The MSR Lightning Ascent snowshoes ($320) have been a staple in the MSR snowshoe line for quite a few years. This year, MSR added a new binding dubbed the Paragon,…
Marie Malinowski
Marie Malinowski
Marie is a Minneapolis-based mountain biker, bike commuter, sea kayaker, backpacker, trail runner and world traveler. She is inspired by all things outdoors and has searched (unsuccessfully) for life’s answers in the fjords of Greenland, Roatan’s coral reefs, Moab’s singletrack, the Swiss alps and while wandering aimlessly through Amsterdam with only a messenger bag, twenty Euros, and a dog-eared copy of In a Sunburned Country.
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If you ask any bike commuter what they really want for Christmas, most of us will say we want cars to stop trying to run us over or off the…
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When it comes to Christmas gifts, we should look to the centuries-old approved adage of: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a…
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Bra reviews are always awkward so I’m just going to get on with it. There are two types of running bras: Compression and encapsulation. A compression bra resembles a crop…
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The GSI Outdoors JavaMill Coffee Grinder ($37.50) delivers fresh ground coffee at camp as fine as any floofy coffee shop. All that’s needed for coffee at camp is beans, a…
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Black Friday isn’t so much as a day as it’s a Pavlovian signal to open your wallet and pounce on headlines that shriek, “Black Friday Sale Starts Now!” At Grit…
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Greenland offers innumerable paths to those willing to seek them out. The challenge is figuring out on which path to start because it’s a country without roads, rental cars and…
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With the angst and problems in the world today, we’re unlikely to think of fashion as a solution or a problem. But the textile industry is the second greatest polluter…
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The Pearl Izumi Pro Merino Thermal Jersey ($195) is a result of a partnership with The Woolmark Company to create Merino wool cycling apparel for when the temperatures plunge, brooding gray clouds…