from The Adventure Blog
Let's face it, innovations in snow boots are few and far between. Sure, they occasionally get warmer and more comfortable, and the designs change with both function and fashion from time to time. But there is seldom any real major changes to this type of footwear, and we usually end up buying something we need, in the price range we can afford, without much consideration for anything else. Gear company Korkers is looking to change that with a new line of boots that features a truly innovative approach to
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from Stevie Haston
unclimbed cliff! Just spent three weeks in Malta and Gozo, what can I say, apart from being very happy and comfortable with reaffirming my Maltese roots. I’ll be honest from the start, I did the tinniest bit of climbing and the maximum amount of free diving. The Maltese side of the family are reassuringly still doing their thing, a bit of farming, some work, too much eating, and family stuff. It was easy to drop right back into this life, talking serious one second, nonsense the next, catching fish and
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from Climber's Blog
Why can’t climbing gear look decent? Why, oh why, do any of us who climb (or, especially, bike) have to be victimized by garb that may be functional—but looks heinous?
A really good category to address this is approach shoes, and how too often it’s defined by either footwear that works great — and really shouldn’t [...]
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from Climber's Blog
Today is World Water Day, and no, that doesnt mean you should be using more of it. Skip the shower, pilgrim, and pretend youre in the backcountry. You know, just like yesterday.
For every pair of footwear it sells this year, Teva will kick in cash to protect one linear foot of waterways, which works [...]
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from Outdoor Habit
A winter send of The Turning Point, V8 from Doug Lipinski on Vimeo . I'm not usually a big fan of the cold, and before this winter I'd never spent much time bouldering in sub 50 degree temperatures. As it turns out, I was missing a lot. Even here in Boulder, where January temperatures can reach the mid 60s, 35-45 degrees truly means sending temperatures. The low humidity and cold temps mean no sweaty hands and great friction, but the cold brings other challenges. With that in mind, I present an outline of
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from The Adventure Blog
Living in Austin, Texas I don't have the need for snow boots very often. In fact, up until a week and a half ago, I hadn't even owned a pair since I moved here from Iowa more than five years ago. But when I received an invitation to visit Yellowstone in the winter, I knew I'd need good boots to keep my feet warm and dry while spending the days playing in the snow. As usual, I turned to the Keen catalog of footwear to see what they had on offer, and ended up going with a pair of Summit County Boots . A ...
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from DreamInVertical
It was early season at Lovers Leap. Memorial Day meant snow was still on the ground and the trail contained more water than dirt. While approaching the climbs, I made big strides between slippery granite river rocks. My feet never slipped and I was very impressed with my footwear. In my opinion, the real place where [...]
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from Guy Steven - Mountain Leader
Today I started with 4 lads from London on the 3 Peaks Challenge. We knew right away it was going to be hard work as it had been snowing all night and still snowing up high. We got below the half way lochain and hit the snow line. As we got high the snow got deeper! The team ended up moving quite slowly and their clothing and footwear was not up to scratch for this summit so I decided we would head down and thaw out. Every other team we saw had turned back due to being ill prepared. One team had summited,
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from Weekend Sherpa - Get outdoors in the Bay Area
Californias old-growth redwoods are proof that some things simply get better with age. Get to know these beautiful old-timers by visiting some of their favorite hangouts. Old Grove Groove Sure the old-growths in Armstrong Redwoods State Park near the Russian River are quiet giants but sometimes they like to let their branches down and shake things loose. The annual Old Grove Festival is a weekend of superb bluegrass, acoustics, rock n roll, and Hawaiian slack-key. Aloha! It all happens at the historic ...
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from gravsports
I just finished running a four-day course on mountain movement. I'm pecking away at a book on the same subject, and I wanted to test some ideas I had on how to help people move better in the mountains. I had a good response to the course outline that I put up, and selected eight brave victimsto take the course, thanks! The overall goal of the course was to increase the participants ability to move well in non-technical mountain terrain. I have a lot of theories and years of experience teaching mountain ...
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