Though Kelly Bastone didn’t grow up in Steamboat Springs, Colorado (she’s a product of Pennsylvania’s Steel City), the ski town hooked her with its easy access to trout fishing, miles of buttery mountain bike trails and piles of powder snow. When she’s not chasing stoke or meeting deadlines, she’s introducing her young daughter, Simone, to the outdoor lifestyle—and savoring the very rare days when she gets to sleep late. REI member since 2020.
If you want to ignite heated debate among bike geeks, ask them if women need women’s bikes. Gendered bicycles surged in popularity throughout the 2000s, when ma...
I heard you snicker. How could a humble neck tube inspire affection? I sneered too, once.
In 2007, Backpacker magazine asked me to test this new “multifuncti...
I don’t feel like I need to match my pack to my Buff when it comes to outdoor fashion, but during a backcountry ski tour in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains a few ...
As an undergrad at Santa Clara University, Mike Carey was a running back: He’d receive the football and rush through a sea of players that tried to shove or cru...
Some people hate when their cult discovery goes mainstream—like when Supreme clothing went big-league or when indie rapper Saweetie signed to Warner Records—but...
Think Stanley, and you probably think steel. But the 107-year-old company has recently released a line of drinkware that’s unlike anything it’s offered before. ...
Editor’s note: This article is a part of the Heritage content series, sponsored by Fjällräven.
As it turns out, bigger isn’t always better—especially whe...
I don’t get warm fuzzies when I reach for my Flash 52, but that doesn’t mean I don’t love it. This pack has steadied me as I shimmied across cliffs, and carried...
A version of this story appeared in the summer 2020 issue of Uncommon Path.
Like microbreweries and chocolate shops, the Leatherman factory in Portland, Ore...
Hear us out. If you’ve dismissed indoor cycling as a boring cousin of the real thing, it’s time to revisit that position. Especially when we’re all sp...
For seven years, Hans Bulthuis and Jenny Andersson hoarded wool. They packed the shiny grey ringlets in every corner and crevice of their barn, located on Gotla...
For years, Smartwool designers stared at socks’ innards and saw the potential to revolutionize apparel construction. In a technical sock, cushiony, plush zones ...
