Ergon Bike Grips
Can you gain on-bike performance from handlebar grips? Writer Jason Magness says Ergon grips changed his mountain biking life.
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Wing Blade Kayak Paddle
The FastKayak Flyer wing-blade paddle lives up to its name. Our tester proved the point on a recent adventure race in Abu Dhabi.
R.I.P. NGA
Writer Steven Threndyle offers his thoughts on the demise of National Geographic Adventure magazine — as well as a polemic on the state of magazine journalism in the outdoors world today.
Review: MSR Denali Evo Ascent Snowshoes
Get ready for winter. Contributor Steve Hitchcock writes on the MSR Denali Evo Ascent Snowshoes after three years of backcountry use.
Puzzle Book for Map Geeks
Drills on compass bearings, UTM coordinate plotting, tests on the principles of declination — these are the puzzles you solve in the new “Table Top Adventure Race and Navigation Challenge” book.
Primal Quest Underdog Champions
Gear Junkie favorite Team WEDALI takes 5th place at the Primal Quest, probably the biggest upset victors on the course this year!
North Dakota Adventure Race
Next month, the Yogaslackers organization and Northern Heights Rock Gym will be hosting their second adventure race. . . in North Dakota.
Primal Quest Badlands
The life-altering adventure that is the Primal Quest — touted as “The World’s Most Challenging Human Endurance Competition” — kicks off today in the Badlands of South Dakota.
Anatomy of an Adventure Race
Deep woods, on-the-run problem solving, and aerobic output via foot, bike and boat define adventure racing, a map-based wilderness sport.
Teva Mountain Games Intro
In 2006, I traveled to the Teva Mountain Games for a weekend of rafting, racing, and running in the mountains over Vail, Colo. This June, GearJunkie.com is heading back for more. . .
Slacklining Feature Story
Long a fringe activity, slacklining has grown to become almost mainstream in the outdoors world. This story highlights my experience learning to slack last year with two pros. . .
North Pole Ski Expedition
John Huston and Tyler Fish, respectively of Chicago and Ely, Minn., form a two-man team trying this March to become the first Americans to ski unsupported to the North Pole. . .
International Adventure Girl — Bria Schurke
Bria Schurke, a 22-year-old woman from Ely, Minn., has led a life straight from the pages of National Geographic. As the first-born child of explorer Paul Schurke, Bria went to the North Pole in first grade and picked through mammoth bones on Russia’s Wrangel Island while still in junior high. Oh, and she’s now an ultra racer as well. This is my profile of Bria’s life so far, dog sleds, Greenlandic pack ice, raw seal meat, and all. . .
Primal Quest Adventure Race, the Sprint Series
The Primal Quest brand is synonymous with week-long, kill-me-now adventure races through some of the wildest terrain on the planet. (I know: I saw God several times while doing the race in Utah during July of 2006.) But what about applying the Primal Quest structure to shorter races, indeed “sprints” that last just three to five hours? In a conversation yesterday with Primal Quest CEO Don Mann, I was given some details on a developing new series of races that. . .
The Gear Junkie’s Top 10 Adventures of 2007
Yesterday was a teaser blog to my annual “Top 10 Adventures of the Year” article. But today I’m unveiling the whole list, starting in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains where I skied 15,000 vertical feet of powder turns last January; heading south to a karst abyss called Cenote Dzitnup in Quintana Roo, Mexico; then going back to more traditional adventure pursuits, like dodging avalanches and 80mph winds on the flanks of a 14,162-foot stratovolcano in northern California. . .
