Pro Profile – Craig DeMartino
Where are you based? I am based out of the Front Range of Colorado. It has been a great place to live since it has about five world-class climbing areas within 50 miles! Favorite Outdoor Sports? Without a doubt I’m…
Stories
ProView – Thule ThruRide 535
It’s about damn time. Back when it was just the mountain bikers who’d seen the light of through-axle hubs, we had to deal with those finicky converter things (you know the ones) to use a rooftop bike rack. Now that…
Channeling the Weekend Warrior- Dirtbag Dreams Adventures
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Outdoor-Themed Car Commercials Mid-June and the climbing gym was at its typical summer-empty. A gym regular and friend, CP Santos, and I were catching up when a familiar woman approached the front desk. I had never…
Pro Profile – Kirsten Kremer
Where are you based? I am based out of Chickaloon, Alaska. What are your favorite outdoor sports? Climbing, skiing and flying. What’s your career now and what inspired you to go after it? Heli Ski Guide, inspired by the World…
Pros of the Dirtbag Lifestyle
“We took special pride in the fact that climbing rocks and icefalls had no economic value in society. We were rebels from the consumer culture.[…] The natural world was our home. Our heroes were Muir, Thoreau, and Emerson and the…
Failed Love on the Pacific Crest Trail
Last year, when my good friend Mike dropped my boyfriend and me off at the Mexican border, just outside of Campo, CA, I was in love. I loved the idea of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail and the fact that…
ProView – CAMP Tricam Evo
The new CAMP Tricam EVO has taken the original design and fixed the flaws of these classic pieces of protection. A stiffer sling making one-handed placements easier, a small taper to the Tricam gives it a better sideways passive placement, and…
ProView – Mountain Khakis Teton Twill Shorts & Skiff Shirt
Mountain Khakis Teton Twill Shorts These Mountain Khakis shorts offer a great relaxed fit and sit just above the knee. They are extremely soft and comfortable yet offer great durability. The right front pocket is a double pocket which comes…
ProView – Ortovox Tour 30+7 Women’s ABS
2015 marks my 18th year of heli ski guiding for Valdez Heli Ski Guides on Thompson Pass, Valdez Alaska. I’ve watched the weather patterns change, skis get fatter, the evolution of beacons and the birth of the air bag. Avalanches are a reality.…
Climbing Masochism- Dirtbag Dreams Adventures
The texture of the crack digs into my skin. Hands swimming, one foot over the other. Thumbs down or thumbs up. It’s just a man-made simulation in a gym in Denver, but it doesn’t hurt any less. The crack widens…