Gear Review & Tech Talk

By Jesse Cassidy For over 110 years, Deuter has been making quality packs and equipment. From their start providing the Bavarian Royal Mail with post sacks and bags, to their 2014 line of packs for every occasion, Deuter has been a leading name in packs and adventure equipment for over a century. This summer Granite Chief is proud to be...

Many think that Slacklining is a modern day version of tightrope walking and in many ways that’s an accurate assumption. If that is so the tightrope has come a long way from a thin rope or wire stretched tightly between two end points. Today’s slackline, as the name implies, has less tension giving the line more flex. The flex adds...

Three friends load up the Subaru with Riviera SUP and head inland to explore Lake Powell in the desert southwest. Paddleboards are the perfect vehicle to explore the narrow canyons of this amazing lake. The water is especially low from back to back drought years and many of the ancient ruins and petroglyphs that were flooded by the building of...

by Herb Manning I grabbed a pair of La Sportiva's Thunder III GTX hiking boots and headed down the eastside where the last of the spring snow makes hiking the Sierra wet and burdensome. How did the boots perform, pretty darn well. My feet were dry thanks to the Gore-Tex Comfort Lining. When I found myself post holing all the...

Trying to decide between a sit on top and sit inside kayak? This video by Emotion Kayaks can help you decide. Award winning Emotions Kayaks are our best selling Kayaks. It's time to get out on the lake!

LIMITED OFFER! We'll throw in a free pair of Wigwam Thunder Pro Running Socks, a $13.99 value when you purchase a new pair of 2014 Running Shoes! Choose from Brooks, Salomon, Montrail, La Sportiva, and Merrell, the best trail running shoes on the market. Come on in and try on a pair, new spring trail running shoes and apparel arriving...

Congratulations to AJ Hurt for her excellent performance this past weekend where she came in 2nd place at Sugar Bowl! The following three days following her race AJ took part of a performance camp where the top skiers in the west come together to train and compete against each other.  Of course, AJ showed us what she was made in...

Julia Mancuso, 4 time Olympic Medalist (Music: Smokey Jones - Lightning) from Smokey Jones. Julia's sister Sara, known as Smokey Jones in her music career, has put together a touching tribute in this music video to America's most decorated woman alpine skier. It seems that there is a lot of talent in the Mancuso family. Thank you Smokey for sharing...

Tahoe is an amazing place in the summer for biking, with miles upon miles of trails, and some of the most spectacular views, the biking here is unparalleled. With the winters generally leaving feet upon feet of snow, it is often time to put the bike away in favor of our two planked friends. However with the last few seasons...

  After her first run, 18 year old Mikaela led the field by .50 of a second. But Austria's Marlies Schild, (one of Shiffrin's slalom heros), lays down the fastest time of the day on the second run of the women's slalom event to take the lead. Marlies, a veteran great has won a two silvers and a bronze in her...