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
December 2009 archive
Ski and surf, at the same time?
There's a classic ski poster of a guy carving through a mogul field covered in 20 centimetres of powder. The caption reads: Surf in winter too. Now I've seen the polar opposite. Mike Douglas and Cody Townsend, both well known "extreme" skiers have figured out how to ski on ocean ...
Last minute Christmas gifts
If you haven't finished your Christmas shopping yet, help is here. Just in time for last minute shopping are a few suggestions for every outdoors person on your list. Or better yet, a little Boxing Day present for you. The commuter Black Diamond Sprinter Headlamp A flashing red light out ...
Christmas Gift Guide: Give Giving
This is the first in a series of blogs I'll do over the next 10 days on Christmas gifts. The season snuck up on me, so I hope I'm not too late to help out with your holiday shopping. Feel free to send me a message with specific questions or ...
Red Bull Crashed Ice now a World Championships
In the winter issue of explore I included the Red Bull Crashed Iceas one of the not to be missed things to do this winter. It's a race that combines the best of hockey, skier cross and bobsled into one event on the hillside of Quebec City. The dates for ...
Gear up for winter like polar explorer Eric Larsen
Eric Larsen is on his way to the South Pole right now, as part of his quest to reach all three poles - south, north and Everest - in one calendar year. I blogged about his expedition a few weeks ago. Before he left he gave me a peak into ...
