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Andrew McLean is no stranger to the spotlight. With a career that spans from Black Diamond Equipment designer to professional skiing and climbing guide to author, Mclean has made headlines for his invention of the Ice Axe Whippet, his appearance in the 2007 ski film Steep and writing his...

Here’s a quick video on how to use one of fly tying’s most iconic tools. It might seem intimidating to a beginner, but it’s actually quite easy to use if you follow these simple steps. On a side note, while they come in...

Australia / New Zealand, Trip Reports » Touring to North Stradbroke Island

An 87-year-old cyclist is thought to be the oldest man to ride from Land’s End to John o’ Groats. Even more impressively, Donald Wells cycled his 18-year-old folding Brompton bike on the 1000-mile journey the length of Britain.

Despite many challenging cycle trips around the world, Donald said the Land’s End to John o’ Groats cycle was the hardest thing he has done because of its “sharp, unforgiving hills”.

Donald, from Hampshire, took five we...

Want Custom Bullets? Go To Custom Mold Makers

By Mike “Duke” Venturino
Photos: Yvonne Venturino

Reloading tool companies like Lyman, Redding/SAECO, RCBS and Lee do a fine job of supplying quality bullet molds. That’s if you stick more or less to the beaten path. This i...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (Sept. 12, 2018) —Tepui, the leading brand of rooftop tents and outdoor adventure gear, launches Tepui UpCycle, a program designed to minimize the brand’s impact on landfills and turn used tent materials into new creative adventure gear. Tepui UpCycle will first offer an opportunity for customers to send in well-loved tent travel covers for a new cover with updated Te...

Revant Optics is disrupting the eyewear industry once again. The first time around it was creating replacement lenses for your favorite glasses. This time they are rethinking the sunglass all together. I got to test these new shades out in Sedona, AZ a few weeks ago. I can assure you they don’t disappoint!

Have you ever hiked all day to a seemingly pristine campsite, only to set up your shelter and see used toilet paper sticking out of the ground right next to where you were planning to rest your head that evening? Unfortunately, this phenomenon is increasingly common as more and more humans venture into wild places.

The good news is at Outward Bound, we do all we can to educate our students to leave places better tha...

It’s been raining for a while now, not the heavy kind but enough that I’ve retreated to my tent with a book. Cozied up in my sleeping bag, I occasionally stop reading to watch the raindrops gather at the top of my Dagger™, then suddenly race down the sides. I’ve set up camp in Dash Point State Park just south of Seattle, Washington for the night, awaiting the arrival of my travel buddy for our upcoming t...