December 9, 2020

Therm-a-Rest TwinLock and WingLock Valves Receive “Best of What’s New” Award from Popular Science

SEATTLE, Wash. (Dec. 9, 2020) - Therm-a-Rest has been leading the industry with award-winning outdoor sleeping gear since 1972, and this year is no different as Popular Science honors the brand’s new TwinLock and WingLock valve systems with a 2020 Best of What’s New award. The valves were new for...

December 9, 2020

Big City Mountaineers Announces 2020 Partners of the Year

GOLDEN, Colo. (December 9, 2020) – Big City Mountaineers (BCM), a leading provider outdoor experiences for youth from unfairly marginalized communities, announces the 2020 Partners of the Year. This year has been a challenging one filled with soul searching, learning, change and working together to find solutions for new and difficult problems. Determination and the...

December 8, 2020

Solo Stove Grill Wins a Popular Science 2020 Best of What’s New Award

SOUTHLAKE, Texas (December 8, 2020) – Solo Stove, designers of simple, ingenious solutions to make life easier, is proud to announce that its newest product, the Solo Stove Grill, has been recognized as a winner of Popular Science’s 2020 Best of What’s New Awards. The awards celebrate the top 100...

December 7, 2020

The man who found Forrest Fenn’s treasure

The decade-long hunt captured the world's attention, but when it finally ended in June, everyone still wanted to know: Who had solved the mystery? This week, as legal proceedings threaten his anonymity, a 32-year-old medical student is ready to go on the record. Outside

December 3, 2020

La Sportiva Ski Category Continues to Garner Awards

December 3, 2020 (BOULDER, Colo.) – La Sportiva, makers of the world’s finest mountain footwear, today announces that its lineup of ski hard goods has received several earned media and product acknowledgements for the 2020/2021 collection. In particular, the Skorpius CR and Vega ski boots highlight the ski collection that...

December 2, 2020

Yakima’s CBX Solar Cargo Box Named to TIME’s List of the 100 Best Inventions of 2020

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. – TIME has released its list of the 100 best inventions of 2020 and has selected Yakima’s CBX Solar Cargo Box in the Outdoor category. TIME’s The 100 Best Inventions of 2020 selects products every year that showcase innovation, creativity, and change the way we live, work,...

December 1, 2020

Mountain Hardwear and American Alpine Club Extend Deadline for Women’s Climbing Grant

Richmond, Calif. (December 1, 2020)- Mountain Hardwear, a leader in performance equipment and apparel for climbers, mountaineers, and athletes in partnership with the American Alpine Club (AAC) have extended the deadline for the McNeill-Nott Award through December 31, 2020. With the untimely death of Mountain Hardwear athlete,  Sue Nott, and...

December 1, 2020

PrimaLoft® P.U.R.E.™ Wins a Popular Science 2020 Best of What’s New Award

LATHAM, N.Y. (December, 2020) – PrimaLoft, the leader in advanced material technology, announces it’s a recipient of a Popular Science Best of What’s New Award in the “sports & outdoors” category for its PrimaLoft® P.U.R.E.™ manufacturing process.  P.U.R.E., which stands for “Produced Using Reduced Emissions,” reduces carbon emissions during the insulation manufacturing process by nearly...

November 24, 2020

River Radamus First in Giant Slalom at U.S. Nationals

HAVERHILL, Mass. --Swix athlete, River Radamus, recently took home the giant slalom gold medal at the 2020 Alpine Skiing U.S. Nationals held November 16-22 at Copper Mountain, Colorado. The men’s GS race, held on Tuesday, the 17th, saw a strong field of racers from across the country with a Podium...

November 16, 2020

The American Camp Association Begins Important Work to Achieve Access and Inclusion at Camp through Counselor-in-Training Programs

Martinsville, IN (November, 16 2020) — The American Camp Association (ACA) announces an exciting new project that includes a three-year grant program designed to foster evidence-informed planning, testing, and improving initiatives to increase access to and engagement in counselor-in-training (CIT) programs and other qualified leadership programs among young people with diverse backgrounds, abilities,...