What’s The Cost-Per-Use Of Your Skis/Bike/Rack?
by“I’ve been thinking about things on a cost-per-use basis lately,” my friend Nick said to me a few weeks ago. Nick doesn’t make rash…
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The Customer Is Always Right
byMaybe you’ve heard this one: Ski resort patron approaches lift ticket kiosk on Powder Day of the Century and demands a refund for his/her…
Sick, Brah: The Ineloquence Of Talking About The Outdoors
byYou, outdoor recreator, are quite probably quite educated: Bachelor’s degree, possibly a master’s degree or Ph.D. You wore a cap and gown and were…
The Best Shoes In Life Are Not Shoes
byI walked onto the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder last Friday and a Denver Voice vendor looked down at my sandals, laughed and said,…
Is Mountaineering Sexy?
byI think there’s nothing that feels more rad than picking your way up a ridgeline, trailing a rope, pulling your hood over your helmet…
New: Pre-Stickered Water Bottles, $29.99
byStaying hydrated is important. Perhaps equally important is subtly communicating your identity by decorating your favorite water bottle with the proper stickers to project…
The Things That Make Us
byIn the weeks leading up to my wedding in 2007, my hair was a little long for my parents’ taste. I stood fast against…
Girly Girls And Manly Men
byIn a conversation a few weeks ago, a climber friend of mine described herself as “not super-girly.” Her expanded definition of that was: I…
Gear of the Year 2012
byThere’s nothing better than some shit-hot new gear to spend your hard-earned dollars on, is there? Technological advances in apparel and outdoor hardgoods are…
In Defense Of Denver
byA handful of Saturday mornings, I have driven out of Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood juggling a bowl of granola on my lap, trying to…
Help Me Help You Spell Mountain Hardwear
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Supporting Outdoor Industry Women Can Be A Drag
byI am a disappointingly unattractive drag queen, but I don’t feel so bad about it when I am surrounded by 40 other equally homely…
A Few Things You Can Do Besides Not Buying That Patagonia Jacket
byOn Nov. 25, Black Friday, Patagonia placed an ad in the New York Times, telling readers, “Don’t Buy This Jacket.” As they said in…
That Shoe/Bike/Gym Membership is Not Going to Change Your Life
byA year ago, a friend asked me what I thought of the Street Strider. He had seen it on The Biggest Loser or something…
Get Ready For Ski Season With The Most Expensive Ski Package Ever: $125,561
bySnow is falling in the high country. Be honest. Can you really afford to start this year’s ski season with anything but the best?…
Review: Levi’s Climbing Jeans for Men
byMaybe you missed some of the Internet chatter a few weeks back when Levi’s announced its new 511 cycling jeans. Big news for folks…
Buy the newest, lightest, shiniest gear today or you could die out there
byThere’s a single paragraph in Yvon Chouinard’s Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of A Reluctant Businessman in which he talks about…
Should I buy that new piece of ultralight gear, or just go to the bathroom first?
byThe average human poop event weighs between 7.3 and 9.3 ounces, according to an Iranian study of 100 male and female subjects. I only…
I’m In Love With A Water Bottle: CamelBak Podium Chill
byI rode my bike across the country last year, carrying three free water bottles from my pal Scott’s bike shop, Salvagetti Bicycle Workshop. I…
Outdoor Research Ferrosi Hoody: The Jacket So Nice I Bought It Twice
byI had this old, beat-up REI Mistral soft shell for 4 years, and finally, when the cuffs started fraying so badly that particles of…