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Apr 26, 2025

Teenage Phenom: Watch Canadian 16-Year-Old Shred on Hometown Trail

　　For 16-year-old Tayte Proulx-Royds, its impossible to remember a time when she wasnt on a bike. This teenage shredder, who started riding at the age of 3, has already competed in some of mountain bikings biggest events. 　　In 2011, she took home the Dark Horse Award from the Dark Horse Invitational Freeride. Tayte was just 11 years old at the...

Apr 26, 2025

Go-Kart Mode Engaged: 2025 MINI Cooper S Hardtop 2-Door Review

　　When I picked up the 2025 MINI Cooper S Hardtop 2-Door, I knew it’d be fun. Since the modern BMW-made MINI’s debut in 2001, the performance-oriented Cooper S models have been a blast to drive. Plus, they ooze with character and novelty. 　　My test car wore Sunny Side Yellow paint with a black roof, 18-inch wheels, and performance tires, and...

Apr 26, 2025

Plus-Size Outdoor Apparel Company Alpine Parrot Shutters

　　After five years of trailblazing as a plus-size apparel entrepreneur, Raquel Vélez recently shuttered her outdoor apparel company, Alpine Parrot, due to a lack of profit. 　　Alpine Parrot was one of a handful of outdoor brands dedicated to the plus-size market, which makes up more than 65 percent of Americans. Vélez started with sizes 14-24 and ultimately expanded to size...

Apr 26, 2025

Durable, Spacious: Engel Roll-Top High Performance Backpack Cooler Review

　　Its annoying on a short trip to find melted ice in your cooler thats left everything soggy and warm. The Engel Roll-Top High Performance Backpack Cooler solves that problem: It keeps ice cold for up to 4 days and provides ample space for everything you need to carry. 　　Measuring 20 inches tall, 14 inches long, and 9 inches wide, this...

Apr 26, 2025

This Is How to Survive Hypothermia

　　Three years ago, I was pursuing a herd of elk down a steep gully into a remote mountain valley in southwest Montana when it began to snow. The storm was unexpected and hyper-local; it often is in the mountains. It was only the middle of September, so I wore thin base layers under soft-shell pants, a thin fleece jacket, and...

Apr 26, 2025

My Experience With Stem Cell Therapy: Snake Oil or Silver Bullet?

　　Dr. David Karli, his tech Mariah, and an anesthesiologist named Adriana were all hovering over me. Soon, I’d be taking a deep nap while Karli and Mariah drilled into my hips to extract bone marrow, which would be centrifuged, turned into stem cells, and injected into my knee. 　　I was grateful for the anesthesia. From experience, I knew the extraction...

Apr 26, 2025

Pedal Into the Pain Cave: My Ultimate Indoor Bike Training Setup

　　Are you just getting started with indoor bike training? You might want to begin with our Ultimate Guide to Indoor Bike Training with all the tips and gear you need. 　　For a simple, effective indoor training setup, you certainly can make it work with a basic tire-drive trainer, your front wheel on a stack of books, a simple fan you...

Apr 26, 2025

Surviving at Sea on a Surfboard

　　Matthew Bryce went surfing alone. Would he die alone, too? As he was riding waves, Bryce got blown out to sea. He had a wetsuit and a surfboard, and nothing else. No way to call for help, or signal to the rescuers that he could see searching for him in a helicopter. Alone and freezing in the ocean, how do...

Apr 26, 2025

Can Probiotic Supplements Improve Athletic Performance? Maybe, but Doctor’s Won’t Recommend Them—Yet.

　　As someone who’s dealt with digestive issues for years, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t intrigued by probiotics. Wherever I look, there are probiotic products—from capsules and powders to gummies and fizzy sodas—that claim to boost your immune system, fix your gut, and even improve your mood. 　　There are many different probiotic strains, but common ones include Lactobacillus,...

Apr 26, 2025

2025 Toyota 4Runner First Drive Review: A Rugged SUV That Outshines the Land Cruiser

　　The new 4Runner did not surprise me in any way. It is exactly the modern off-road-capable vehicle you expect it to be, and essentially the SUV version of the latest Tacoma pickup. That means it is the most comfortable, capable, and adventure-ready 4Runner ever. But, it also means its got lots of little flaws and a few glaring ones. 　　Toyota...

Apr 26, 2025

Pebble’s Budget Smartwatch Makes a Comeback, Thanks to Google

　　Google just pushed reset on a cult smartwatch brand that died off in 2016. You might remember Pebble from the halcyon days of 2012, when it became (at the time) the most successful Kickstarter campaign in history. 　　The nascent brand offered a simple interface and efficient set of features, drawing in millions of dollars from thousands of users. Then, in...

Apr 26, 2025

Big Tires, Big Attitude: Arctic Trucks Toyota Land Cruiser 250 AT37

　　It was 40 years ago that the Prado badge first appeared on the light-duty Land Cruiser, but the badge never made it to the North American market. For 2025, the U.S. Land Cruiser is the world market Prado, the first time the Prado platform has had a Toyota badge on this continent — as its had the Lexus GX badge...

Apr 26, 2025

Lexus Gets Salty With the Surf LX Concept

　　Its the gnarliest Lexus ever. The Lexus Surf LX concept off-roader comes loaded up with gear storage, a custom exo cage, and, most importantly, a slide-out wax table. Its a cool take on the Lexus LX SUV to show off that Lexus has just announced it will continue to be the Official Automotive Partner of the World Surf League. 　　Lexus...

Apr 26, 2025

The Top 5 Fixed Blades for ‘The Hottest Trend in Knives’

　　In an industry defined by continuously evolving trends, the knife markets craze du jour is the pocket fixed blade. If youre wondering why, I outline the history and justification for the trend in my full explainer on pocket fixed blades. (Start there for some context, and then come back here when youre ready to start shopping.) 　　Like any good knife,...

Apr 26, 2025

Canada Closes Border to Thru-Hikers on Pacific Crest Trail

　　For decades, many of the thru-hikers who trek the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) have ended their journey just a few miles over the U.S.-Canada border. Yet theyll now have to be satisfied with ending their hike at the border — or trekking an extra 62 miles to the closest available border crossing. 　　Thats because the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) changed...

Apr 26, 2025

Watch: SAR Airlifts Injured Skiers After Apple Watch SOS

　　First responders shared a spicy rescue that occurred in northwest Washington state last Wednesday. The King County Sheriff’s Air Support Unit responded to a rescue request on Jan. 22 after receiving a SOS alert from an Apple Watch worn by a backcountry skier. As they flew a helicopter to the coordinates, rescuers only knew that a male skier had been injured...

Apr 26, 2025

Freeride Bibs Built for Backcountry and Resort: High-Performance Arc’teryx Sabre Bib Pant Review

　　The first rays of sunlight illuminated the Elk Mountains on the periphery of Crested Butte Mountain Resort on a below-freezing December morning. My truck actually says it’s -15 degrees Fahrenheit, as I drive to the backcountry trailhead, trailer in tow. There’s 6 inches of fresh snow in town — meaning the backcountry likely (and hopefully) picked up triple those numbers....

Apr 26, 2025

How’s a Small, Made-in-the-USA Company to Survive These Days?

　　On a brisk weekday in October 2023, three sewing machines hummed while experimental indie pop played quietly inside a warehouse near the airport in Missoula, Montana. Three sewers had their heads down, assembling eggplant-colored jumpsuits, as Mallory Ottariano, the 34-year-old founder of the women’s outdoor clothing brand Youer, squinted into a dizzying spreadsheet. The Youniverse—what Ottariano, a queen of puns,...

Apr 26, 2025

The Internet’s Most Common Mountain Bike Tech Questions Answered

　　A version of this article originally appeared on Pinkbike. 　　Its easy to become part of an echo chamber. Pinkbike often gets lost in the finer points of mountain bike technology, from suspension platforms to frame flex. But what kind of questions are people asking about mountain biking outside the platform? For one, what are the best mountain bikes for beginners? Below, Pinkbikes editors...

Apr 26, 2025

Guide to Outside: Denver

　　If its outside, Denvers got it. This modern city with a pioneer past is a gateway to the Rocky Mountains. But a plethora of local parks, lakes, gardens, and trails means you can find adventure within the city, too. 　　With so many options, it can be hard to know where to start. On this episode of Guide to Outside, get...