What Makes a Columbia Jacket Truly ‘Columbia’
Metallic dots, proprietary membranes, and other innovations make Columbia outerwear unique in an industry that often suffers from sameness.
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How to Stay Warm Outdoors: Head, Core, Feet, and More
Gear and good judgment can keep the inevitable winter cold at bay. Use these tips to keep warm in cold weather.
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A Doctor Explains How Our Bodies Get Cold
It’s easy to recognize feeling cold in the outdoors — shivering, for example. But how our bodies get that way isn’t as obvious.
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Star Wars Fans: Now You Can Dress Like the Crew on Hoth
When temps plummet, will you choose a Star Wars Empire Crew Parka or the belly of a tauntaun? Choose wisely, young padawan.
Want to Enjoy the Mountains More? Hire a Guide
Getting into the backcountry for the first time can be an intimidating experience. There are many scenarios where it pays to go with a guide, especially in variable winter conditions.
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Backcountry Date Night: Columbia Sends Hollywood Newlyweds Off the Grid
See what happens when the star of this “This Is Us” and his wife head into the wilds of Alaska.
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5 Days Trekking. 100-Degree Heat. 1 Outfit.
How does Columbia’s hot-weather clothing stack up against summer in the Utah desert? Two adventurers hit a scorching trail to find out.
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Trekking the White Rim Trail in July: The Best Bad Idea
Want to see what goes wrong when two very funny friends hike across Canyonlands National Park in the middle of July? Thought so.
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5 Reasons to Try OutDry Extreme
Columbia launched OutDry Extreme as a breathable-waterproof solution in jackets 2016. Since then, it’s found its way across the brand’s top products in footwear, pants, gloves, and more. This is why you should give it a try.
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Outdoor Canvas: ‘She Explores’ Makes Art From the Elements
Columbia outfitted She Explores with OutDry Extreme gear for their traverse of Washington’s Hoh Rainforest’s wet, mossy trails and pebble beaches. Watch this trio discover a world of marvels with all five senses.
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Boot Tech: 3 Innovations In 2018 Columbia ‘Canuk’
Lightweight but warm, the Canuk boot by Columbia was built for below-zero days… like 65 degrees below zero.
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New Material: Columbia’s ‘Most-Tech’ Ski Jacket Ever Made
Columbia partnered with world cup skiers to build the best jacket with them latest technologies. Meet the Outdry Ex Mogul Jacket.
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First Look: ‘Outdry Extreme’ Waterproof Running Shoes
Waterproof on the outside, the Caldorado II Outdry Extreme stands alone as the first trail running shoe with a permanent beading surface.
Columbia Goes Rogue With ‘Star Wars’ Jackets
Columbia developed ‘authentic’ Star Wars jackets designed for serious weather. Just in time for the holidays!
Dream Job: Columbia Hires 2017 ‘Directors Of Toughness’
Meet Columbia’s new Directors of Toughness, and learn how they landed this highly competitive dream job.
New-School Warmth: Waterproof Columbia ‘Puffy’ Coming 2016
New for 2016, Columbia introduces an insulated jacket waterproofed from the outside with its new OutDry Extreme fabric.
Columbia Sportswear Hiring ‘Directors Of Toughness’
This is a gear junkie dream job, a six-month contract that involves traveling the world and testing gear.
2016: Waterproof/Breathable Rebirth With New ‘Exterior Membrane’ Shell
OutDry Extreme from Columbia Sportswear is a new kind of jacket that is more durable than most breathable hard-shell jackets, and it’s possibly more waterproof, too.
First Look: Columbia 2014 Jacket Made With Special ‘TurboDown’ Insulation
We got the scoop on a new type of puffy jacket insulation that Columbia Sportswear will market as “down on steroids.”
Magic Material? Clothing said to ‘Cool Wearer with Sweat’
With requisite bombast, at a press conference this weekend Columbia Sportswear debuted a fabric technology purported to offer “a whole new category of clothing” that features sweat-activated cooling properties never before seen.