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Nixon Hauler 35L Backpack

Nixon Hauler 35L Backpack For The Concrete Jungle To The Actual Jungle

Nixon is known as a watch brand but its...
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Pack Smart: The Best Travel Backpacks of 2022

Whether you’re a seasoned traveler, a short weekender, or...

Great Survival Stories: Anna Bagenholm

Is suspended animation more fact than fiction? In the...

Interview with Horia Colibasanu on Kangchenjunga No-O2

Horia Colibasanu stood on the summit of Kangchenjunga at...

AAC Grantees Promise an Exciting Summer of Elite Alpinism

Recipients of the American Alpine Club's annual Cutting Edge...
SOG Instinct Mini Neck Knife

SOG Instinct Mini Neck Knife: Heavy Metal EDC

SOG is a tactical knife and equipment company for...
CRKT Minimalist Bowie Neck Knife

CRKT Minimalist Bowie Neck Knife: Versatile, Tactical, Discreet

A good neck knife needs to display two distinct...
MODL All-in-One Bottle

MODL All-in-One Bottle: Adaptable, Packable, Indispensable

MODL (pronounced maw · dohl) is a modular all-in-one...
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Accessorize Tactically With The Best Neck Knives Of 2022

Imagine you need a knife immediately — let’s say...

Alaska Roundup: Denali Season Opens

After a long winter, April brought glorious weather to...
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The Amazon Employee Who Delivers Packages on Skis

At a time when postal carriers are turning to...

Everest Without O2, Makalu Summit Push

The remaining climbers on Makalu have set off on...
Tactical Belt by QINGYUN

Tactical Belt by QINGYUN: Heavy-Duty Hiking Belt

QINGYUN’s tactical belt turns in a strong overall performance....

‘Drunken Capering’ Leads to Prison For Trio Who Took Selfies With Bears

An Alaska magistrate didn’t mince words when he sentenced...
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Famed Pakistani Climber Ali Raza Sadpara Seriously Hurt in Fall

The man Pakistani mountaineers call "master of the masters”...

Second Tries on Makalu, Nuptse, and Everest

If at first you don't succeed on a Himalayan...

Marc Batard: ‘Everest is Not Respected Any More’

What's been going on with Marc Batard during this...
Fairwin Ratchet Web Belt

Fairwin Ratchet Web Belt: On Trail or in Town

Fairwin’s Ratchet Web Belt does a little bit of...

Spaniard Grabs First Repeat of UK’s Hardest Route

Eder Lomba has captured the second ascent of the...

A ‘Yellow Brick Road’ at the Bottom of the Ocean?

It may not be the brick road to the...

Hungarian Summits Lhotse w/o O2; Plus Other News from Everest & Lhotse

Everest and Lhotse had a new wave of O2...

Paul Ramsden’s ‘Phantom Line’ on the Unclimbed Jugal Spire

There is another Himalaya, silent and wild, close and...
Dietz #76 Oil Lamp

Dietz #76 Oil Lamp: A Powerful Little Lighthouse

Hurricane lanterns and oil lamps might seem outdated or...
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The Oxygen Dilemma: Summit With O2 or Retreat?

To switch on the O2 or to call off...