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The triumphant return of Neptune Mountaineering
On a Thursday night in Boulder, hundreds of outdoor enthusiasts crowd into crooked rows of metal folding chairs amid shelves of shoes, racks of sleeping bags, and a wall modeled after Eldorado Canyon and the Flatirons. They’ve paid $5 to watch a screening of Dirtbag: The Legend ...read more
Jeremy Collins' climbing jeans have artistic flare
Ride the elevator with Jeremy Collins and Benji Thrasher, founders of the lifestyle apparel company, Meridian Line.Collins is an award-winning artist and storyteller. And Thrasher is a veteran outdoor designer. Before Meridian Line, Collins worked as a full-time artist, ...read more
Industry Buzz: How to get featured in The Daily at OR Summer Market, Penn State's weird stance on outdoor rec, and a bunch of new hires.
If you read anything today, make it Industry Buzz. Here are the latest headlines: Do you have buzzworthy news tips? Email us at SNEWSedit@aimmedia.com.Penn State University apparently thinks hiking, camping, and climbing are too dangerous and risky for its students. University ...read more
Special series: The Outdoor Brand Playbook, Part 2
Successfully producing outdoor gear used to be such a simple endeavor: Make great product, then sell it through retail partners, or directly through a catalog or your own store. These days, the formula has become a lot more complicated. With the option to distribute through a ...read more
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Nite Ize wins knockoff case
An arm of the U.S. government is now barring replica Nite Ize products from entering the country.On Tuesday, the Boulder-based company announced that it has won a two-year battle before the International Trade Commission (ITC) in protecting one of its patented products against ...read more
Poll | Who makes the best climbing shoes?
Whether you hit the rock climbing gym every once in a while or you're constantly rushing out of work to get in as many routes at the local crag before the sun goes down, we know you have a favorite pair of shoes. Some brands have been cobbling for decades and others are new to ...read more
Editor's Note: I thought lobbyists were slimy. Then I became one.
It’s so easy to be cynical about politics and politicians these days. If your only connection to what goes on in Washington D.C. is CNN, Fox, and MSNBC, it can feel epicly depressing, like nothing gets done, nothing ever changes, and all our elected officials are just tools being ...read more
YETI tussles with NRA
YETI Coolers says that a scornful letter from a gun industry official is entirely inaccurate. Marion P. Hammer, USF executive director and NRA past president, in a letter to USF and NRA members on Friday, said that after years of providing "hot items" for sportsmen, YETI cut ties ...read more
7 brands, retailers lovin' on our planet
When Earth Day rolls around, everyone's social media feeds are flooded with tips on how to be greener and sustainable ways to celebrate Earth—all good things. But SNEWS rounded up a list of brands and organizations who stand out in loving on our planet.Do you live in one of the ...read more
This #CoolShop is located in the heart of the national monuments debate
Next time you’re visiting Southern Utah and are in need of outdoor supplies, head over to Escalante Outfitters. If you need a morning meal to fuel your adventure or a cold local beer afterwards, you can head there, too. Want a tour of the area or a place to say for the night? ...read more
Study: The greenest states in the U.S.
Vermont is doing the best at loving Mother Earth and West Virginia is doing the worst, according to a new survey by WalletHub that ranked all 50 states based on the current health of the environment and residents’ environmental-friendliness."Without a doubt, the bar for being ...read more
Industry Buzz: Breaking news, fee-free National Parks day, L.L.Bean's summer-long relay hike, and more.
If you read anything today, make it Industry Buzz. Here are the latest headlines:Do you have buzzworthy news tips? Email us at SNEWSedit@aimmedia.com.We have breaking specialty retailer news. Chattanooga-based Rock/Creek Outfitters was sold to Uncle Dan's Outfitters, a subsidiary ...read more
Rock/Creek Outfitters sold to Uncle Dan's
Owners of Rock/Creek Outfitters have sold the business to Uncle Dan’s Outfitters, a subsidiary of Camping World Holdings Inc., according to multiple news reports.The specialty outdoor retailer has served Tennessee and beyond for more than 30 years. In 2017, it was bought by Chad ...read more
Weekend Watch: Climbers ascend El Cap in 7 minutes
Wyoming-based filmmaker and photographer Tristan Greszko condensed 2 hours, 19 minutes, 44 seconds into a 7-minute time lapse of climbers Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds breaking the standing speed record on El Capitan last October.And even though it was a speed ascent, Gobright ...read more
Retailers draw customers with Get Out More Tour
Fifty times this year, Randy Propster will roll up to outdoor retail shops and various festivals in a flashy expedition vehicle and captivate an audience for 90 minutes by talking about the latest and greatest gear as wells as trail-tested tips and skills. He might even tell a ...read more
Part spoon, part fork, part spatula
Elevator Pitches are written by the company and edited for space and clarity. They do not express the opinions of SNEWS or its editors.Ride the elevator with Zac Rubenson and Alex Thomsen, co-founders of Morsel:You know how normal spoons and camping sporks kind of suck for ...read more