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      Sea To Summit Gear Review
      Sea To Summit Gear Review
      2014-07-07
      By admin
      Traveling light is an art, especially when traveling a great distance for a specialized activity. While I forgo some luxuries of home whilst in...
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      2941
      By admin
      2014-07-07
      Mountain Hardwear Ratio 32 Sleeping Bag - REVIEW
      Mountain Hardwear Ratio 32 Sleeping Bag - REVIEW
      2014-07-06
      By admin
      Mountain Hardwear’s Ratio 32 sleeping bag is intended as a summer/shoulder season bag offering the comfort and warmth of down while...
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      2805
      By admin
      2014-07-06
      The North Face: Mountain Athletics - Kit DesLauriers - VIDEO
      The North Face: Mountain Athletics - Kit DesLauriers - VIDEO
      2014-07-02
      By admin
      The North Face has developed a new line of clothing specifically designed for training in order to achieve your fitness objectives. With this they...
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      2607
      By admin
      2014-07-02
      Kuhl Clothing - Review
      Kuhl Clothing - Review
      2014-07-02
      By admin
      Kuhl continues to produce extremely functional, rugged and fashionable clothes. All their products, from the Revel ¼ Zip to the Renegade...
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      4618
      By admin
      2014-07-02
      Mountain Hardwear SuperMega UL 2 Tent - REVIEW
      Mountain Hardwear SuperMega UL 2 Tent - REVIEW
      2014-06-30
      By admin
      Mountain Hardwear’s new two person tent is called the SuperMega UL 2 and the “SuperMega” double adjective is well deserved given...
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      4146
      By admin
      2014-06-30
      Recollect Threads for skiers/by skiers
      Recollect Threads for skiers/by skiers
      2014-06-29
      By admin
      Jackson Hole seems to be the epicentre of all things adventure these days, with of course Jackson Hole Mountain Resort located there along with...
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      2591
      By admin
      2014-06-29
      Mont Bell Down Hugger 900 Sleeping Bag - Review
      Mont Bell Down Hugger 900 Sleeping Bag - Review
      2014-06-23
      By admin
      Having already bestowed rave reviews on the Mont Bell UL Spiral Down Hugger 1 Sleeping Bag a few years back, I was looking forward to...
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      3273
      By admin
      2014-06-23
      Shoe porn. New kicks from Arc'teryx.
      Shoe porn. New kicks from Arc'teryx.
      2014-06-20
      By admin02
      Details are a little sketchy but Arc'teryx just launched into the footwear world. Looks like the launch went down in Europe--five models,...
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      2631
      By admin02
      2014-06-20
      Jaybird Bluebuds X and BlueAnt Pump HD Sportbuds
      Jaybird Bluebuds X and BlueAnt Pump HD Sportbuds
      2014-06-18
      By admin
      Everyone and their dog these days seems to have an MP3 player or smartphone that enables you to take a million+ songs in your pocket where ever...
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      4119
      By admin
      2014-06-18
      Peak Designs Capture Pro Camera Clip - Review
      Peak Designs Capture Pro Camera Clip - Review
      2014-06-16
      By admin
      Are you an outdoors camera buff? Then the Peak Designs Capture Pro Camera Clip may be for you.  In a nut shell the Capture Camera Clip is a...
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      3058
      By admin
      2014-06-16
      Sierra Designs Lightening 2UL Tent - REVIEW
      Sierra Designs Lightening 2UL Tent - REVIEW
      2014-06-13
      By admin
      The Sierra Designs Lightning 2 UL Tent is a lightweight hybrid double/ single wall two person tent (as the name suggests). It uses a mesh tent...
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      3433
      By admin
      2014-06-13
      Exped DownMat Lite 5 -REVIEW
      Exped DownMat Lite 5 -REVIEW
      2014-06-11
      By admin
      Age matters! Last fall I went on a 3 week climbing trip. The weather was chilly and frosty in the mornings and after 2 weeks of hard climbing, and...
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      3128
      By admin
      2014-06-11
      Salomon S-Lab Sense 3 Ultra Shoes and Salomon Sense Pro Shoes - REVIEW
      Salomon S-Lab Sense 3 Ultra Shoes and Salomon Sense Pro Shoes - REVIEW
      2014-06-09
      By admin
      Salomon has a history of producing quality trail running shoes. Their wide range of shoes caters to a wide range of conditions and runner...
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      2908
      By admin
      2014-06-09
      Big Agnes Lost Lake SL30 Sleeping Bag - Review
      Big Agnes Lost Lake SL30 Sleeping Bag - Review
      2014-06-06
      By admin
      With the Lost Lake SL30, Big Agnes joined the parade of outdoor gear companies now offering some level of treatment for the down insulation in...
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      2823
      By admin
      2014-06-06
      Thanks to Exped!
      Thanks to Exped!
      2014-05-31
      By Spooky
      Just want to say a huge thanks to Exped and backcountryskiingcanada.com for the DownMat XP 9 I was lucky enough to win in the Soapbox comp...
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      By Spooky
      2014-05-31
      Sea To Summit X-Set Dish Set – Review
      Sea To Summit X-Set Dish Set – Review
      2014-05-23
      By admin
      If using your swiss army knife to eat beans out of the can is getting you down and you are looking for a more civilized dinner setting, I highly...
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      1750
      By admin
      2014-05-23
      Nathan Hydration Gear Review
      Nathan Hydration Gear Review
      2014-05-19
      By admin
      Road Running, trail running, Nathan Has you covered. Who's Nathan? Nathan is a company which makes running gear for road warriors, ultra...
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      3473
      By admin
      2014-05-19
      Barefoot Running Shoes $3.75 million lawsuit - are they just a fad?
      Barefoot Running Shoes $3.75 million lawsuit - are they just a fad?
      2014-05-16
      By
      After a few years of seeing people run around in barefoot and five finger shoes, it appears the truth has finally surfaced. Vibram had no...
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      2146
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      2014-05-16
      Backcountry Gear sales spurs industry growth (again)
      Backcountry Gear sales spurs industry growth (again)
      2014-05-14
      By skifreak
      Does it seem like your local backcountry stash is getting skied more and more? Likely because it is. According to recent data, backcountry...
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      2669
      By skifreak
      2014-05-14
      Bounce Protein Balls - Review
      Bounce Protein Balls - Review
      2014-05-12
      By admin
      Bounce Energy Ball is packed full of healthy goodness providing excellent slow-release energy to keep you tromping up the skin track in between...
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      3232
      By admin
      2014-05-12
      Why it makes sense to bike without a helmet
      Why it makes sense to bike without a helmet
      2014-05-10
      By
      Having just started using a helmet for skiing (and not liking it too much) I wanted to post up this article to see what people's reaction...
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      2197
      By bekks
      2014-05-11
      The North Face Superlight Sleeping Bag - Review
      The North Face Superlight Sleeping Bag - Review
      2014-05-09
      By admin
      As we found with the Blue Kazoo, The North Face have developed a solid formula for their range of sleeping bags. Extra bling such as a...
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      4160
      By admin
      2014-05-09
      Black Diamond Whippet Self Arrest Ski Pole - Review
      Black Diamond Whippet Self Arrest Ski Pole - Review
      2014-05-07
      By admin
      It's that time of year again when the Black Diamond Whippet poles come out of the gear closet and get heaps of use, spring ski traverse season...
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      3662
      By admin
      2014-05-07
      Next Season's Black Diamond Clothing from Outdoor Retailer Show
      Next Season's Black Diamond Clothing from Outdoor Retailer Show
      2014-05-05
      By admin
      Black Diamond introduced their new clothing line just over a year ago and for next season they plan on extending the line to cover a much wider...
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      6416
      By admin
      2014-05-05
      Sleeping Bag Temperature Ratings: Which to choose?
      Sleeping Bag Temperature Ratings: Which to choose?
      2014-05-04
      By admin
      Buying a sleeping bag can be a daunting task with all the various temperature ratings contained on the bags or in the support literature....
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      2850
      By admin
      2014-05-04
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