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Hiking without Limits Inside the Box
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There is a game you can play as you walk around the city: Following a repeating sequence of turns, i.e. Left-Left-Right-Left, you will end up places you have never seen before, even if you’ve lived in that same city ten years. We choose certain routes based upon instinct and habit; this [...]
Report from Basecamp
Loading ...Depending on who you ask, Mount Everest tops out at 29,029’, at 29,035’, or at 29,038.7’. Despite discrepancies, it’s impossible not to appreciate that colossal mound of metamorphic limestone, gneiss, schist and the efforts of those who chose to climb the “Mother Goddess of the World.”
A Time Lapse Peak Behind the Scenes
Loading ...Last week, Outdoor Research shot product videos for the Fall 2010 with help from Mike Hattrup, Martin Volken, and Charity Fox. Check out this behind-the-scenes time lapse of setup and tear-down for shoot.
An Excellent Escapade
Loading ...Jeremy took a week off work in the store to go climbing in the Bugaboos. Their climbing trip over, they packed up to return stateside. However, a massive storm of biblical proportions set in. Here is the tale.
Preparing for a Thru-Hike
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In the year 2000, I had thirty boxes of trail food packed and waiting to be shipped from Poulsbo, WA to post offices along the Appalachian Trail. I’d just received the first at Neel’s Gap when I decided I’d rather be somewhere else.
Five years later I found my way back to Springer Mountain and [...]
Rochambeau, Desert-Style
Loading ...Warm wind and hot desert sun help set the stage against a backdrop of sandy, red rock for the kick-off to the season’s climbing. Did you rendezvous, too?
Behind the Scenes: Outdoor Research
Loading ...Recently, a group came up to Valhalla Mountain Touring push Outdoor Research even further to the forefront of making great gear. It was an incredible week of getting different people together to hear what everyone has to say about the products from the snowpits to the factory floor.
From Iceland With Love
Loading ...Iceland garnered its’ name from Floki “Raven” Vilgeroarson. This unlucky Viking explorer had the “luck” to land on Icelands’ frozen north not it’s more temperate southern part hence the name. Unlike Floki, the purpose of my trip was to explore the cornucopia of this frozen land .
VertFest 2010
Loading ...This past Saturday marked the 4th Annual VertFest uphill/downhill race at Alpental Ski Area benefiting the Friends of the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center. With a record breaking number of competitors, gorgeous spring sunshine overhead, and a very challenging, exciting course set by Martin Volken, the day was one of story-worthy proportions. Here is a [...]
Voice Your Opinion: Yellowstone Winter Plan
Loading ...[ February 16, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. February 18, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. March 15, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. March 17, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. March 30, 2010; ] Have your voice heard. With a 2-year, interim plan in place, the National Park Service wants your opinion on a permanent plan for winter usage of Yellowstone National Park.
