These are the stories of Outdoor Prolink’s members – the athletes, guides, coaches, dreamers, and hopefuls – these are their Dirtbag Dreams.
One of the primary skills of becoming a veteran dirtbag or lady dirtbag is your culinary prowess. We aren’t talking about whipping up a tasty meal with your pressure cooker and sous vide at home, we are discussing the fine art…
Maybe you live in your vehicle. Perhaps you’ve turned a public bathroom into a beauty salon. Or you’re well-versed in exotic dirtbag fusion foods. We asked the outdoor community to tell us their biggest dirtbag secrets and most innovative moments. As…
There’s yet another rise in the ultra, trail running world and it doesn’t involve confetti, banners or a megaphone countdown. There are no lithe professionals sinking into a lunge, shoulders grazing shoulders, at some pop-up start line. In this scenario,…
When it comes to winter, few things are more magical than spending the weekend off the grid and in a snowy wilderness. Huts and yurts offer a chance to escape into a winter wonderland without the hassle (and cold) of…
Winter. Cold, short days, windy temps and frosty landscapes don’t coax all outdoor adventurer’s out of bed. Sometimes you want to curl up and hibernate until summer. It doesn’t matter if you’re looking for an escape from (or to) snowy…
Not everyone likes to sit around a table, have a traditional meal and stay indoors during the Thanksgiving holiday. There are a select few who indulge a little differently during the holidays. So how does a dirtbag celebrate Thanksgiving? Here…
As industry professionals, we need to demand sustainable gear. Why? It turns out that most outdoor gear can’t be recycled, uses tons of resources. For example, one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of raw textiles uses up to 600 liters (158.5 gallons)…
I don’t think we can be friends anymore. And for the first time, I kind of meant it. Only a little bit. After my ski bud of 10 years told me she was getting the Epic Local ski pass, because her…
What would you tell someone who wants to start getting into the backcountry? As more and more snow enthusiasts flock to the mountains, people are seeing the advantages to skiing, riding, hiking, and snowmobiling out of bounds of major ski…
In January 2017, Emma Murray moved to Colorado after graduating from Brown University. Her chief reason, beyond the obvious outdoor recreation opportunity, was the hope of “meeting and cultivating relationships with women who were excited about the same [adventurous]…