View Larger Map One of the Salt Lake Valley’s least known canyons, Killyons Canyon, has been spared from the bulldozer of development and will forever be open space thanks to a $500,000 donation from someone who wants to remain anonymous. As we told you in an article last month, a deadline loomed for Utah Open Lands…
Author: Jared Hargrave
Rock climbing The Watchtower in Ferguson Canyon
Ferguson Canyon is a small cleft just south of Big Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Range. Because of its proximity to its world-famous neighbors, Ferguson often gets overlooked by rock climbers. But once you enter its shady passages, you’ll find excellent climbing routes hidden away from the hot summer sun. One of those places is…
Eureka! Suite V6 tent and Riner sleeping bag review
Eureka! Suite V6 Tent Holy mother of tent! That’s pretty much the reaction I had when Eureka! sent out the Suite V6 tent and it was delivered to my door. The box is huge and the tent is even bigger when set up. I’ll say it again, the tent is enormous (sleeps 6) and you…
Outdoor Retailer 2010 Summer Market: Easton, Tecnica, Suunto and Canada Goose
The Outdoor Retailer 2010 Summer Market is, by all accounts, a huge success. The show this year experienced a 28% increase in pre-registered attendees. In addition, the Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau finalized agreements for the Outdoor Retailer Winter and Summer Markets to stay in Salt Lake City through 2014. That means the city…
Salomon focuses on trail gear at Outdoor Retailer 2010 Summer Market
Salomon is an outdoor company well known for their skis and boots, but they’ve long been making quality shoes and apparel as well. At this year’s Outdoor Retailer 2010 Summer Market, Salomon has put the focus on high performance sport equipment for mountain athletes who trail run and enjoy light and fast hiking and backpacking….
Outdoor Retailer 2010 Summer Market: Klymit, Vargo Outdoors, Waterbox and Polarmax
The Outdoor Retailer 2010 Summer Market is filled with new innovations in the outdoor gear industry, and it’s exciting to see what products will become available in stores come Spring 2011. On the first day wandering the Outdoor Retailer convention floor, Klymit, Vargo Outdoors, Waterbox and Polarmax did not disappoint. Klymit We here at UtahOutside.com have followed Nate…
Camelbak unveils hydration system redesign at Outdoor Retailer 2010 Summer Market
Camelbak seriously impressed this year at the Outdoor Retailer 2010 Summer Market since they basically reinvented themselves by overhauling their water reservoir system. As a result, they had to redesign all of their backpacks, release some new models, and unveil a water bottle with a built-in filter. It took 20 years, but Camelbak is changing…
Q&A with Conrad Anker of “The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest””
Conrad Anker, Mount Everest climber and star of the film, “The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest” was in Salt Lake City to promote the movie, which is screening in IMAX at the Clark Planetarium. We met with Mr. Anker at the Salt Lake REI and talked about the film. Utah Outside: So… “The Wildest Dream.”…
Outdoor Retailer 2010 Summer Market preview
August is an exciting month for downtown Salt Lake City as it’s the time of year when thousands of people from the outdoor industry converge for the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market at the Salt Palace Convention Center. Outdoor Retailer Summer Market is the largest outdoor recreation convention in the world where retailers, exhibitors and the…
Eat yellow snow to benefit Wasatch Backcountry Rescue avalanche dogs
It’s so hot in Utah right now that skiing isn’t even close to being conceivable. But colder weather is on the minds of skiers and snowboarders, and winter will be here before we know it. Ski Utah knows this future to be true, and will start celebrating the upcoming snowfall with a 100 day countdown to ski…