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Backpacking and Hiking

ProView – Tubbs Flex VRT Snowshoes

March 9, 2018March 22, 2020Backpacking and Hiking, Mountaineering, ProView Gear Reviews Outdoor Prolink Pro Leave a Comment on ProView – Tubbs Flex VRT Snowshoes

For those that recreate in the lofty mountains of Summit County, variable conditions involving both powder and hard pack snow exposed rock and wild grasses, dense thickets of pine and expansive alpine tundra, are seemingly the norm. Utilizing the correct…

ProView- Gregory Optic 58

February 12, 2018January 7, 2021Backpacking and Hiking, Gregory, Mountaineering, ProView Gear Reviews Outdoor Prolink Pro 3 Comments on ProView- Gregory Optic 58

Montana’s Yellowstone National Park is a land of extremes. In winter, the pristine snowy landscape is dotted with boiling hot thermal features nestled amongst epic mountains. Combine this beautiful landscape with some of the deepest snow Montana has to offer…

ProView- Atlas Spindrift Snowshoes

January 17, 2018March 5, 2018Backpacking and Hiking, ProView Gear Reviews, Snow Outdoor Prolink Leave a Comment on ProView- Atlas Spindrift Snowshoes

Get Up to Get DOWN! For when those couloirs are finally filled in, you’ve shaken the summer rust off your ski legs, and you’re ready to really get after it, the Atlas Spindrift Snowshoes are there for you. When it’s…

An Ode to Quality Gear- Dirtbag Dreams Adventures

January 12, 2018April 2, 2020Backpacking and Hiking, ProView Gear Reviews, Stories Meg Atteberry Leave a Comment on An Ode to Quality Gear- Dirtbag Dreams Adventures

Recently, my partner (fellow OPL gear tester Patrick) and I went on a 6-week journey to the Balkans in Eastern Europe. We wanted to do it all: climb, hike, camp, sightsee, learn, explore, and eat delicious food. That meant we…

ProView- Tubbs Women’s Panoramic 25 Snowshoes

January 4, 2018May 25, 2020Backpacking and Hiking, ProView Gear Reviews Kelly Dona Leave a Comment on ProView- Tubbs Women’s Panoramic 25 Snowshoes

As someone who typically spends every weekend in the mountains, once the snow falls and the lakes freeze over, I don’t want that to keep me from adventuring high above the tree line. I’ve been looking for a pair of…

Exped Skyline 25L Backpack Review

December 4, 2017December 7, 2017Backpacking and Hiking, ProView Gear Reviews Outdoor Prolink Leave a Comment on Exped Skyline 25L Backpack Review

Typically you will find me on multiple day backpacking trips, but I also love doing some quick overnighters just to satisfy my adventure itch. I have been needing a bag that is tactful enough to hold up through all the…

ProView- Oboz Bridger Mid B-Dry Waterproof Hiking Boots

November 28, 2017November 12, 2020Backpacking and Hiking, ProView Gear Reviews Outdoor Prolink Leave a Comment on ProView- Oboz Bridger Mid B-Dry Waterproof Hiking Boots

When the winter snows melt and the days get longer, mountain ranges formerly inaccessible due to snow suddenly open up to those willing to hike miles to see their beauty. I’m talking places like the High Uintas of Utah and…

ProView- Petzl Reactik+

November 15, 2017March 24, 2020Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, Climbing, Mountaineering, ProView Gear Reviews Patrick Betts Leave a Comment on ProView- Petzl Reactik+

The Petzl Reactik+ headlamp is a Bluetooth enabled 300 (max) lumen headlamp that makes illuminating camp a breeze and regulating the light you need a snap. I exclusively used this headlamp while traveling to The Balkans in Eastern Europe for…

ProView- Salewa Ultra Train

October 30, 2017July 16, 2020Backpacking and Hiking, ProView Gear Reviews, Running Outdoor Prolink Leave a Comment on ProView- Salewa Ultra Train

Salewa has come up with a good match for the mountains in the Ultra Train. The idea is a locked-in comfortable fit, precision, grip, protection and ventilation–its that simple, but that hard to get a mountain shoe right, and I…

ProView – Petzl Tikka Headlamp

October 29, 2017November 15, 2017Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, ProView Gear Reviews Outdoor Prolink Leave a Comment on ProView – Petzl Tikka Headlamp

Is the Petzl Tikka headlamp up for the tallest mountain in Montana? I decided to put the Tikka to the test on a two-day trip to Granite peak. The Absaroka – Beartooth wilderness are some of Montana’s wildest mountains; the…

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