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Win $4000+ in Gear from The Clymb

August 19, 2010

Wow. As if all those upcoming sales and clearances weren’t enough to get your credit card trigger finger itchy, huge-cut discounters The Clymb just threw down a major contest. As part of their Gear for a Year contest, lucky winners will receive $200 in Clymb credit each month for a year (the $4000 number they’re [...]

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Lightest Airmat Makes Its Debut

August 19, 2010

At the Outdoor Retailer show, Klymit unveiled its new air mat – the Inertia X Frame Sleeping Pad. The company claims this new future-device weighs just 9.1 ounces and packs down to the size of a soda can. It also looks CRAZY. I’m jealous of the backcountry types who can sleep on stuff like this. [...]

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First Impressions: Gregory Baltoro 70

August 9, 2010

My former backpacking pack was an Osprey Atmos 50, a well-worn bright red model with an awesome mesh ventilated back. It has served me well over the years, but now that I’ve started backpacking in places that need bear canisters, I’m pretty much out of room with that guy. In light of my upcoming Mount [...]

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Keens on Sale at the Clymb

July 15, 2010

By now, you guys should know the drill for this — the Clymb continually offers an amazing selection of first-rate outdoor gear at deep discounted prices, but only for very limited times. Right now, they’ve got a great selection of Keen footwear – those shoes with the boxy toe-guards that we hikers seem to love [...]

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New CamelBaks on the Way

July 9, 2010

The CamelBak has become a ubiquitous part of hiking culture. Any outdoorsperson worth his or her salt (and potassium for electrolyte balance!) has some sort of hydration pack in their bag, and more often than not it’s a CamelBak brand. Stephen Regenold from the Gear Junkie got his hands on some of the new autumn [...]

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Free $10 Coupon from Moosejaw

June 23, 2010

Moosejaw, the outdoor outfitter with the best catalogue writing around, is offering Modern Hiker readers a $10 coupon good for any purchase of $25 or more … and all you have to do is fill out a quick online survey. That’s it. No strings attached, no limitations (other than you can’t buy gift cards with [...]

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REI Used Gear Sale this Saturday

March 25, 2010

I’m heading out of town for work through next week, which means I’m missing the big REI Used Gear Sale in Santa Monica this Saturday. The members-only REI Used Gear Sale is one of the most anticipated gear-events at the store, with slightly used gear on sale with deep discounts. If you’re in the market [...]

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Salomon Footwear on Sale on the Clymb

March 22, 2010

The Clymb is a new, members-only outdoor gear sale site. It’s kind of like Steep and Cheap except it’s a little more controlled – there’s more than one item for sale at a time, and the sales tend to last a bit longer – three days or until all the gear is gone. Right now, [...]

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New Snowshoes from Outdoor Retailer

January 22, 2010

In case you haven’t looked outside this week, we’re currently in SoCal Monsoon Season, which means flooded streets and parking garages for us here in the city, but tons of fresh snowpack up in the mountains. Once the weather clears up a bit, it might be the perfect time to try your foot at snowshoeing. [...]

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Patagonia Winter Sale

January 15, 2010

Just in time for a series of winter storms next week that might dump as much as four feet of snow in the higher mountains, Patagonia is clearing out its fall and winter gear to make room for the spring lineup, offering up to 30% off jackets, pants, sweaters, socks, and baselayers. The sale only [...]

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