Welcome to Gear Junkie
DEAR BLOG READERS, GEAR CONNOISSEURS, AND OUTDOORS AFICIONADOS:
Despite the title of my newspaper column and this ancillary blog, I am not a materialistic buffoon. I love outdoors gear, but not in and of itself. The shoes, ropes, crampons, packs, base layers, bikes, headlamps, camp stoves, tents, knives, canoes, bivy sacks and avalanche probes I write about and keep in my basement gear vault do not collect dust. I bike to the office. I train every night. And I get outside as much as humanly possible.
Last year is a good example: I ran two marathons, competed in nine adventure races and several orienteering meets, climbed three significant mountains, skied the 51-kilometer American Birkebeiner, explored slot canyons in south-central Utah, and traveled all over the continent using the latest and greatest in outdoors equipment. This gear not only enhanced these experiences, but it pushed me further and made me try harder in every pursuit.
I envision this blog to be a forum where I will discuss new outdoors equipment while also talking about places where this gear can be used -- from city parks to mountain peaks.
Please feel free to contribute information, ask questions and steer the conversation to where you want it to go.
--Stephen Regenold
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A little background information on Gear Junkie & Stephen Regenold:
"Gear Junkie" is a weekly, nationally-syndicated newspaper column on the outdoors written by Stephen Regenold. The column, which currently appears in eight newspapers around the country, has a weekly circulation of 2 million+
I created the column in 2002 for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, my hometown newspaper. It has since expanded into the following publications: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Daily News of Los Angeles, Albuquerque Journal, Reno Gazette-Journal, Spokane Spokesman-Review, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Redding Record Searchlight, Billings Gazette and MountainZone.com.
Prior to Gear Junkie, I served as Editor of the climbing magazine Vertical Jones, a publication I conceptualized and started up fresh out of college. Vertical Jones, which covered climbing in the Midwest, was published from 1997 through 2001.
Despite the title of my newspaper column and this ancillary blog, I am not a materialistic buffoon. I love outdoors gear, but not in and of itself. The shoes, ropes, crampons, packs, base layers, bikes, headlamps, camp stoves, tents, knives, canoes, bivy sacks and avalanche probes I write about and keep in my basement gear vault do not collect dust. I bike to the office. I train every night. And I get outside as much as humanly possible.
Last year is a good example: I ran two marathons, competed in nine adventure races and several orienteering meets, climbed three significant mountains, skied the 51-kilometer American Birkebeiner, explored slot canyons in south-central Utah, and traveled all over the continent using the latest and greatest in outdoors equipment. This gear not only enhanced these experiences, but it pushed me further and made me try harder in every pursuit.
I envision this blog to be a forum where I will discuss new outdoors equipment while also talking about places where this gear can be used -- from city parks to mountain peaks.
Please feel free to contribute information, ask questions and steer the conversation to where you want it to go.
--Stephen Regenold
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A little background information on Gear Junkie & Stephen Regenold:
"Gear Junkie" is a weekly, nationally-syndicated newspaper column on the outdoors written by Stephen Regenold. The column, which currently appears in eight newspapers around the country, has a weekly circulation of 2 million+
I created the column in 2002 for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, my hometown newspaper. It has since expanded into the following publications: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Daily News of Los Angeles, Albuquerque Journal, Reno Gazette-Journal, Spokane Spokesman-Review, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Redding Record Searchlight, Billings Gazette and MountainZone.com.
Prior to Gear Junkie, I served as Editor of the climbing magazine Vertical Jones, a publication I conceptualized and started up fresh out of college. Vertical Jones, which covered climbing in the Midwest, was published from 1997 through 2001.
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2 Comments:
Hey Stephen I am interested in finding a good alpine pant that breaths well, has reinforced knees, beefed up abrasion resistant ankle cuffs as an all around good winter/glacier/rock pant. Perhaps out of Schoeller. Any suggestions??? I want minimal bulk. Thanks!
drdoodler,
Not sure if it meets all your criteria, but my new favorite alpine pant is the Ibex Backcountry Pant ($235, www.ibexwear.com). Kind of pricey, but really high quality, reinforced but not too heavy, and made of a funky wool/nylon/Spandex mix that breathes quite nicely.
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