Ryan Stuart, explore's gear editor

Ryan Stuart's tell all blog spot on his gear addiction and life and times as explore magazine's gear editor

Restless Josie

Here's a cool new travel show that's now in production. Shot, directed and starring a woman and focused on adventure sports. Plus she's Canadian and my wife. The first episode is about Hawaii's North Shore. You can find out more about her and the premise of the show at RestlessJosie.com. ...

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Gear up like an Olympian

The Olympics are over but I'm still feeling like I want to over achieve. If you feel the same or are just curious about those awesome pants the U.S. snowboard team was wearing here's some info on how to dress just like the Olympians. Cause even if you aren't as ...

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The barefoot truth: what you should know about barefoot running

As many of you will have heard by now, running barefoot promotes better biomechanics. Without heavily cushioned shoes most of us will foot strike on our mid or forefoot. It's a faster and less-jarring way of striding according to a new study that appeared as the cover story in a ...

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CTV beats CBC and NBC

I'm loving CTV's coverage of the Olympics. As we pull into the home stretch for the 2010 games I feel like I've watched more sports, more often live, than any other Olympics. I know having it in my time zone helps, but so does having three channels to watch it ...

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Funny sleeping bag video

Exped makes some innovative sleeping bags like the Dreamwalker, which is a cross between a sleeping bag and a down jacket. The North American distribution for Exped was recently spun off from Outdoor Research and the new team is having a good time, creatively promoting their products. Check out this ...

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