Changing Lives, One Kayak At A Time
First Descents offers cancer survivors an empowering adventure on the rapids of Montana “The vision was really simple for First Descents, and that was just to teach young adults with cancer how…
Douchebags Introduces New Innovative MTB Travel Bag
(DB Equipment) leaders of hybrid construction adventure travel gear introduces a one of a kind mountain bike bag called “The Trail“- featuring a protective hard shell and a lightweight soft shell, as…
Q&A With Jim Santos, Fog City Gear
Fog City Gear ”Quality Cycle Gear Made in Fog City” Tucked away on a quiet street in the Mission District of San Francisco, lies the home to Fog City Gear. Here, Jim…
State of Gold: On The Road In California
California truly is a state of gold. From Joshua Tree National Park to the beaches of San Clemente, California is hard to beat for outdoor adventure. Knowing this, Backcountry took 2 Gearheads, 1…
Iceland Traverse MTB: Hans Rey & Steve Peat Documentary
Hans Rey and Steve Peat are legends in the mountain biking world,. What better place to film them riding than Iceland! Their technical riding abilities are unmatched in the cycling world; their…
Cycling Northern California: Rider Review
Known by many Californians as the city by the bay, San Francisco is the launch point for epic bike trails that connect riders to a wild north coast. While I’ve spent a…
3 Day Crossing Of The Neguev Desert
XPDTN3 explorers Marc Gasch and Diego Grasa join local guides Nimi Cohen and Zach Uchovsky embark on a 3 day croissing of the Neguev desert in the south of Israel. Full story…
Tales On Tyres: Riding The Baja Divide
The “Baja Divide” is a new but already established 2735km long off-pavement bikepacking route (created by Lael Wilcox and Nicholas Carman) starting in San Diego, USA and following the length of the…
Hipcamp – A letter to Congress
If we lose nature, we lose this all. The most urgent threat to nature today is something known as the Public Land Heist,[3] the avaricious attempts to sell huge tracts of our…
Rope Solo First Ascent by Fabian Buhl
Ganesha – alpinist Fabian Buhl solo redpoints his route at the Sonnwendwand After being the first to repeat Alexander Huber’s route “Nirwana” at Loferer Steinplatte, Fabian Buhl was hooked. The 26-year old…
Ready For Adventure: MindShift Gear TrailScape 18L Camera Bag
One of the latest additions to the Mindshift Gear camera bag lineup, the TrailScape 18L is ideal for day adventures and outdoor excursions, with an emphasis on hiking. The Trailscape camera bag…
ABSA Cape Epic 2017 – Trailer
The Cape Epic 2017 will take riders through 691 km of South Africa’s Western Cape countryside and up a lot of hills: the accumulated vertical gain will be 15,400 m. 1,300 mountain…