures outerwear that’s pricey, high-performing, and highly modern. According to company press materials, its design team doesn’t focus on incremental advancements, but…
In this tell-all Q&A interview, Stephen Regenold (a.k.a. The Gear Junkie) talks with author Bill Katovsky about cycling 135 miles on snow, “existential realignment” via…
No, those aren’t swamp monsters. I know this is Halloween. But those mud-wallowing figures to the left there are actually adventure racers, and they’re headed…
