Packing up for an Outdoor Dirtbag Road Trip
… and making it a success. All excited about your upcoming road trip? Gotten your new van or outdoor vehicle and packing up for your first loooong road trip? Well, we can’t tell…
Repair your Down Jacket or Sleeping Bag yourself?
Rrrrrrrrriiiiiip! Oh no! You turn around only to find your brand new down jacket with an ugly L shape rip and a cloud of feathers in the air. You take the jacket off…
Whats happening at the ISPO 2013
As every year the leading sports business trade fair, ISPO 2013 shows off innovative and functional products, the latest trends in fashion and gear for segments in outdoor, winter and performance sports. Apart…
A woman amidst the Outdoor Nerds – Outdoor Trade Fair 2012, Friedrichshafen
Like almost every year, the Outdoor Trade fair in Friedrichshafen is THE event to explore trends and products that will appear within the next season. I came finally equipt with an SLR cam…
What do you do with your used climbing rope?
Do you have tons of used rope that is stacked in your basement and you do not know what else to do with it? Why throw it away when it’s still good enough…
Luxury at the rocks
Ambience, beauty, surroundings and facilities count, when you want to rate a climbing area. Sometimes, there are interesting findings at places when you least expect it. Some are luxurious, some funny
Grading sport climbs
This is how the Grading System functions for sportsclimbing. Here’s a comparison table from the 4 most important countries. Note that Asia uses both the french and american grading system in mix. The…