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Video: Jeff Lowe opens pack of gear after 20 years
Last month, Jeff Lowe's 20-year-old frozen pack was retrieved off the Eiger's North Face. Watch Lowe open his "old VauDe backpack" (after thawing) and examine the contents, for the first time since he was forced to leave it behind in 1991.
Video: Deploying an airbag in an avalanche
Avalanche airbags have become increasingly popular among backcountry skiers the past few years. When heli-skier Jeff Wyshynski was caught in an Alaskan...
Yet another hard shell: Pactiv enters outdoor market
Pactiv, a leader in the consumer and food service industries, is entering the outdoor market. The company’s new flagship line of super affordable, ultralight, waterproof shells are aimed at budget backpackers, families and leaders of large youth groups, and anyone with a disdain for outdoor logos, fashion, or decent fit.
Jeff Lowe's 20-year-old pack retrieved off Eiger
In 1991, Jeff Lowe abandoned his pack on the North Face of the Eiger. Last Friday he got the solidly frozen pack back after two ice-and-snow-encrusted...
Trailspace is Turning 10: Essay Contest
If that screen shot looks familiar, congratulations! You've been part of the Trailspace backcountry community for a decade. To celebrate turning 10 we're holding an essay contest.
Outdoor Retailer: Seen at the Show
Because with 900 exhibitors at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, we're bound to see things that make us stop and take a second look.
Outdoor Retailer: Fashion Worthy meets Outdoor Styling
There's plenty of technical outdoor apparel that's also stylish and can do double duty from trail to town. That's not what this photo blog is about though. It's a peek at a few of the outdoor-inspired fashionable duds I saw, and occasionally fondled, at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in January. These pieces are for when you just want to look and feel outdoorsy.
Outdoor Retailer: Hardgood Gear Highlights
Outdoor Retailer abounds with enough models, styles, and price points of outdoor gear to equip every flavor of outdoors guy or gal. Here are a few more highlights from January's show.
Outdoor Retailer: Fun lights, all about the blink
Whether they were lights to decorate your hammock, a battery-powered lantern that flickers when you "blow" it out, or a light reminiscent of a light saber, there were a number of interesting lights at Outdoor Retailer.
Outdoor Retailer: Illuminating Lanterns and Hybrid Lights
Things have come a long way since a hissing old gasoline lantern illuminated your camp. Multifunctional and hybrid lighting was popular at Outdoor Retailer with products from Joby, Snow Peak, and Mammut combining area lighting with focused linear lighting in one product.
Outdoor Retailer: Dean Cummings launches H20 ski line
Big mountain skier, extreme ski champion, and H2O Guides founder Dean Cummings has launched a line of big mountain, backcountry skis. We spoke with Cummings at Outdoor Retailer and he showed us the line.
Outdoor Retailer: Flashlights from Fenix
Flashlight manufacturer Fenix had some of the most powerful lights at Outdoor Retailer, plus a multifunctional camp light that weighs less than two ounces.
Outdoor Retailer: Headlamp Highlights
It may be the dark days of winter, but there's no shortage of illuminating products to light your way on the trail, the road, or in camp. Here are a few highlights from the headlamp category shown at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market last week.
Outdoor Retailer: Avalanche Airbags Expand
Only a few years ago avalanche airbags were unavailable in the United States, and until now it’s been a limited market. But in 2011, the options available to backcountry skiers, riders, and others venturing into avalanche terrain will expand.
Outdoor Retailer: Clothing highlights from head to toe
Judging by the quantity and variety of technical apparel shown at Outdoor Retailer last week, no outdoorsperson should complain that he or she can't find something appropriate to wear for their favorite backcountry activity. Here are a few clothing highlights, from head to toe, culled from the masses of wool, down, softshell, and other fabrics on display.
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