Category: Apparel/Protection

  •  Showers Pass Announces the Basecamp Merino Hoodie

    Surprisingly Soft – On or off the trail, the Showers Pass Basecamp Merino Hoodie lightweight mid-layer comfortably moves and breathes with you. Great for layering or recovery wear: 95% Merino wool is incredibly soft. Durable and washable, the wool and polyamide blend washes easily and maintains its form (no new-sized surprises out of the dryer).…

  • Altra Announces the Updated Lone Peak 6

    Originally debuting more than 10 years ago, the Lone Peak is Altra’s best-selling, most beloved trail shoe, ready for all types of terrain. The new Lone Peak 6 maintains the tried-and-true characteristics that have earned the Lone Peak its legendary trail status year after year while adding some new key features for even better performance…

  • Employees Purchase Kitsbow with Backing from N.C. Investors 

    Employees Purchase Kitsbow with Backing from N.C. Investors 

    Reboots as a Public Benefit Corporation  Old Fort, N.C. (January 6, 2022) – Kitsbow, maker of premium cycling clothing and accessories, was purchased by its employees with the assistance of a group of local North Carolina investors on January 3, 2022 after 10 years of private ownership. Effective immediately, employees will own a majority of…

  • 2021 Shoe Gift Guide – Xero Shoes, Five Ten, Erem, Deckers X Lab, and Altra

    Xero 360º Shoe The Xero 360º is a minimalistic casual mesh lightweight cross-training shoe with a grippy rubber sole and a sure-footed tread pattern. It was designed for super aggressive activities, such as cross-training, cross-fit, exercising, court sports, parkour, and just about anything that requires quick lateral movement. It’s ultra-comfy, and its barefoot-inspired design lets…

  • 2021 Apparel Gift Guide – Mountain Hardwear, Pearl iZUMi, Showers Pass, GORE Wear, Mons Royale, and TASCO

    Mountain Hardwear Stretchdown Light Pullover The standard construction for Stretchdown™, this baffle width balances warmth and mobility for the full range of outdoor winter pursuits. The original baffle size and most versatile member of the Stretchdown™ Collection. From the beginning, we engineered a baffle size and fill schedule that would provide the perfect amount of…

  • DUER Winter Denim Collection

    DUER grew from a gap that athleisure couldn’t fill; clothing for anything you’d want to do in a day from a hike, to the office, and out to dinner. With fewer more versatile items in your closet, you can get dressed, out the door, and on with the important things in life. Winter Denim DUER’s…

  • Mainers USA-made Extreme Cold Mitts Come in Three Colors

    Built to keep you warm, dry, and protected even when the mercury has bottomed out, Mainers Extreme Cold Mittens combine multiple insulative layers with two-stage water protection plus an interior that wicks sweat away from your skin. Mainers are the new outdoor brand launched by Tempshield Cryo-Protection. The leader in industrial-grade PPE for handling cryogenic…

  • Endura MT500 Freezing Point – Get Ready for Epic Winter Mountain Bike Rides

    Winter can provide some of the year’s best riding with crisp air and snow-dusted trails. Reset the thermostat with the updated and expanded Endura MT500 Freezing Point Range and make even the coldest winter day a riding day. Men’s & New Women’s MT500 Freezing Point Jacket Endura has updated their ultimate winter MTB jacket and…

  • Mountain Hardwear Fall 2021 and Spring 2022

    For Spring 2022, Mountain Hardwear will be releasing Trail Sender Pant and Trail Sender Shorts, the Kor AirShell Full Zip Jacket, the Kor AirShell Warm Jacket, and the Kor AirShell Hoody. For Fall 2021, they have the innovative Stretchdown Light Pullover, Stretchdown  Parka, and Stretchdown Pant, the ski/snow Boundary Ridge Gore-Tex Jacket + Bib, and two ski…

  • adidas Drops New 2022 Cycling Eyewear Collection

    Refusing to Compromise, the new Sport Eyewear Collection Defines Innovation Looking to the future, premium sports brand adidas launches its 2022 Men’s and Women’s Sport Eyewear Collection for multi-sport athletes and active lifestyle enthusiasts. The collection is built on the brand’s cornerstone of durability, lightweight performance, and comfort with insights in design from adidas athletes.…

  • Wild Rye Women’s Apparel for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022

    Wild Rye crafts beautiful and technical outdoor apparel for women-identifying adventurers that inspires confidence and welcomes more women into the outdoors. In addition to a better women’s product, Wild Rye is dedicated to changing the narrative, celebrating all the ways women play outside – from fresh air with friends to standing atop the podium. Wild…

  • HOKA ONE ONE Spring 2022 Collection

    HOKA ONE ONE Spring 2022 Collection includes the carbon fiber plated trail Tecton X and endurance racer Carbon X 3, the Kaha 2 GTX hiker, the Kawana trainer, the Mach Supersonic, and the updated trail Speedgoat 5. Tecton X Grippy. Propulsive. Assertive. Coined after the earth’s tectonic plates, which inspired its parallel carbon fiber plate…

  • Erem Introduces Biocircular Desert Hiking Boots 

    High on Performance and Low on Environmental Impact The first desert brand only uses materials with paths back to nature and is co-founded by the family that founded Timberland HENDERSON, Nev. – Nov. 16, 2021 – Today, a new generation of sustainable hiking boots launches from a father-and-son founding team of environmental footwear innovators: Erem…

  • Nordica Announces New Enforcer and Santa Ana Unlimited Ski Collections

    Nordica announced an early launch and limited availability of two completely new all-mountain touring ski collections, the Enforcer Unlimited and Santa Ana Unlimited series. “Resort and backcountry skiing has morphed the last few years, especially since the life-changing pandemic,” said Nordica North America’s Director of Marketing Sam Beck. “Active skiers are skinning up with friends…

  • Kali Protectives Introduce The Mission 2.0 Knee Pad

    Kali is excited to introduce our newly redesigned Mission knee pad, the Mission 2.0. With the Mission 2.0, we have created a super-light, breathable, and comfortable articulated knee pad for riders seeking a full-motion, medium protection trail pad that won’t move around while you ride. “The molded shape of the pad helps it stay in…

  • The DXLAB Goes All-Terrain With Their X-SCAPE NBK Mid Footwear

    The X-SCAPE NBK Mid is full trail on the outside and slipper boot on the inside.  Knowing full well the adventure continues well beyond the carpet or the concrete, Deckers X Lab today launches the trail-ready X-SCAPE NBK Mid. A hybrid of street sneaker meets hiking boot with the comfort of a slipper, the NBK…