We are ready for summer. We’ve got our lightweight tents and Tevas out, spend our free time examining trail maps, and have been outdoors soaking up the longer days in preparation for all sorts of adventures. Where are we going this summer? Some of us have plans to escape to tropical Caribbean ports and the high peaks of South America,...

Just under a month ago, we reported on Aidan Roberts having made two ascents at the very top end. These boulders were known - in their working stages - as The Helvellyn Project, and The Midnight Project. Shortly after we published the report, we sent Aidan some questions to find out more about his time on these two boulders, his...

　　McLaren, being McLaren, didnt just release an e-MTB. The brand claims its the most powerful trail-legal mountain bike ever. 　　The British brand claims two of the four models it releases today, the Extreme 600 and Sport 600, are the most powerful street-legal electric bike. Its Race mode pumps out a claimed 852W of peak power and 161Nm of torque. Editors...

　　Ah, the tote bag—the multitasker that can do it all. Finding the best tote bag to transport books and laptops one day and schlep groceries and climbing gear the next can be arduous. To help you sort through the proverbial tote haystack, we tested some of the top tote bags of 2024. 　　Before selecting a tote, you should consider several...

　　Last month, Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) announced proposed price changes for four of its most popular campgrounds. Under the changes, Moraine Park, Glacier Basin, Aspenglen, and Timber Creek Campgrounds would all see a $10 increase per night. According to RMNP, the extra money would go toward supporting new projects and the ongoing maintenance of facilities. 　　This fee change is...

　　This hearty combo tastes even better in the woods than it does in the diner. Whip it up over a campfire, and you’ll not only impress your buddies–you’ll have a no-pot meal with zero cleanup (eat right out of the bag!). The paper won’t ignite if you make sure it’s wet before cooking–here, bacon grease does the trick–but it might...

　　A great fishing shirt not only has some built-in good luck but also, more importantly, protects you from the sun and other elements. We get that buying fishing shirts online is hard. You want to know what it feels like when the wind is howling, and salt water blows in your face. Or, when youre out baking in the sun,...

　　In 1909, a long-forgotten American explorer named Matthew Henson became the first person to stand on the top of the world. Henson had traveled for months across Greenlands frozen landscape to reach the North Pole with Commander Robert Edwin Peary. 　　Most members of the expedition turned back during the arduous journey, but Henson — born in Maryland to sharecropper parents...

　　E-bikes are all the rage right now, and it isnt too terribly hard to understand why. OK, maybe thats a blanket statement. After all, it took some serious convincing to make me a fan of e-bikes. I (quite openly) hated them. 　　That all being said, their popularity is growing at an incredible rate. QuietKat has been at the forefront of...

　　Upgrade your next flight with a travel pillow. Weve all been there: shuffling through first class, begrudgingly looking at the spacious cubicles of the travel elite — the leg room, the side tables, the seats that fully recline into flat beds. While first class has elevated comfort to new heights, it seems like the rest of us are only losing...

　　When volunteers of an Oregon salmon hatchery showed up to work on the morning of April 22, they discovered an act of vandalism theyre still struggling to comprehend. 　　Someone had broken in at night and poured a gallon of liquid bleach into one of the hatcherys four tanks for raising Chinook salmon. The result? Nearly 18,000 young fish dead, just...

　　At its core, fleece jackets have one job to do: hold in your body heat, helping keep you warm in the elements. The REI Co-Op Flash Hyperstretch Fleece Jacket does just that, in style and at a very budget-friendly price point. 　　REI is known for its accommodating return policy, membership kickbacks, annual garage sales, and affordable in-house products. The REI...