Arc'teryx Alpha SL (s)

Arc'teryx Alpha SL Review

Last Updated: August 1, 2018

Alpha or Beta, SL, FL, or LT—no matter the combination of letters, Arc’teryx jackets are highly tailored for their intended use. The Alpha SL is their lightest and most packable hardshell and Arc’teryx’s answer to emergency...
Mountain Hardwear StretchDown jacket (s)

Mountain Hardwear StretchDown Hooded Review

Last Updated: July 30, 2018

Down jackets have a reputation for being bulky, restrictive, and fragile, and therefore often stay on the ground or stuffed away in a pack during a day of...
Gear Guru (s)

Gear Gurus: Brian & Sasha

Last Updated: July 26, 2018

If we could, we’d nominate Brian and Sasha as the power couple of the year. This North Vancouver-based duo works full time, gets out every weekend, runs, skis, bikes, and climbs all over their Pacific Northwest backyard, and documents it all...
Ski Portillo

Ski Portillo: Chasing August Turns in Chile

It’s summer in Colorado, and we’re smack dab in the middle of a heat wave. The mountain bike trails are dry and cracking, and monsoonal rains provide only a short relief on most afternoons. For dedicated skiers like myself, there are...
Chris Carter shooting in the Wind River Range

Photography Reviews

Last Updated: July 2, 2018

Brett Davis (s)

Gear Guru: Brett Davis

Last Updated: May 17, 2018

Brett Davis does it all: he’s kayaked rivers on three continents and journeyed by fat bike and packraft down the remote Lost Coast of Alaska. He dreams of skiing all of the major lines in the San Juan Mountains, straight from his backdoor. He teaches...
Cochamo (s)

On Location: Valle Cochamó

A shadow passes over. “What was that?!” “I don’t know. But it was big. Not big. HUGE. And it was close.” “Did you hear that rush of wind?” “Yeah… like a parachute opening!” “But where did it go?” Megan and I look around...
Camera under $500 (2018)

Best Cameras Under $500

Last Updated: April 21, 2018

With the quality of digital cameras continually improving and prices falling, $500 or less can buy you an excellent digital camera in 2017. All within this price range, you can get an entry-level digital SLR, a mirrorless...
Weather-Sealed DSLR Camera

Weather-Sealed DSLRs: A Complete List

Last Updated: April 19, 2018

Weather sealing is a highly desirable characteristic in a digital SLR, offering added protection and security for outdoor photography and travel. It also can extend the life of your...
Arc'teryx Acrux SL (s)

Arc'teryx Acrux SL Review

Last Updated: April 12, 2018

Approaches to the granite spires of Patagonia’s Chaltén Range aren’t child’s play, with dry glaciers, steep snow, tricky moraines, and miles upon miles of hiking. It’s no small ask for an approach shoe to be able to perform well in these...
Grand Canyon winter rafting

A Winter Float of the Grand Canyon

Last Updated: April 9, 2018

Millions travel just to stand on the edge of the Grand Canyon, gaze across the expanse, and peer into the abyss. When you’re lucky enough to see the river far below, it seems like...
Cordillera Huayhuash Peru

Trekking Peru's Cordillera Huayhuash

From our campsite, the green valley rises, steepens, and becomes rocky and cold. Eventually it turns to glacier and then vast, snow-blanketed mountain. I pull the hood of my down jacket tight...