LOVABLE ODDBALLWith a slide-in pad replacing ground-side stuffing, the Crystal is one strange bird. But it’s also hosted some of the deepest slumbers of my life. Coziness arrives courtesy of an insulation-layering scheme called Dualmax, which intersperses slabs of Primaloft with batts of 650-fill down. As I flipped in sleep…

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From roadies to 29ers, we pick five of the best new bikes and trends from Bike PressCamp 2013.

If God is in the details, the Zorro is heaven-sent. The hood, which adjusts behind the head and below the chin, cinches out of view with or without a helmet—making it the best we tested. The gaping chest pockets easily accept backcountry skins or salami, and the solid pocket backs…

Read Brad Wiener’s review of the film, and Mary Catherine O’Connor’s take on The Grey’s negatival portrayal of wolves.

Greg Mortenson’s former right hand man explains his decision to split from his mentor. For more, read the story, “The Trials of Greg Mortenson.” Clip courtesy of Storm in the Tea Cups…