Of all my years of whacko ultra-endurance adventure, 2006 might just prove itself to be my magnum opus. From the eight-day Primal Quest Adventure Race…
This shoe is an odd animal. Made for orienteering and off-piste mountain running, the Inov-8 Mudclaw comes with one of the industry’s most aggressive outsoles:…
The WheelyBeast 2.0 is a 7,200-cubic-inches large colossus that takes in ski boots, skates, tents, pads, climbing ropes, collapsed kayak paddles, and weeks’ worth of…
It’s almost Adventure Bike season up here in the Far North! I’ve been investigating the “trend” of fat-tire adventure bikes this week, which are bikes…
Foggy lenses, sweaty frames, mud splats on glass—all are common complications of wearing glasses in the great outdoors. But companies like Smith Optics and Julbo…
In a letter addressed to all “Ultra cycling participants worldwide,” Anna Catharina Berge and Paul Skilbeck have made a call for the establishment of an…
The Gear Junkie has announced The Gear Junkie’s Top 10 Gear Awards for 2006. After competing in a dozen ultra-endurance adventures around the country over…
Maybe Castelli named its new Split Second Jersey—available late-winter/spring 2007—a bit too modestly. Fifty-Eight Second Jersey would be more accurate. Recent aerodynamic testing at the…
Just returned from an epic adventure trip through the Yucatan, including cave diving, kayaking, mangrove-swamp exploration, fly fishing, ruins snooping, boogie boarding, and much hammock…
The Gear Junkie’s feet are prominently featured in the new issue of Backpacker magazine (Feb. 2007), where Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Dorn dives into a multi-page report…
The Gel-Bot is one of my favorite new products. It’s essentially a water bottle with an integrated gel-dispensing flask. A multi-position valve lets you suck…
In today’s New York Times (Nov. 23, 2006), Stephen Regenold—aka The Gear Junkie—wrote about so-called ‘frontpacks,’ which are packs with mesh pouches, zipper pockets, and…
Built for skiers and snowboarders looking to access the backcountry, the Fall Line pack comes with a Nalgene hydration bladder that’s insulated from freezing.
Randonee ski racing—a European sport of traveling as fast as possible over varying terrain while relying on skiing and mountaineering skills—is heading to Colorado this…
Outdoors/fitness-instrument and sport-watch manufacturer Highgear USA announced a licensing agreement today with consumer giant New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. A new line of New Balance…
