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Breaking Barriers: Meet 2 Women Pioneers of the Outdoor Industry

It wasn't all that long ago that outdoor gear was primarily made by and for males. As late as the 1990s, even women's clothing was an afterthought at most outdoor companies. Fortunately, this has been changing fast. Women have been participating in outdoor activities in increasing numbers, and women-specific designs now mostly parallel the innovation curve of outdoor products in general. This change did not happen by itself. It took pioneering women to shake up the conventional wisdom. Their ...

Posted by Steve T on July 6, 2012 2:58 PM & Tagged Barb Williams, Georgena Terry, OIWC, Terry Bicycles, rei and women | permalink | Comments



May the Shade be with You: Tips for Keeping Cool on the Fourth of July

What America's current heat wave has taught us: Warmth is nice, but heat can plain old wear us out. Heat, the National Weather Service points out, actually ranks No. 1 among causes of weather-related deaths. That's an eye-opener, and with much of the country broiling as the Fourth of July arrives, heat safety tips offered by the NWS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are worth reviewing: • Avoid overexertion. Schedule activity for morning or evening hours. • Seek out shady ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on July 3, 2012 8:46 PM & Tagged Heat, UPF clothing, sun and sunscreen | permalink | Comments



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Posted by Melissa Trainer on July 3, 2012 7:11 PM | permalink | Comments



How Are Conditions at Mount Rainier This Summer? A Little Snowy at the Moment

On Wednesday (June 27) fellow blogger Steve T. and I took some out-of-town REI colleagues to visit Mount Rainier National Park. Many of them were seeing the park for the first time. Below I share some snapshots from our trip to: 1) Show you what late-June conditions are like in America's fifth-oldest, 18th most-visited national park (1,038,229 visitors in 2011) and 2) Share our one-day, keep-it-moving, greatest-hits tour of the park; maybe you can use it as an idea-starter for a possible ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on July 3, 2012 2:50 PM & Tagged Mount Rainier and national parks | permalink | Comments



A Bolt from the Blue: Some Lightning Safety Tips for Lightning Awareness Week

News flash (not to be confused with a lightning flash): Lightning Awareness Week runs through Saturday, June 30. Test your high-voltage knowledge with this lightning-awareness quiz provided by Seattle television weather forecaster Jeff Renner (chief meteorologist at NBC affiliate KING-TV) and author of Mountain Weather: If a storm that includes lightning quickly develops while you're in high-elevation backcountry, your best move is to descend to a lower elevation. If that's not possible, which ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on July 3, 2012 1:49 PM & Tagged Jeff Renner, Mountain Weather, lightning and weather | permalink | Comments