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Barefoot Shoes Are Back!
Get ready to wiggle your toes and feel the ground beneath you: barefoot shoes are back! Nearly 15 years after the wave of barefoot...
Sep 19, 2024


Rock Fight Action Figures... Sandy Olson-SkiSwap!
She’s the PTA president, former world-class mountain biker, and the middle school band’s leading fundraiser, Sandy Olson-SkiSwap is a...
Sep 17, 2024


Fly Fishing 101: No Brad Pitt Required
A common interest among the human powered outdoor crowd: Fly Fishing! Getting into a new activity can be intimidating especially when you...
Sep 13, 2024


Unpacking The Backcountry Acquisition
Click Here To Listen! Today on THE ROCK FIGHT (an outdoor podcast that aims for the head) we dig into the details behind the acquisition...
Sep 12, 2024


The Hideaway Sleeping Platform: Is This The Best Way To Camp In Your Car?
Sleeping in your car used to be a dirtbag necessity and time honored tradition. But these days sleeping in your car usually means...
Sep 6, 2024


Outdoor Industry Shake Up: Black Diamond Teams With Retailer Wilderness Exchange
Click Here To Listen! Today on THE ROCK FIGHT (an outdoor podcast that aims for the head) owner and founder of Wilderness Exchange , Don...
Sep 5, 2024


Rock Fight Action Figures... Too Much SUP!
Hey, look everyone! It’s Jenga Hauler, Mr. Too Much SUP! With his infectious smile, untamed locks, and innate block-stacking super...
Sep 4, 2024


Salt Life Licks New Market Opportunity
New Ownership Plans to Pivot from Beach to Barnyard Salt Life, the muscular, midlife coastal lifestyle brand, is charting a new course...
Sep 3, 2024


Fuel Goods Is Bringing Sports Nutrition To The Masses
Click Here To Listen! You ever go looking for a GU gel or Stinger waffle before your hike, run or ride and then realize that you're...
Aug 30, 2024


Rock Fight Action Figures... The Social Butterfly!
Is there a hiker she doesn't know? Meet The Social Butterfly ! If you’re a hiker, chances are you already have. For this trail monarch,...
Aug 28, 2024


Shein Sues Temu for ‘Infringing on Infringement’
IP Illustrated reported today that Shein, the world’s largest violator of intellectual property, has filed a lawsuit against Temu, the...
Aug 27, 2024


National Park Tragedies, Mowing Lawns For A Ski Pass plus Deuter & Hydrapak's New Partnership
Click Here To Listen! Today on THE ROCK FIGHT (an outdoor podcast that aims for the head), Justin Housman is back on the mic! Monday's...
Aug 25, 2024


Turtlebox Gen 2 Bluetooth Speaker + Old Style Lager
Click Here To Listen! Today on Gear & Beer: Chicago based outdoor journalist Erica Zazo wants us to get loud and rowdy as she reviews...
Aug 23, 2024


Outdoor Trade Show Update: News Out Of The Running Event & Switchback
Click Here To Listen! Today on THE ROCK FIGHT (an outdoor podcast that aims for the head) Christina Henderson returns to the show to...
Aug 22, 2024


Rock Fight Action Figures... Gram Gossamer aka The Super Ultra Light Hiker 2000!
Take a trip back to when your worries—and your gear—were lighter with Gram Gossamer, aka the Super Ultra Light Hiker 2000! This...
Aug 21, 2024


Bear Market Forces Jack Wolfskin to Retreat from North America
Jack Wolfskin, the German outdoor apparel brand long known as the "Columbia on the Rhine," has announced its withdrawal from the North...
Aug 20, 2024


The 10 Greatest Outdoor Shoes Ever, BD's New Gear & Lolë Acquires Sanuk From Deckers
Click Here To Listen! Today on THE ROCK FIGHT (an outdoor podcast that aims for the head) Colin opens the show (01:05) by ranking the 10...
Aug 19, 2024


Climbing Hang & Finger Boards + A Couple Of Stouts
Click Here To Listen! What's a training staple of every rock climber who wants to get stronger and also avoid the dreaded pulley injury?...
Aug 16, 2024


Outdoor Retail Rumble: Going Deep on REI, Dick's, EMS & More with Eoin Comerford
Click Here To Listen! Today on THE ROCK FIGHT (an outdoor podcast that aims for the head) we’re bringing out a big gun who can speak to...
Aug 15, 2024


Rock Fight Action Figures... 1920's Mountaineer
All White, All Wool, All Man Dressed in bespoke woolens, armed with the finest tools money can buy, and lauded by his social peers, he’s...
Aug 14, 2024
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