Summertime opens up the high country to day hikers, backpackers, rock climbers, mountaineers, wildflower junkies, birdwatchers, stargazers, pilgrims, truth-seekers, and all manner of other visitor ...

Leaving No Trace At A Microscopic Level It’s a sad truth that some of the gear we use to explore the outdoors was created using chemicals that harm the same places we love to explore. From the wax ...

SCARPA climbing shoes fall into three categories: Specialized Performance, Performance, and All-Day Performance. This article focuses on the Performance line, but be sure to check out our buying g ...

You’re probably wondering the same thing we thought when we first saw Petzl’s newest cam-assisted rope-blocking belay device — “Wait, isn’t that a  GRIGRI”? If the Petzl NEOX looks like the ...

We’ve slept on all sorts of sleeping pads ranging from ultralight inflatables to those odd foam camping mats that look like egg cartons sewn together, but we’ve spent the most time sleeping on the ...

In the dead of summer, the desire to get outside can be tempered by boiling temperatures and the lure of a cozy couch and A/C. But there’s no better cure for stoking your adrenaline and getting a ...

Food tastes better in the outdoors… we’re pretty sure it’s science. But no matter how delicious your favorite freeze-dried meal is, or how much you swear by tortillas and peanut butter, trying so ...

You know that moment on night three of a big route when you wake up at 2 a.m. and can't tell if you're cold because of your bag or cold because your pad has been slowly losing the battle against froz ...

If you’re anything like us, you might be wondering why the Jetboil MiniMo costs more than any other single-person cooking system in their lineup. We aren’t going to lie. We were pretty hesitant ab ...

I love Brown Trout. There is something about the physical transformation they go through when become piscivorous and their inclination to murder streamers that has always enchanted me. For some fi ...

SCARPA climbing shoes are divided into three categories: Specialized Performance, Performance, and All-Day Performance. This article will focus on the Specialized Performance lineup, but we a ...

Related less by blood and more by moon-yelling, Howler Brothers boast a selection of jackets as vibrant, diverse, and creative as their hometown Austin, Texas. A vast array of insulators, rain ...

“Where is it? It has to be here somewhere.” I was standing in a parking lot in Yellowstone National Park staring at a mess of gear strewn across the pavement. “Where’s the rainfly ...

A sleeping bag is only as good as the foundation you lay it on, and here at Campman, we know a thing or two about sleeping pads. Every year, they’re either getting lighter and more packable or com ...

Climbing involves a trusting partnership, and your belayshionship shouldn’t end at the crag or the gym. When you take your belay device (yes, we were referring to that the whole time) out of your ...

You’re standing at the base of a sandstone tower in Castle Valley, rope on your back, the sun already hammering the canyon walls. Or maybe you’re two miles up a talus field below a Wasatc ...

Even if you’re brand new to camping, there’s a good chance you’ve seen an Exped sleeping pad before. With a vast array of sleeping pads, Exped’s a popular brand for camping, backpacking, and even ...

SCARPA climbing shoes are divided into three categories: Specialized Performance, Performance, and All-Day Performance. This article focuses on the All-Day Performance line, but, in case you’re ...

In recent years, bikepacking has gone from a niche pursuit to one of the fastest growing facets of cycling, and brands have taken notice. As expected, this has produced a rash of questionably usef ...

Shopping for climbing shoes can be the first crux you come across in the vertical world. They come in all sorts of uncomfortable shapes and bizarre colorways, and if you’re simply shopping for a s ...

It seems like backpacking tents get lighter and pack smaller every single season. Back in the day, we’d all have to split the canopy, poles, and rain fly just so the tent would fit in our packs. A ...

When you first start camping, it’s not easy to know what you will need. Plus, you have to decide which items you should buy, and what you can rent or borrow from your own household supplies. To he ...

It’s December, you just moved to Utah, Colorado, or some other snowy place for your new job, and for some reason, you agree to join for the company ski day despite having never skied in your life.

If you’ve found your way to this gear review, then it probably comes as no surprise that the crew at Campman loves little more than a well-designed piece of equipment, especially when it comes to ...