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ProView – Sierra Designs Borrego Hybrid Jacket

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, ProView Gear Reviews, Sierra Designs Brent Beadles Leave a Comment on ProView – Sierra Designs Borrego Hybrid Jacket

This jacket is my favorite climbing accessory of all time.

ProView – Deuter Freerider Lite 20

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021Deuter, ProView Gear Reviews, Snow Quinn Keating Leave a Comment on ProView – Deuter Freerider Lite 20

There’s a lot of gear out there that’s pretty good at a bunch of things, but really not awesome at any of them in particular.  The leatherman tool approach; it’ll do, but given the option, I’d grab a dedicated singular…

ProView – Hikers Brew Coffee

January 21, 2021March 13, 2024Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, Hikers Brew, ProView Gear Reviews, Running, Snow Justin Grisham Leave a Comment on ProView – Hikers Brew Coffee

Justin reviews the Hikers Brew Coffee to see if it's REAL coffee that live up to his outdoor pursuits.

ProView – Deuter Freerider Pro 34+

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021Backpacking and Hiking, Climbing, Deuter, Mountaineering, ProView Gear Reviews, Snow Brook Hayer 2 Comments on ProView – Deuter Freerider Pro 34+

The Deuter Freerider Pro is a thoughtfully designed purpose-built backcountry ski/board pack.  Featuring back panel access, and dedicated compartments for avalanche gear and skins, Deuter has again lived up to its reputation as a premier pack maker. Winter has long…

ProView – Outdoor Research Carbide Bibs and Jacket

January 19, 2021January 25, 2021Outdoor Research, ProView Gear Reviews, Snow Anna LaSusa Leave a Comment on ProView – Outdoor Research Carbide Bibs and Jacket

When you’re trying to save on space and withstand all kinds of weather from powder storms to sunny slush, this kit can handle it. It’s designed for all-around use in the backcountry as well as hitting groomers at the resorts.…

ProView – Hikers Brew Coffee

January 18, 2021March 13, 2024Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, Hikers Brew, ProView Gear Reviews, Running, Snow Shiv Gourshetty Leave a Comment on ProView – Hikers Brew Coffee

To preface this review, I live in Portland, Oregon, and if there are 3 things this city is known for, they are Roses, Craft Beer, and its Coffee culture. I take my coffee seriously, seven days a week.  The experience…

ProView – Hikers Brew Coffee

January 13, 2021March 13, 2024Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, Hikers Brew, ProView Gear Reviews, Running, Snow Allie Fuller Leave a Comment on ProView – Hikers Brew Coffee

I am part of a large family, all of who are coffee drinkers. Accumulatively we’ve worked in over 10 different shops and been making espresso for over 15 years, and over the years we have become a collective group of…

ProView – Liberty Skis Origin 106

January 12, 2021January 3, 2023Liberty Skis, ProView Gear Reviews, Snow Jessica Villaire 2 Comments on ProView – Liberty Skis Origin 106

It can be scary to buy a ski you haven’t tried before, but trust me, this one is worth checking out.  Recently I moved from Colorado to Montana, and it was a bit of an adjustment period, to say the…

ProView – Liberty Skis Origin 96

January 12, 2021January 18, 2021Liberty Skis, ProView Gear Reviews, Snow Paul Fotter Leave a Comment on ProView – Liberty Skis Origin 96

Liberty claims the Origin 96 is a “one-ski quiver from east to west”. As an east coast skier who has moved west, I wanted to ski the Origin 96 in a variety of conditions from resort to backcountry to put…

Women in the Backcountry Part 3: Women’s Mentorship in the Mountains

January 12, 2021April 7, 2021Outdoor Adventure, Stories, Women in the Outdoors Dani Reyes-Acosta Leave a Comment on Women in the Backcountry Part 3: Women’s Mentorship in the Mountains

A light breeze fluttered pole straps against the backs of my hands as I paused to gaze up towards the final pitch of the summit. I watched Sophia and Sofia blaze a trail up 25 Short’s East-facing breakable crust, and…

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