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Everything you need for quick jaunts or all-day trips.

Four sturdy stompers for deep days on the trail

The Appalachian Trail. Photo courtesy of Flickr.Blind Appalachian Trail hiker Mike Hanson was offered a CEO position at a start-up that provides real-time navigation to the visually impaired, according to the Star Tribune.Hanson spent two years developing a custom, hand-held GPS unit that spoke real-time voice instructions through his…

I bike a lot. Between my sweat and the sun, I wonder—how long does a helmet last? Is there something I can do to extend its life? If it is time for a new lid, what do I buy?

I bike a lot. Between my sweat and the sun, I wonder—how long does a helmet last? If it's time for a new lid, what do I buy?

The iconic old-school fuzzy layer is making a comeback

https://youtube.com/watch?v=JCqe96jtExU%C2%A0 After two years of work, Chris Sharma has made the first ascent of his well-known First Round First Minute project in Margalef, Spain. Sharma first began trying the bouldery, 25-move route in 2009. He came frustratingly close to success, and fell off the last move of the…

Outside magazine, February 2001   A Long, Brave Trip I FIRST RAN INTO Rick Ridgeway (“Below Another Sky,” December) some years ago when he was giving a talk about his K2 adventures. Halfway through the lecture, he mentioned the death of his friend Jonathan Wright and the…