June 30, 2020

PeopleForBikes President Tim Blumenthal Announces Retirement

BOULDER, CO (June 30, 2020)— After 16 years at the helm of PeopleForBikes and four full decades working in the bike industry, President Tim Blumenthal has announced his retirement. Jenn Dice, the organization’s COO and a widely respected U.S. bicycling leader, will become President and CEO on July 1, 2020....

June 30, 2020

US Trail Running Conference announces pivot to hybrid format for 2020 Event

Estes Park, CO – Active at Altitude, organizers of the US Trail Running Conference has announced that the 2020 event will be a hybrid format, allowing both in-person and virtual attendees and exhibitors. This pivot is expected to encourage an expanded reach for the industry leading event, supporting access for...

June 30, 2020

Aqua Lung Names Andrew Gritzbaugh General Manager, North America

VISTA, Calif. (June 30, 2020) – Aqua Lung, the celebrated pioneer, designer, manufacturer and distributor of dive and watersports equipment for 75 years, announced it has appointed Andrew Gritzbaugh as General Manager, North America. Serving in a key role as part of the Group Executive Committee, Gritzbaugh is responsible for...

June 30, 2020

Co2uT Announces Knight Composites as Official Wheel Sponsor

FRUITA, CO June 30th, 2020 — Desert Gravel is proud to announce Knight Composites as its official wheel sponsor of Co2uT gravel race for 2020 and 2021. The inaugural event (scheduled for October 10th, 2020) starts and ends in Fruita, CO, and travels around and across the Colorado-Utah borderlands. A...

June 29, 2020

Swix Launches Line of Next Generation Race Wax

HAVERHILL, M.A.: Swix, a subsidiary of BRAV, today launched Swix Pro, a new line of fluoro-free glide waxes that represent a breakthrough in high performance racing wax with low environmental impact. The new Pro Line system, available in stores this fall, delivers the highest performance non-fluorinated wax on the market...

June 29, 2020

Merrell Presents: We Hike to Heal

ROCKFORD, Mich. (June 29, 2020) — “We Hike to Heal” follows Kenya and Michelle Jackson-Saulters, who found each other and combined their passions to create Outdoor Journal Tour. Through a series of events called We Hike to Heal, their goal is to empower women through journaling, meditation and spending time in...

June 29, 2020

Backcountry Access Announces Software Update For Tracker2 Transceivers

BOULDER, CO (June 29, 2020) – Backcountry Access, Inc. (BCA) has announced a software update specifically and exclusively for its Tracker2 avalanche transceivers. The company recommends that all Tracker2 owners take advantage of this update. This software update improves functionality during power-saving mode. After 12 hours without user input, Tracker2...

June 24, 2020

Meet Two New Products from Fenix: The E03R Keychain Flashlight and the LR35R 10000 Lumen Flashlight

Fenix Lighting is proud to be releasing not one, but two exciting new and very different flashlights. The E03R keychain flashlight and the LR35R rechargeable flashlight are both astoundingly bright for their respective sizes, user-friendly, and are packed full of distinctive features. While each product serves different purposes, Fenix built...

June 17, 2020

WANDRD Releases the FERNWEH Backpacking Bag & ROUTE Chest Pack on Kickstarter

Salt Lake City, UT (June 17, 2020) - In German, fernweh (FEIRN-Veyh) means "farsickness," or a longing for a far off place — a feeling all too familiar for many of us right now. With this farsickness and wanderlust in mind, WANDRD launched their first backpacking pack, the FERNWEH, on Kickstarter...

June 16, 2020

New Gregory Paragon, Maven backpacks earn top awards from Outside, Backpacker, Popular Mechanics magazines

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (June 16, 2020)– Scoring a trifecta of awards for Spring 2020, the Gregory Paragon and Maven, the newest lightweight category backpacks from Gregory Mountain Products, earned accolades for versatility and functionality from testers with Outside, Backpacker and Popular Mechanics magazines. In April and May, Outside Magazine...