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Your Local Retail Shop: Boot Mechanics

October 27, 2021December 2, 2021Local Retail Shops, Outdoor Industry, Stories Kelly Knauf Leave a Comment on Your Local Retail Shop: Boot Mechanics

Nestled in Golden, CO is Boot Mechanics, your one-stop shop for a better-fitting and more comfortable ski boot. We got the scoop from the owner, Jeremy Johnston, on the shop and why boot fitting is so important.

Girls Gone Wide: A Climbing Film about Offwidth in Vedauwoo

October 20, 2021February 8, 2022Outdoor Adventure, Stories, Women in the Outdoors Kaya Lindsay Leave a Comment on Girls Gone Wide: A Climbing Film about Offwidth in Vedauwoo

I wanted to show that the female friendships that develop through climbing are powerful and that this sport is built on a foundation of mutual support. 

Meet Adventure Scientists & Their Timber Tracking Project

October 18, 2021April 3, 2023Conservation & Sustainability, Nonprofit Spotlights, Stories, Women in the Outdoors Kelly Knauf Leave a Comment on Meet Adventure Scientists & Their Timber Tracking Project

We sat down with Michelle Toshack of Adventure Scientists and learned more about the organization and their current project, Timber Tracking!

Your Local Retail Shop: Feral

October 6, 2021November 2, 2021Local Retail Shops, Outdoor Adventure, Outdoor Industry, Stories Kelly Knauf Leave a Comment on Your Local Retail Shop: Feral

We sat down with the owner of Feral, a locally-owned Denver outdoor gear shop, and got the scoop on their unique shop!

5 Low Effort Climbing Halloween Costume Ideas

October 4, 2021February 8, 2022Outdoor Adventure, Stories Kaya Lindsay Leave a Comment on 5 Low Effort Climbing Halloween Costume Ideas

It’s Halloween season. The most stressful part of Halloween, for me, is trying to figure out a good Halloween costume.

The Art of the Project: Get After Rocktober (and Mental Health)

September 29, 2021October 20, 2021Outdoor Adventure, Stories, Women in the Outdoors Dani Reyes-Acosta Leave a Comment on The Art of the Project: Get After Rocktober (and Mental Health)

“To send: to climb a route or complete a boulder problem with zero falls.” Ideally, when we show up prepared, psyched and try hard, we’ll send that climb we’ve been eyeing, right?

Back to School: Remote Outdoor Education

September 27, 2021October 18, 2021Outdoor Adventure, Stories Roxy Dawson Leave a Comment on Back to School: Remote Outdoor Education

We've outlined some opportunities to get your book smarts on and learn about our favorite topic, the great outdoors!

Pro Spotlight: Jeffrey, Kelly, and Jessica

September 22, 2021April 3, 2023Outdoor Industry, Outdoor Professional Profiles, Pro Spotlights, Stories Kelly Knauf Leave a Comment on Pro Spotlight: Jeffrey, Kelly, and Jessica

In the Pro Spotlight series, we highlight our Outdoor Prolink pros, the amazing individuals working in the outdoor industry every day. This week, we chat with Jeffrey, Kelly, and Jessica.

Learning To Let Go (Of The Brakes And The Past)

September 15, 2021October 5, 2021Outdoor Adventure, Outdoor Industry, Stories, Women in the Outdoors Jessica McWhirt Leave a Comment on Learning To Let Go (Of The Brakes And The Past)

Jessica McWhirt chats about how mountain biking pushed her to let go of perfection and taught her to grow from her falls.

Offwidth Tips for Beginners

September 10, 2021February 8, 2022Destinations, Outdoor Adventure, Stories Kaya Lindsay 2 Comments on Offwidth Tips for Beginners

Offwidth. What is it anyway? We hope these tips will help speed you along your wondrous and wide climbing journey!

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