More people are getting into climbing through gyms, and companies are responding by creating higher quality, entry-level shoes, with a focus on comfort, durability and performance. Not surprisingly, comfort remains an important factor across the spectrum of shoe designs, even ...read more
Versatility is the name of the game with the lighting solutions at this summer’s show, with many devices doing double duty as a light source and a power station for charging USB devices. Headlamps continue to be refined with more lumens, waterproofness, fit improvements and ...read more
Leading up to Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2015, SNEWS is previewing some of the top trends and new products you’ll see at the trade show and Open Air Demo in Salt Lake City, Aug. 4-8. You can access all these articles and more in our O.R. Daily Day 0 edition. For most ...read more
Throughout the next month, SNEWS will recap its coverage of Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2015 with select stories from the O.R. Daily we published at the show Jan. 20 – 24. It’s an opportunity for you to catch up on stories you might have missed in O.R.D., and for us to update ...read more
This Outdoor Retailer Summer Market recap is brought to you in partnership with Gore-Tex. The biggest trends in climbing shoes at Summer Market are showing up in several new high-performance models, along with a few mid-level shoes that close the gap between all day comfort and ...read more
Despite his own claim that he’s not a “real shoemaker,” Heinz Mariacher is the name behind some of today’s most popular climbing shoes. Early on, he recognized the need to make climbing footwear more comfortable, and now strives on the front lines of the never-ending pursuit of ...read more
Rechargeable lighting finally is gaining traction outdoors against its disposable-battery brethren. The growing availability of lightweight and rugged portable power options with USB compatibility is letting consumers leave the double and triple A’s at home. And in some cases, ...read more
Throughout the next month, SNEWS will recap its coverage of Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2014 with select stories from the O.R. Daily we published at the show Aug. 6 – 9. It’s an opportunity for you to catch up on stories you might have missed in O.R.D., and for us to update ...read more
Leading up to Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2014, SNEWS is previewing some of the top trends and new products you’ll see at the trade show and Open Air Demo in Salt Lake City, Aug. 5-9. You can access all these articles and more in our O.R. Daily Day 0 edition. It’s an exciting ...read more
Throughout the next month, SNEWS will recap its coverage of Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2013 with select stories from the O.R. Daily we published at the show July 31 – Aug. 3. It’s an opportunity for you to catch up on stories you might have missed in O.R.D., and for us to ...read more
Throughout the next month, SNEWS will recap its coverage of Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2013 with select stories from the O.R. Daily we published at the show July 31 – Aug. 3. It’s an opportunity for you to catch up on stories you might have missed in O.R.D., and for us to ...read more
Throughout the next month, SNEWS will recap its coverage of Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2013 with select stories from the O.R. Daily we published at the show July 31 – Aug. 3. It’s an opportunity for you to catch up on stories you might have missed in O.R.D., and for us to ...read more
Leading up to Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, SNEWS is previewing new trends and products you’ll see at the trade show in Salt Lake City, July 30-Aug. 3. Today, we take a peek at climbing. You can access all these articles and more in our digital edition of the O.R. Daily Day 0. ...read more
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday leading up to Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, SNEWS is previewing the top new trends and products you’ll see at the trade show in Salt Lake City, Aug. 1-5. All these stories also can be found in the print or digital flipbook edition of our ...read more
