Metolius recently debuted several rock-climbing products with safety features that exceed the industry standard. The company built redundancies into its harnesses, beefed up its ropes,…
Freebord Manufacturing’s singular goal is to simulate the feel of snowboarding on pavement. The company’s three skateboard models, which have unique six-wheel setups and secure…
Wenonah’s Spirit II, a sleek all-purpose canoe made for multi-day trips, is available in several configurations. The Kevlar version weighs a miniscule 42 pounds and…
MyTopo.com is Web site made for people like me. Run by Montana-based AOHunt LLC, MyTopo.com offers an immense, searchable online database of United States Geological…
The monocular has a unique slide-focus switch to let you easily and precisely adjust focus while sighting a distant object. Its sharp, clear lens provides…
These bikers, which Marin Bikes says are generally in the 15- to 21-year-old age group, have brought BMX-type tricks and aggressiveness to the sport of…
ACR Electronics, a 48-year-old company based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., likes to credit itself with saving more than 10,000 lives over the years. Indeed, its…
Morocco’s annual Marathon des Sables is a six-day, 150-mile solo race through the Sahara Desert. It’s among the world’s most extreme endurance events. Temperatures have…
Snowshoe manufacturers like to call snowshoeing the fastest-growing winter sport in the United States. Personally, I’ve relied on snowshoes more and more in the past…
Three months ago I set out to find the world’s best winter hat for skiers, snowshoers, climbers and general outdoor enthusiasts. I collected and reviewed…
Scandinavians long have combined skis and dogs for efficient wintertime travel. Skijoring, which translates literally to “ski-driving” in Norwegian, borrows techniques and equipment from dog…
