I was at the gym, listening to Tim Ferriss’ Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice From the Best in the World, when an interviewee mentioned that a pair of sleep headphones had transformed their once-wakeful nights. A lifelong insomniac, I immediately set down my dumbbells, grabbed my phone, and placed an order. 　　A week later, my AcousticSheep SleepPhones arrived. 　　(TL;DR:...

　　Growing up in suburban North Atlanta, the only time I ever heard about the solstice was during the astronomy segment of science class. It wasn’t until I moved out West that I learned it’s basically the unofficial national holiday of the outdoors. 　　“What are you doing for the solstice?” a friend asked me the first year I lived in Colorado....

　　I immediately knew it was a big’ ol bass when I felt a light bump and set the hook. My assumption was confirmed when the largemouth launched out of the water, trying to shake the jig I had just lodged in its mouth with my Fenwick Elite Bass casting rod loose. “Oh gosh, that’s gotta be a 4- or 5-pounder,”...

　　Nothing feels better than completing a long hike. Well, nothing except the cold beer you have waiting for you back at the trailhead. The like-minded folks at Long Trail Brewery know a thing or two about those ahh moments after a long trek, when kicking back with friends and a cold beer is the ultimate reward. A little trailgating, if...

　　We started from the trailhead just before sunrise — headlamps on, moving at a power-hike pace toward a spring ski objective deep in Colorado’s alpine. Within an hour, the skis and skins were deployed, but the pace couldn’t let up. 　　Now in the alpine, we transitioned back to boots. I slid my skis into the loops of Millet’s new Trilogy...

　　For the last few months, the outdoor industry, along with most other manufacturing industries in the U.S, has been in a pickle over the same buzzword: tariffs. With the Trump administrations starts and stops on import taxes, disruptions have impacted brands of all sizes.Its left many companies struggling to forecast budgets and plan for the future. 　　Knafs has steadily made...

　　Zoe Hart and her husband, Maxime Turgeon, have endured a lot since they met. The two alpinists have summited extremely tall and technical peaks, spent long, cold nights on the sides of mountain cliffs, and traveled the world in search of alpine adventure. For a long time, theyve practiced what they jokingly call disaster style alpinism. 　　Now, theyre learning disaster-style...

　　Backcountry: Up to 70% Off 　　 　　Adidas TERREX Agravic Speed Ultra; (photo/Craig Randall) The deals keep coming over at Backcountry, which is offering 70% off clearance items and 40% off lots more as part of an early July Fourth sale. 　　Some of the deals include popular outdoor gear that rarely see large discounts. Case in point: The Adidas TERREX Agravic...

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　　Photo contests are about much more than recognizing talented shutterbugs. These celebrations of the medium can force us to slow down and take a moment to truly appreciate what were looking at. 　　The social media platforms we all use —the ones filled with more jaw-dropping images than a Life magazine retrospective —are still more known for doomscrolling than for quiet...

　　It wasnt intentional, but we ended up with a technology-heavy roster of new products this week. Perhaps thats no accident, given that even our outdoor lives look increasingly like an away mission from a Star Trek episode. 　　That means outdoor creatives will find plenty to interest them, however, including durable new packs for photographers, tough charging cables, and recycled cases...

　　One of Canadas most popular national parks turned deadly Thursday, when a sudden rockfall rained boulders and dust down on visiting hikers. 　　The incident occurred at about 1 p.m. Thursday, when Parks Canada received a report of a rockfall near Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park. Canadian officials confirmed that one person was immediately found dead at the scene....