Thule Foot Redesign

The Traverse foot, Thule’s first major base-rack component upgrade in years, makes a rack install easier and quicker, the company says.

Personal Locator Beacon

It’s a gadget you don’t “need” until you really do need it. But in an emergency, the SARLink personal locator beacon can alert search-and-rescue squads…

‘High-Voltage’ Shell Jackets

The making of Mammut’s latest jackets employs a production process with “high-volt electric fields.” The result: “80 percent better” breathability, according to the company.

Confirming a Winner!

The sign-up period for the Choose-Your-Alleghenies-Adventure Sweepstakes is now over! We pick a name this morning.

Heated Jackets From Mountain Hardwear

Subdued on the outside, wired on the inside, Mountain Hardwear’s new jackets offer three on-demand heat settings and the capability to charge electronics devices.

Final Day! Sweepstakes Sign-Up

Tomorrow, Sept. 15, GearJunkie.com wraps up its Choose-Your-Alleghenies-Adventure Sweepstakes, where one lucky reader and a guest will win an all-expenses-paid adventure vacation this autumn.

Teva Waterproof Hiking Shoes

Teva produced a men’s and women’s hiking shoe that looks great but has many of the features you expect in quality, hiking-oriented footwear.

Water Pouch for Runners

Whether a 5K or a marathon, it’s hard to keep a race pace while drinking from the small paper cups typically found at aid stations.…

Upcycled: Looptworks Clothing

A new company, Looptworks is manufacturing repurposed clothes made from scraps of fabric discarded at factories around the world. They are designed for urban lifestyles…

Bouldering: A Primer

More molehill than mountain, bouldering routes rarely top 20 feet tall. But the sport of bouldering can require raw strength and gymnastic prowess beyond what’s…

Burning Man 2009

Roll up the tents. Pack your sun hats away. Burning Man 2009 — an encampment of art and anarchy in the Nevada desert — comes…

TNF Paramount Convertible Pant

Versatile legs: The North Face Paramount Convertible Pants zip apart to switch to shorts. Steve Hitchcock, a new contributor, puts the pants to the test.

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