Women

Our experts curate women’s-specific apparel, outerwear, footwear, and gear news and reviews. Plus updates on equity and inclusion in the outdoor industry.

Adidas Enters U.S. Outdoor Market

Athletics behemoth adidas AG is entering the U.S. outdoor marketplace with footwear, apparel, outerwear, and optics. Gear Junkie gets a Q&A with an adidas managing…

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Review: Women’s ‘Down Puffy’

It weighs 8 ounces and packs to the size of a grapefruit. Our contributor gave the Gnar Jacket from Sierra Designs a test in the…

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‘Kid-Size’ Trail Shoe

The incredibly light weight — and incredibly small! — Inov-8 X-Talon 160s are made for kids or shorter adults. Our pint-size tester gave the shoes…

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Women’s Winter Boots

After decades of lingering in the back alleys of fashion, winter boots made for women have hit a stride as of late with form as…

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‘Performance’ Lingerie

A new company in Carpinteria, Calif., touts sex appeal alongside athletic functionality with its line of “performance lingerie.”

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Race Face Women’s Bike Shorts

Tester Adrienne Schofhauser wore the Race Face DIY shorts for “a month of rigorous riding.” Here is her review.

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Review: CW-X Pro Tights

With its tights, CW-X promises a “suspension system for the hamstrings and quadriceps.” Our new writer and reviewer, Chelsey Gribbon, gave the tights a test…

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Heated Boots Fail To Impress

Columbia’s heated boots, powered by lithium-polymer batteries, are touted to provide the “warmth of a furnace.” Our test found this to be far from the…

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Snow Angel Base Layers

Many women who play outdoors want the first layer next to their skin to be comfortable, functional and maybe even fashionable.

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Columbia Heated Boots

Heated boots have long been a Holy Grail. Columbia continues on the quest with its heated men’s and women’s boot models.

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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,…

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Gracie’s Gear Sports Bra

The inspiration for Gracie’s Gear Inc.’s debut product came two years ago when founder Lauren Grace Updyke was training for her first marathon. She had…

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