Most Out of The Box (Figuratively) Backcountry Meals

Most people would consider an out of the box meal; well exactly that! Straight out of the box, just add water and you’re on your way! Unfortunately, while this is great for saving weight and packing in calories, it does kind of feel a bit shameful when you are surrounded by the natural beauty of […]

15 Things You Want In Your Backcountry Med Kit

15.) Bactine- Great for isolating open wounds and adhering gauze. A smart thing to carry in the backcountry 14.) Electrolytes Essential to replenish at times when the body has lost precious salts from sweating, exerting oneself, and not eating well. Theres no substitute for staying hydrated and eating properly, but have these on hand in case […]

Best Cars To Take Skiing

While this is not “Consumer Reports”, sometimes OutdoorEnd likes to inform you on the best products out there for your outdoor activity driven lives. In this weeks blog, we will be looking at five of the best CARS for your ski vacations that don’t involve 31-inch tires and $50k price tags. Sure, SUV’s are great […]

You, Recycling, and Your Outdoor Lifestyle

We all love the outdoors to one extent or another. Even your average city-slicking, fast-food-eating, pant-suit-wearing average Joe will admit that he likes a breath of fresh air from time to time. These days fresh air is harder and harder to come by. The burning of fossil fuels, and petroleum-based products has pushed mankind over […]

Hanging With Rannveig Aamodt…Quite Literally!

Meet Rannveig Aamodt. Climber extraordinaire, photographer, author and adventurer at heart, Rannveig has been climbing professionally for over 10 years, and is not one to shy away from even the most dramatic of cruxes. While climbing in April of 2012 Aamodt broke her back, both her ankles, her pelvis, and elbow in a 15m ground fall […]

Training 101

With so many sports and outdoor activities out there, its hard to choose which ones we want to get after, and which ones we may need to build ourselves up to. For myself, improving on my climbing is my goal for this year, but I have done little to none at all this year and […]

Get Your Old Cruiser Back In Action

When winter sets in and it is dumping snow outside, guys sometimes seek refuge in a thing called a “garage”, where they may spend hours working on their”projects” that they have been meaning to get to for since the age of who knows when. Tinkering with old cars, cardboard boxes of…whats this? An old cruiser […]

New Years Resolutions

It’s that time of year. The time where we tell ourselves we’re going to make big changes in our lives, and better ourselves so that everybody will notice us and like us better…hey, why not! If your lacking on ideas for self improvement, why not take a page out of OutdoorEnds book with a couple […]

Five Medical Tips For The Backcountry

Safety in the backcountry is paramount. When doing many of the activities we choose to do and love, we are taking inherent risks that could potentially put us in harms way. Anyone who has been in the backcountry knows that there are many uncertain variables from weather, to physical and mental health of you and […]

Best Expedition Packs

In a world where bigger is more, and more is better, you may become disillusioned and forget the simplicity of intuitive, refined design . Fortunately, expedition packs incorporate the type of forward thinking you would expect from a backpack designed to keep your stuff dry, compartmentalized, and easy to access while being as minimalist and […]

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