The Leadville Marathon started as an experiment… my brain works in mysterious ways and it sounded like the perfect training run as I focus on altitude and technical trail training for the TransRockies Run in August. As race day approached,…
I went to my local second hand gear shop for my first climbing helmet and I bought a bulky, red, antiquated caving helmet. It served me well in that it showed me what I did NOT want: something awkward, heavy,…
So many of the best times revolve around spending time outdoors and eating really delicious food. In fact, the more time you spend playing outdoors the more good food makes the day and terrible food breaks it. Whether you are…
What sets the Omega Pacific Five-O Quickdraws apart? Two main components: the size and shape of the carabiner, along with a solidly thick dogbone of nylon connecting the carabiners. While the basic design of two carabiners attached by a piece of webbing…
La Sportiva’s Miura is a fantastic shoe. They fit well from the first day I jammed my feet into them. That’s not to say there was no break in period, but it was fairly short, and the shoes have remained true…
Maybe I should have seen it coming when Bruce the NPS ranger at the Canyonlands headquarters in Moab called me to say that our proposed route was impossible. Maybe I should have listened a little more when he said he…
After a decade of climbing, I have my toolkit for days of climbing pretty well planned out. If I’m aiming to go out climbing for the day, I have what I need dialed. My list looks like this – A…
The Bootlegger pack system has firmly established itself as essential in all my outdoor winter adventures. This pack (originally funded by a Kickstarter) is a modular pack system featuring the ‘super tramp’ suspension and can be used for hiking, biking…
As portable solar arrays go, the Goal Zero Nomad 7 is not the lightest unit on the market at 14 ounces, especially when you add the Guide 10 powerpack with four AA rechargeable batteries (included) and various cords to top…
Killer ice tools have been in such high demand among Outdoor Prolink pros that emails along the lines of ‘Pleasssseeeee!!!’ and ‘ASAP!!!’ flow in when we have a backorder or lack of inventory. So, this tells us two things: 1.our…