ProView – Native Eyewear Raghorn
Aconcagua. . . 22,841’. . . the tallest mountain outside of the Himalayas. I put the Native Raghorn to the test in the alpine of Argentina, as I set out with two friends to climb Aconcagua via the False Polish…
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ProView – Primus Lite+
With the explosion of the all-in-one personal cook system category over the last few years, I have found myself looking for a replacement and a hopeful improvement over my 10-year-old backpacking stove. When I tested the Primus Lite+ I found…
ProView – Mountainsmith Tour
Mountainsmith outdoor products are designed in Golden, Colorado which is only a couple of miles from where I grew up. I love that this review hits so close to home. For this product review, I tested the Tour lumbar pack.…
ProView – Outdoor Research Men’s MicroGravity AscentShell Jacket
Outdoor Research claims their AscentShell Technology will keep you protected from all the elements while being breathable and dumping heat. In backcountry skiing heat management is crucial, you need to stay warm and protected from the outside elements, while not…
ProView – Outdoor Research Women’s MicroGravity AscentShell Jacket
The MicroGravity jacket is the perfect balance of lightweight durability and technical suave that will have you looking fresh and feeling dry. Any day spent nature is a good day, and learning this as a Pacific Northwest native, I know…
ProView – Thermarest NeoAir XLite Sleeping Pad
I’ll admit it here first, I’m a sleeping pad addict. I save sad, punctured sleeping pads from lonely REI Garage Sale bins like some people save abandoned kittens they find on the street. That’s why when I found out that Therm-a-Rest…
ProView – Mountainsmith Zerk 40
Loaded with quick access features, the Mountainsmith Zerk 40 enables you to do more, with less time. The Mountainsmith Zerk 40 pack kept up with me on a 14-hour 32-mile peak-bagging mission in the remote Pasayten Wilderness in Northeastern Washington.…
ProView – Outdoor Research Women’s Vigor Hybrid Hooded Jacket
I first started using the Vigor Hybrid Hooded jacket as a base layer while skiing and loved that it has thumb loops so it’s easy to slip it under my jacket and even under mittens to eliminate any sort of…
ProView – Outdoor Research Women’s Ferrosi Grid Hooded Jacket
To test Outdoor Research’s Ferossi Grid Hooded Jacket I took it canyoneering, resort skiing, backcountry skiing and wore it around town. This jacket shined the most during chilly November canyoneering in Moab. We had temperatures ranging from 20 to 50…
ProView – Honey Stinger Cracker N’ Nut Butter Snack Bars
I love the outdoors as much as the next dirtbag, but why are we really out in the nether regions of the backcountry purposefully abusing our bodies? Is the scenery wonderful? Yes! Is the company fantastic? Usually. But I think…