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Hiking Footwear Styles Explained: Choosing the Best Style for Adventure When it comes to hiking...
Oboz Ambassador Derick Lugo recently caught up with Whole Earth Provision Co, a small chain of ou...
An interview with Oboz Local Hero, Jo Giese, and her inspiring tale of perseverance in the outdoors. After major surgery, Jo discusses her recovery and journey back to hiking with Oboz Ambassador Derick Lugo.
Entering the world of hiking and camping provides us with an opportunity to re-think a lot of what we know about keeping clean and personal hygiene. Does a bear poop in the woods? Yes. And, so do humans. Taking care of ourselves, arguably, may be one of the most important business matters on the trails. While it's no big deal to stink, it's another thing to end up with a nasty stomach bug in the middle of nowhere because you didn't know any better. We teamed up with our friends at Sea to Summit to do you a solid (pun intended) and run through all the personal hygiene situations you may need to troubleshoot on the trail.
It was 6am During the middle of peak training for a 100-mile race, it wasn’t uncommon to wake u...
Thru-hiking is a commitment in all sorts of ways - a commitment to a physical and mental challenge, a commitment to planning and preparing, a commitment to time, a financial commitment and of course a commitment to, well, the sport of hiking! The Pacific Crest Trail, for instance, can take up to 5 months to complete. Section hiking is an alternative way to experience the allure of that long distance trail, often providing a less expensive and more approachable option for the hiker who cannot afford the time commitment of thru-hiking or a hiker who simply prefers to break it up for more flexibility. Section hiking can also lower the mental barrier of tackling a 2,000+ mile trek all at once and make completing more accessible than you think. It’s all ultimately in the magic of what motivates you and how you want to experience these trails.
Earlier this year, Oboz Ambassador Derick Lugo connected with April, owner of River Rock Outfitter, a specialty store in Fredericksburg, Virginia. River Rock Outfitter celebrated its 10th anniversary last year and is also one of the shops selected to be an Oboz Store Solemate for 2025.
It might just be the one thing that EVERYONE can agree on this year: 2020 sucked. There’s no need to review; if we weren’t all in the same boat, we were at least in the same storm. Perhaps a good thing about times like these is that they tend to make us realize how lucky we really are, in one way or another. With that, here are some things I am thankful for this year, Adventure Travel Guide Edition.
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