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    Price Match Guarantee

    Contents How to Request a Price Match Price Match Rules Brand loyalty is awesome, and so is getting the best deal on a piece of gear. That’s why we’ve combined the two with our...

    Making Sense of Waterproof Shells

    Making Sense of Waterproof Shells  In a world of jargon, lingo, and numbers almost no one understands, it’s easy to see why so many outdoor enthusiasts end up with rain jackets and ski

    Buying Guide: Astral Footwear Spring/Summer 2026

    You’ve scouted the line, loaded the boat, and you’re standing at the put-in. Your feet are the first part of you that hits the water — and the last thing you want is a shoe that lets you down before t

    Gear Review: Ortovox Diract Voice Avalanche Beacon

    When it comes to backcountry emergencies, we’ll take all the help we can get, and Ortovox added a new tool to our touring gear. Their new Diract Voice Beacon plays clear instructions that guide you

    Camp Fever - Part I: The Diagnosis

    You’re not alone. We understand and we’re here to help. “Camp Fever” can be exhausting and very distracting this time of year. We all get it in some fashion, but not everyone c

    Why One Day Isn't Nearly Enough Time to Experience Zion National Park

    With its soaring red sandstone cliffs, signature buttes, towering monoliths, gravity-defying natural arches, and narrow slot canyons, Zion National Park offers visitors spectacular sights to explor

    Utah Summer Gear Guide: What to Wear From the Beach to the Alpine

    Summer along the Wasatch Front doesn't ease you into it. One week you're layering up for a chilly morning in the canyons, and the next you're hitting triple digits in the valley with UV numbers that w

    A Newbie's trip on Montana's Smith River

    Growing up in Montana, the Smith River was well known to me but I never had the resources to take the trip.  Flash forward a couple of decades and I finally got the chance when a call came in from

    The Wildest Seashores in America

    People like their seashores. They always have. The biophilia hypothesis even suggests we’ve got an intrinsic attraction to the coast, perhaps because of how fertile this threshold tends to be: Acro

    8 Pro Tips for Spending a Year Living Out of Your Backpack

    Taking a year to backpack abroad after college is an idea that just about every young person toys with at one point or another. After all, riding trains to places with unpronounceable names, tastin

    Motivated to Stay Motivated

    Photo: Bjorn BauerSo you don't actually go on rad adventures every day?! That's ok, neither do we.Examining the truth behind amazing adventure pics on social media, who takes them and they inspire us.

    The World's First Winery

    Looking out from the Areni-1 cave near the village of Areni in Armenia, where ongoing excavations have unearthed the world's oldest known proto-winery.“This is it: the genesis,” exclaims winemaker P

    Insider’s Guide to Haleakalā National Park

    As if people needed another reason to visit the Hawaiian island of Maui besides the gorgeous beaches and crystal clear water, there is also Haleakalā National Park. When the volcanic cones deep in t

    Gear Review: Black Diamond Mission LT Approach Shoes

    Black Diamond Equipment. You know them, you love them. So do we. When they announced that they were releasing a line of approach and lifestyle shoes in 2020, we knew it’d be worth checking them out

    Buying Guide: Hestra Glove Liners and Heated Gloves

    If you own a pair of Hestra gloves or mittens, you know that the Swedish brand is synonymous with hand crafted gloves of superior quality. During the winter months, there’s a good chance that there

    Gear Review: NEMO Eclipse Vs. Exped Ultra 6.5

    The NEMO Eclipse and the Exped Ultra 6.5R are two of the best insulated sleeping pads available for backcountry camping right now. The Eclipse wins on comfort: its 4-inch loft and contoured Spaceframe

    Buying Guide: Picking the Right Hestra Winter Gloves

    If you're reading this, you know that Hestra is synonymous with extremely durable, high quality gloves and mittens. What you may not know is just how many models you have to choose from. The breadth o

    10 Must-Do Hikes in the Mountain West

    From Montana’s Livingston Range to the Lechuguilla Desert of southern Arizona, the U.S. region known as the Mountain West is brimming with top-caliber hiking destinations. Narrowing down a list of 10

    From Mining Town to Ski Town: The Great Transformation of Park City

    It was once deemed a ghost town. That’s right. Park City, Utah, now one of the most buzzing destinations around, has been through some rough-and-tumble times. The now resort town was once

    Reduce Your Impact with a Big Agnes Solution Dye Tent

    If you’re shopping for a Big Agnes tent, you’ve almost certainly come across models with “solution dye” in their name, like the Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL 2 Solution Dye Tent or the Fly Creek HV UL 2

    9 Reasons Why Park City, Utah, is a World-Class Destination for Outdoor Lovers

    The mining boomtown of Park City, Utah, nearly went bust when the mines closed, but it rose again, rebranding itself as an outdoor adventure town. Tucked high in the Wasatch Mountains at an eleva

    Buying Guide: SCARPA Performance Climbing Shoes

    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 guide

    What's in My Pack? A Sport Climbing Edition

    If you’re new to sport climbing or just new to rock climbing in general, it can be hard to know what equipment to bring along when you’re headed out for a day at the crag. You may have questions about

    Gear Review: Petzl IKO CORE Headlamp

    While a solid headlamp is a necessity for any outdoor enthusiast, they're not all created equal. Between overly burly headbands, unimpressive light output, and incompatibility with certain helmets,