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
October 2008 archive
Lunar training: a review of Nike's hightech running shoe
I just posted a YouTube review of Nike's Luna Trainer, one of their newest and most cutting edge everyday running shoes. After about 100 kilometres on them we're pretty pleased. They're a great training shoe that's super comfortable to wear and, more importantly, to run in. They fit a little ...
New round Vancouver Island record
Back on September 2 I reported about Sean Morley's plan to break the round Vancouver Island sea kayaking record. Well he's back and he did it, cutting six days off the solo mark. It doesn't sound like it was the most rewarding paddle of his career. You can find out ...
My footbeds have SOLE
My feet have SOLE, and they're glad. Calgary based SOLE makes heat moldable insoles for everything from hiking boots to cycling shoes (I reviewed the the Ed Vistures signature model in the August 2007 issue of Explore), as well as sport socks and some of the most comfortable flip flops ...
Crackle TV comes back to Canada for extreme sea kayaking
- Posted on October 16, 2008 at 3:28 PM
- Comments (1)
- Permalink
Think extreme sea kayaking is an oxymoron? Then you should be first in line to check out the new film by Justine Curgenven. The U.K. paddler has been making what can only be called extreme sea kayaking movies for the last few years. She's about to release her fourth installment, ...
Free Porn...uhh...ski movies, I mean
- Posted on October 15, 2008 at 2:43 PM
- Comments (1)
- Permalink
Last March I was on a gear testing trip in Whistler when I met Jordan Judd, the marketing manager for Atomic USA. I was jealous of him and not just because he has a cool job, lives close to dry snow in Ogden, Utah, and his kid was skiing before ...
Election 2008 - vote for nature
- Posted on October 8, 2008 at 12:54 PM
- Comments (1)
- Permalink
Election day is approaching fast, which means its almost time to make a decision: Who are you going to vote for? If you feel like I do, none of the parties are a perfect fit. I live in the North Island riding where the last two elections have been squeakers. ...
SPOT to the rescue
Last winter Personal Locator Beacons and satellite messengers were approved for sale in Canada (see March 2008 issue of Explore). I've been waiting to hear about their use and now I have. A hiker in Banff National Park hit help on his SPOT Satellite Messenger in September after he fell ...
Finally - Jetboil Helios hits shelves
We first introduced you to the Jetboil Helios in Explore's May issue Gear Guide. See below for my review. At the time Jetboil was just entering the Canadian marketplace after several successful years in the U.S. But the Helios was brand new technology and as it turns out, not quite ...
Meet stars of Everest at Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation Gala
- Posted on October 2, 2008 at 5:01 PM
- Comments (1)
- Permalink
Here's your chance to meet some of the greatest Everest climbers and support a good cause at the same time. Part of the Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation Gala & Auction, presented by Coast Mountain Sports, is a meet and greet on Thursday October 23 at the Calgary Coast Mountain Sports ...