Amanda Ellis

My Epic - The Worst Sight in the World, at Looking Glass Rock

While I came to Canada's Bugaboos for the premier alpine climbing, what I discovered was more remarkable.

I slot a pink tri-cam judiciously into the slanted eyebrow feature and clip a long alpine draw from my protection to the rope. The hardware rustles and dings across the rock as I move upwards, smearing my feet across course granite and crimping on a…

Zach Dees Prebula Hitch-mounted cargo carriers free up interior vehicle space while maintaining easy access to equipment. Simple, basket-style trays are the most common style next to sport-specific options, like bike racks. Yakima bridges the gap…

Solar-powered generators, also called portable power stations, provide on-demand power needs when there’s limited access to grid power. They’re useful in a variety of applications, such as camping, road-tripping and during power outages at home.…

Yes, I too measure my adventures with such metrics as vertical feet, miles hiked, and summits attained. Though its hard to quantify, I also attempt to measure the success of my eco-friendly outdoor lifestyle. Did I leave my campsite cleaner than how…

North Carolina is famous for its stacked, rolling Blue Ridge Mountains, heavily-laden with a huge diversity of flora interspersed with dominating rhododendron and colorful wildflowers. Whether you are looking for a short, maintained hike at constant…

Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article.Learn More MSR may have just designed its most versatile water filter to date. The Trail Base Water Filter Kit is a gravity system for base camp, a pocket-sized…

Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article.Learn More Forced to spend outside time inside? The MSR Hubba Tour 2 Tent Review is an adventure touring tent for those bad weather days. New for 2018, MSR built…

If you’ve yet to hear much about the wonder insulator aerogel, that’s likely to change dramatically over the next 12 months — and it deserves every bit of the hype. Though it’s still relatively unknown, it has been utilized by NASA to help insulate…

The goal? To go somewhere completely remote to ride the cleanest waves they could find. The concept of proximity — as stated in the first episode — is, “having two surfers at the top of their game be able to relate to each other in a way no one else…

“You know when you’re out hiking the Appalachian Trail or the PT, there are all these huts where you can rest and refuel? Well, those could absolutely be equipped with wireless power,” Ossia’s VP of Marketing Jen Grenz told Digital Trends. While…

Over the past decade, Patagonia has worked to develop synthetic insulation built to last. The culmination of these efforts: a Hyper Puff line the brand released earlier this year, which boasted the warmest synthetic insulation to date — but it lacked…

North Carolina is canvassed by vast natural wilderness and a popular coastline of beaches and tourist attractions. From Wilmington to Charlotte and everywhere in between, visitors can easily enjoy some of the most beautiful places the state has to…

Ever the innovator, the California-based clothing company Patagonia recently created and unveiled the first-ever line of neoprene-free wetsuits — setting a new industry standard in environmentally friendly apparel in the process. Neoprene’s been used…

Every alpinist knows the saying, ‘it’s every ounce that counts’. Mountaineering endeavors become more grueling with any incremental increase in pack weight — but sacrifice warmth and face the threat of imminent hypothermia. The most imperative yet…

The entire state of North Carolina is peppered with alluring natural wonders, including a collection of beautiful, two-tiered cascading waterfalls and raging torrents of varying sizes. The mass concentration of waterfalls in the Pisgah National…

Summer in North Carolina goes hand in hand with soaring temperatures and devastating humidity. Luckily the riveting scenery of the state is teeming with rivers, streams, and mountain springs that equate to refreshing swimming holes where you can find…