Latest by R. Collicutt

Work shirts can be uncomfortable. They don’t breathe or wick moisture well. They don’t regulate temperature. They stink after a hard day. But does it have to be that way? These shirts can actually handle an adventure and look good doing it.

We sit down with Team Penske racer Brad Keselowski to discuss his career, how he got started, what he does in his free time, and more.

How do we save the planet and continue to build gear we need? Peak Design's Peter Dering and Climate Neutral have an answer.

Climate Neutral is an organization that certifies companies that have offset 100% of their carbon emissions. Founded in 2018 by Peak Design, BioLite, and Avocado, it now has over 80 brands measuring their 2021 carbon emissions. Will your favorite brand certify Climate Neutral?

What do flying around the world in a hot air balloon, rowing 154 days across the ocean, and dogsledding a 1,150-mile race have in common? Fedor Konyukho.

Why livestream? It's fast, it's fun, and it's immediate.

Belgian adventurer Jelle Veyt is completing a human-powered 7 Summits journey, riding and rowing over 50,000 miles to the tallest mountain on each continent.

Bluebird Backcountry is America’s first human-powered ski resort. It has no lifts and no lift lines, just 1,500 acres of untouched snow begging to be skied.

With the winter season coming to a close, it’s time to break out the patio furniture, dust off the bicycles, and buy some snow gear. All the top retailers need to make room for next year’s products, which means this year’s perfectly good gear is deeply discounted.

Cotopaxi, the mission-driven maker of bright and innovative outdoor gear and outerwear has jumped into the men's activewear clothing game with their 2018 Men's Activewear Collection. Do good and go fast at the same time with these new (and colorful) high performance pieces.

After a long day of hiking, you come back to your car starving, thirsty, and muddy. Do you have to wait hours of driving to eat and get cleaned up? Or do you have a nice kit waiting in the car for you with clean clothes, snacks, and even a hot shower?

K2 is the second-tallest mountain in the world and has killed 86 people, nearly 25% of those who have attempted the climb. Professional climber Adrian Ballinger wanted to summit it without oxygen — and did.

While that perfect fabric doesn’t exist yet, there is something that comes close: 37.5. Jeff Bowman is the CEO of Cocona, the company behind 37.5. We chatted with Bowman over email to see how his wild lifestyle led to overseeing such an innovative brand.

How do you plan for a backpacking trip in Yosemite when you have no gear? Simply rent what you need from CampCrate and ship it back when you're done. Founders Chad Lawver and Mason Gravley want to make it as easy as possible for beginners to go backpacking.

Beer and the outdoors go together well. To celebrate the launch of its fall line of Small Batch Bean Boots, outdoor gear-maker L.L. Bean teamed up with five Maine craft breweries to make a limited run of outdoor-inspired craft brews that complement the autumn collection.

El Capitan is a 3200-foot-tall wall of sheer granite in Yosemite National Park. Professional climber Alex Honnold climbed the Freerider route in June of 2017 in 3 hours 56 minutes while being filmed. Oh, and he climbed it with no ropes.

Cleaning up the outdoor gear industry has become a popular mission these days. Outside the industry though, companies have been slow to change practices. Denim is especially rough on the environment. Levi's Wellthread and Outerknown are changing that.

Everything is going electric these days. Cars, motorcycles, even luxury yachts are making the switch to the cleaner energy. These outdoor transportation (toys?) are starting to make the switch too.

Toms has teamed up with climbing gear company So iLL and non-profit 1Climb. Now through September 10, 2018, you can pre-order the Collaboration Street climbing shoe or Alpargata lifestyle shoe via IndieGogo. Proceeds will go to 1Climb and its goal of helping 100,000 kids try climbing for the first time

From the Arkiv System for backpacks that debuted in 2012 to sleek new camera carriers and hydration packs for 2018, Mission has been quite busy in its workshop. Here's a look at the best gear that Mission Workshop has to offer right now.

People can spend a lifetime hiking the highest mountain peaks in the U.S. Colin O’Brady wants to complete the 50 highest peaks in the United States in just 30 days — and you can help.

Every year, 8 million tons of plastic enter the sea. Plastic is embedded in our lifestyles, but we can do plenty to help use less and recycle what we’ve got. These eco-friendly brands are working hard to save our oceans.

A full-size adventure, survival, and safety tool built for durability, the Combar has been engineered to pound metal tent stakes, chop trees, and dig fire pits with ease — and it's available for pre-order on Kickstarter right now.

GPS, flashlights, and radios are heavy on a hike, but you may wish you had them if you get lost. Enter the Fogo which a single gadget that packs all these devices into one, saving weight and space in your pack.

Two-hundred times stronger than steel, more conductive than copper, and lighter than carbon fiber, graphene is making waves in almost every industry. We take a closer look at the material and its use in top-notch outdoor gear.

The new 2018 products weren’t the only ones catching eyes at Surf Expo in Orlando this January. Some of the best gear came out in 2017 or earlier. Regardless of when they launched, these were our favorite products at Surf Expo 2018.

Six billion gallons of beer are brewed annually in the U.S. and 36 billion pounds of grain are left over from the process. The folks at ReGrained are taking that beer waste and turning it into delicious snacks.

Slipstream, a new Canadian company out of Vancouver, British Columbia, is aiming to become the Netflix of outdoor adventure films at just $5 per month.