Planning your first weekend hike or a backpacking trip? Want to know what it's like to experience free fall from 13,000ft? Interested in swapping beta on some of the best bouldering locations across the US? Check out our Trip Reports for recent articles from our Featured Bloggers. Whether you’re venturing outdoors alone or with your family or friends, you’ll find something that matches your interests! We also tackle complex topics like racism, colorism, transphobia and queerphobia in outdoor recreation.
By spending time in the outdoors with our immigrant parents, we can help them embrace themselves, time with their loved ones and the beauty of nature. But what if your parents aren’t exactly interested? How do you convince them that the outdoors isn’t just “for White people”?
Read MoreIf you’re a BIPOC freelancer making your way in the outdoor industry, get ready. This is a steep trail with many obstacles and hazards along the way. We’ve assembled a guide with strategies to help you side-step coercive corporate practices while making smart informed decisions for your career.
Read MoreWhether you’re planning a backcountry hike or visiting a local park, this guide will help you get outside safely this winter. Start small, figure out your comfort zone and build towards that snowy dreamscape you’ve been vision boarding!
Read MoreIf you’ve ever considered buying a bike, here are a few reasons why this is a trend you should jump on. Don’t get sticker shock and make sure to talk to the folks at your local shops. They'll be happy to get you set up and riding as soon as possible.
Read MoreThree Black surfers meet on a beach to discuss public and private grief surrounding the pandemic and the epidemic of state sanctioned violence against Black men.
Read MoreTwenty-two years have passed, and I am still driven to prove that I can do what white folks do, but I have only recently discovered why.
Read MoreUsually as climbers, we concentrate on arm strength, but strong legs are just as important! Here are five exercises to improve your heel hook and toe down ability!
Read MoreHere are 4 tips for dealing with internalized racism that will allow you to experience BIPOC community and the outdoors fully. Your family might even come along too.
Read MoreThis summer my partner James and I took on the task of designing and building our own backyard climbing wall. Here are several lessons we learned along the way!
I’ll be honest, once I started doing big missions in the mountains a few years ago, I lost appreciation for chill local outdoor activities that didn’t require expensive technical gear. Looking back, I think my internal bias prevented me from enjoying so many different experiences in nature like visiting a local park and sitting on a picnic blanket with your best friend.
Read MoreI often get asked why people who look like me don’t spend more time in nature. It seems like such an innocent question, but it reminds me of the times that I have felt unwelcome in the outdoors. As an educator who believes in the importance of teaching others, here are five ways to become a better ally to hikers of color.
Read MoreIf we as BIPOC were taken seriously, Gearmunk employees, like myself, wouldn’t have to fight tooth and nail for the thousands of dollars that we are owed. Gearmunk also owes members of the DEI Committee a total of $3,000.
Read MoreFront Levers may not be fun but they are great core exercises and very useful for roof climbing. Here are five exercises that will improve your climbing and will progress you to doing a full front lever.
Read MoreI love this hike because it’s close to home and has breathtaking views at the top. The fire road gives you the option of upgrading the accessibility and downgrading the difficulty level of this trail. It’s still an 8+ mile hike though, so make sure you come prepared.
Read MoreDespite being raised to be a well-adjusted, confident, Black kid, I wanted to be White.
Read MoreWe spoke with Afro-Mexican firefighter Christian Riley about how he’s worked hard to make his dreams of skydiving, paragliding and BASE jumping a reality.
Read MoreMaybe it’s time to stop worshipping Muir, Pinchot, Roosevelt, Wilson and Grant, and to start listening to Black and Indigenous environmental leaders.
Read MoreThe second installment on how to improve your pull power! These exercises are a bit more challenging!
Read MoreFor me there is no substitute for sleeping under the stars. These first few days have brought me a quietness of mind that has been missing for months. At the same time it is not an escape; I choose not to fully disconnect from what is happening in the world and in our country right now.
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