Products Tested Spy Optic Frazier sunglasses in Decoy Realtree and Matte Camo. Sizing I’m 6’3”, 190 lbs and I have a squarer face. The shape fits my face such that I have a side gap about one finger wide. Coverage…
We tested Honey Stinger gels and bars while doing two self-supported cycling tours. One from Camden, Maine to Rochester, New York consisting of 650 miles and another from Seattle, Washington to San Diego, California, which was around 1700 miles. The…
The SCARPA Gecko is the rare all-around approach shoe that walks comfortably over many miles, while maintaining good sensitivity and traction on rock. Italian leather uppers, to-the-toe lacing, and thoughtfully lugged Vibram soles create an ideal shoe for everything from casual…
I’ve been wearing the Spy Optic Allure Mint Chip Fade with Happy Bronze Polar lenses non-stop recently. These sunglasses have the new Spy Optic Happy Lens, rubber nose pads and temple tips, and are durably built with ‘virtually indestructible’ Grilamid®.…
The new SCARPA Vapor is an evolution of the classic Vapor V climbing shoe. It features a stiffer last than the Vapor V and a redesigned one-piece leather upper. Straight out of the box the soft leather upper and shape of…
This spring I spent a somewhat miserable week lugging some heavy backpacking gear through a desert canyon in the pouring rain. Every time I lifted up my pack, I dreamt about all the ways I could lighten my load. Upon…
I always like to see how flexible running shoes are right out of the box. Comparing these two Scarpa trail running shoes, the Neutron is much stiffer than the Atom, but they each serve their own purpose. Aesthetically, I really…
Many climbers, like myself, are creatures of habit. We often find a pair of shoes we really like and climb in them until our big toe wears a hole through the tip of the shoe. Then, we either get the…
The SCARPA Freedom RS 130 wins every major magazine award in 2016. First published Oct. 13th 2015 By SCARPA Four years ago, when our boot designers launched the Freedom Project, we had one goal: make the best alpine/AT hybrid boot in…
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…