AARP Wants More Bike Lanes on Roads with ‘Complete Streets’ initiative
Want more bike lanes? You’re not alone. The 40-million-member AARP calls for “multimodal transportation options” on roads, including more space for bikes.
Slackline World Championship: Tricks And Flips On 2-inch Line
Flips and tricks on a band of webbing were the theme at the World Slackline Championship, held last weekend in Vail. This is our report from the scene.
Swiss Army Switch-Up: Iconic Knife Brands Merge for 2014
From our report: “Many consumers can hardly distinguish between the knife products from Victorinox and Wenger. That’s why we are joining forces and focusing on one brand.”
Hundreds Of Bike Helmets On A Brick Wall
A giant grid of bike helmets affixed to the brick exterior of the Portland Art Museum serves as signage for an upcoming exhibit.
Carry a Keg, Run Up a Mountain in ‘Extreme Wolverine’ Race
Six miles of mountain running is a feat. Throw unique and taxing obstacles into the mix — several which involve beer kegs! — and you’ve got the “Extreme Wolverine Challenge.”
Shoelace of the Future? Tour of Boa Technology in Denver
“Build a better shoelace and the world will beat a path to your door.” That’s the plan with Boa Technology, which launched more than 10 years ago and is slowing taking over in parts of the outdoor world…
Video: ‘Gear Junkie Challenge’ Urban Adventure Race
Our inaugural “Gear Junkie Challenge” urban adventure race put 13 teams against a run-bike-climb course through the city. Photographer Paul Vincent captured the action.
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Winners! ‘Ragnar Trail’ Sweepstakes with Salomon
After sorting through hundreds of entries for our Ragnar Trail sweepstakes with Salomon we’ve picked two readers to run with us this July at Lake Tahoe.
Glacier Trek, Waterfalls, ‘Blue Lagoon’ highlights of Iceland Trip
A few months back, GearJunkie, ECCO, and Iceland Naturally hosted a sweepstakes that awarded gear and a trip to Iceland. The winner, Zachary Wist, and his wife just returned from the journey.
50 Miles in Flip-Flops? Luna sells sandals to ultra-running market
Luna sandals are made with distance runners in mind. Crazy as it sounds, a subset of runners and ultra athletes now tackle great distances in shoes most people wear to the beach.
Curve of the Earth (and other effects) in ‘Summit Shots’ post
From Utah to Japan (and all around the world), our readers have tagged some wild mountain summits. Here’s a photo spread.
‘You’ll never guess who I ran into today…’ (caption contest winners)
Last month we challenged readers with a caption contest. We sifted through the hundreds of submissions and picked five winners.
Video: Wild Ride down immense dirt hills (on snowboards and bikes)
Where can you snowboard and ride your bike at the same time? A rock quarry, of course! Watch this crew drop into the dirt on bikes and boards, racing, riding, hucking drops, and crashing more than once on the fast, dirty descent.
GearJunkie Hosts ‘Urban’ Adventure Race in Minneapolis
A sprint down a bike path, a climbing wall traverse, clues on a scavenger hunt through GearJunkie headquarters… those were among the feats required of the teams who participated in the first “Gear Junkie Challenge” urban race last night.
For the Price of Flowers: Outdoorsy Mother’s Day Gifts
If you’ve been in a Mother’s Day flower rut, how about something outdoorsy? Here are a few of our picks, many in the same price range as a bouquet from the corner store.
‘The Gear Junkie on REI’ debuts as New Feature Series
Today marks the launch of a collaboration between GearJunkie and REI. It’s appropriately called “The Gear Junkie on REI.”
What would you do for All-Expenses-Paid Adventure Trip?
The entries are streaming in for our Ragnar Trail Tahoe sweepstakes, brought to you by Salomon and Suunto. 10 days ’til we pick a winner…
Photo Contest: Submit a ‘Sea to Summit’ image to Win Gear
Send us a photo taken on an adventure to either a sea (or any body of water) or a summit for a chance to win a Sea to Summit gear package.
Walk in snow, Ford a River, Raft in a pool toy…
As if an adventure race in North Dakota wasn’t unexpected enough, check out these images from the undeniably unique END-SPAR event last weekend.
Outdoors People sleep in the craziest of places…
Last week, we asked you to send in a picture and a one-sentence description of a site you have pitched a tent or the most dramatic place you’ve stopped to rest outside for the night.
Outside magazine ‘Gear of the Year’ 2013 (full list)
The twice-annual “Gear of the Year” awards were announced by Outside magazine this week. Here is the full list.
1-inch webbing, ‘Highline’ to walk strung across Void
As told by Chelsey Magness: “A few days ago, Jason and I dusted off the comforts of the ground and headed high…”
8 Hours in Boulder: Tour of Outdoor Gear brands
A day-long tour in Boulder, Colo., this week netted some insight into why the area is such an incubator for outdoors gear. Here’s a photo spread from the action.
‘404 Error Page’ Icons Give Glimpse Into Outdoors Brands
Type in an incorrect URL on many outdoor sites and you’re greeted with a silly photo, a pixelated image, or some other idiosyncrasy that gives a peek at the soul of the brand.
FloydFest: Music, Mountain Biking, spectacles of Performance Art
Combining a music festival with a weekend of outdoors activity and camping has been FloydFest’s calling card since its founding in 2002. Here’s a spread of images from the (often wild) scene.
Video: Unbelievable Wingsuit ‘Cave Flight’
Taking psychotic “human flight” to new levels, today winguit/BASE-jump athlete Alexander Polli released this video. He pulls a “never before done” feat of flying through a narrow cave on a mountainside in Spain…
Cartographical Creativity: 10 unique uses for old maps
We at GearJunkie love maps. Unabashedly, our office is filled with them. We got to thinking about how we could put these adventure relics to use…
Caption Contest: $1,000 gear prize from The North Face
Enter your caption to win! GearJunkie and The North Face have teamed up to launch the second “Gear Up + Get Out Sweepstakes.” This month, $1,000 in ultra-running gear is at stake. . .
National Geographic Adventure ‘Gear of the Year’ full list
It’s “Gear of the Year” time again for National Geographic. The brand’s Adventure bureau has crowned a total of 20+ winners, from tents to cameras to optics. Here’s the full list, just released from Nat Geo this week.
Travel the world with one (highly expandable) roller bag
Roller bags rarely make our news feed, but once in a while a brand does something notably different. That’s surely the case with the Ascender 22 from Kelty, which converts from carry-on size to a checked bag in a blink.
Win Adventure Trip to Lake Tahoe with GearJunkie and Salomon
GearJunkie, Salomon, and Suunto want to send you on a trip to Lake Tahoe! We’ll gear you up then fly you to the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where the Ragnar Trail Tahoe event will serve as the focal point for a weekend of adventure and fun.
