Conservatively rated, the Sierra Designs Nitro 800/0 exceeds all expectations as a cold-weather sleeping bag, packing down to a small package at an attainable price. In the winter of 2020, I had the opportunity to test out one of Sierra…
Does anyone else feel like the world has turned upside down? Maybe you feel a push and a pull. Our coveted outdoor spaces are slowly opening up during this pandemic. You want to get out and breathe some fresh air,…
“FAALLLLIIIIING!!!!” This is not something you want to hear through the howling wind and piercing darkness of someone on your team plummeting through the trap door of a crevasse. Although it is fairly rare to have a completely free hanging…
Whether at the gym or at the crag, there always seems to be someone attempting to smash their feet into downsized and aggressively downturned climbing shoes. While they most likely can warm up on my projects, I prefer a more…
When it came to choosing the best pack for my adventures, every time I was forced to make the decision — should I try and stuff everything into a smaller, lighter pack, or suck it up and use my larger,…
With many outdoor guiding services, outdoor education programs, ski resorts and others forced to shut down early, celebrated programs like NOLS is laying off staff and canceling summer programs; retail shops are temporarily closed and many other outdoor programs are…
Aconcagua. . . 22,841’. . . the tallest mountain outside of the Himalayas. I put the Native Raghorn to the test in the alpine of Argentina, as I set out with two friends to climb Aconcagua via the False Polish…
The last few weeks have significantly changed the way that we all interact with nature and get outside. For the Outdoor Prolink team, it’s been a serious adjustment, but hasn’t been entirely bad or entirely good. It’s… complicated. For some…
With the explosion of the all-in-one personal cook system category over the last few years, I have found myself looking for a replacement and a hopeful improvement over my 10-year-old backpacking stove. When I tested the Primus Lite+ I found…
Mountainsmith outdoor products are designed in Golden, Colorado which is only a couple of miles from where I grew up. I love that this review hits so close to home. For this product review, I tested the Tour lumbar pack.…