July 11, 2022

Salomon Celebrates 75 Years

OGDEN, Utah (July 11, 2022) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Salomon, a leader in the world of outdoor sports, celebrates 75 years with festivities in the brand’s hometown and a launch of a 4-part YouTube series honoring the brand’s rich history. The series reflects on the contributions it has made to winter...

July 11, 2022

You can’t exercise your way out of a bad diet, study shows

A new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine examined the diets and exercise patterns of 360,600 British adults over the course of 11 years. They looked at the amount of exercise each participant did in an average week and how vigorous it was to see if people...

July 11, 2022

A sprinkler system has been installed in the forest and a cabin wrapped in foil as wildfire threatens Yosemite’s beloved sequoias

Fire crews are working to steer a growing wildfire away from Yosemite National Park's legendary giant sequoias, taking protective measures like installing a sprinkler system to dampen the ground around one of the park's most famous trees. While officials say the trees have avoided significant damage so far, the 2,340-acre...

July 11, 2022

Reynolds and Reynolds Acquires Motility

Specialty retailer Reynolds and Reynolds has acquired Motility Software Solutions, a maker of end-to-end dealer management software. Reynolds and Reynolds, owner of such brands as AppOne, Open Dealer Exchange, and Reynolds Document Services, will let Motility continue to operate as an independent brand, but the acquisition is expected to “create...

July 11, 2022

British tourists survive avalanche in Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan

Ten people, including nine Britons, are reported to have survived after a huge avalanche swept over them in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan. Footage uploaded to Instagram by Harry Shimmin, one of the people on the trekking tour, showed snow starting to break down a mountain in the distance...

July 11, 2022

Get Moving with Charge’s New Comfort 2 E-Bike

Wilton, CT (July 11, 2022)/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – Charge, the direct-to-consumer electric bike brand, is excited to launch its Comfort 2 model. The Comfort 2 is an updated version of the best-selling Comfort Bike and is the first new model since the brand’s launch in 2020. With a 50-mile range and 250W...

July 8, 2022

Rab Increases Support for Cirque Series

/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - British outdoor brand Rab (owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd.) have increased their support for the famous Cirque Series, a globally renowned mountain running event organized by professional skier and mountaineer, Julian Carr. This year’s series includes eight stops, with the first race taking place in Brighton,...

July 8, 2022

Bajío Sunglasses Partners With Fly Fish Europe

New Smyrna Beach, FL (July 8th, 2022) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Bajío, maker of blue-light filtering, sustainably-made, performance sunglasses that are built to save the world’s saltwater flats and estuaries, has partnered with Fly Fish Europe, one of the premier fly fishing distributors in Europe. Through this partnership, Bajío will work to...

July 8, 2022

Reserved but empty campsites: The campground’s side of the story

With the high cost of gas, many families are camping close to home. But a number of people have been angry this year because they either couldn’t reserve a site closer to home, or could only reserve a much less desirable site because the ones closer to the city have...

July 8, 2022

9 Climbers Are Dead in the Dolomites. Climate Change Is to Blame.

In the early afternoon of Sunday, July 3, a massive chunk of ice and rock broke free from the glacier atop Italy’s 10,968-foot Marmolada and thundered down onto groups of climbers below. The slab was estimated to be 650 feet wide, 200 feet high, and 250 feet deep. The resulting...