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
January 2009 archive
Celebrity spotting
They may not wear oversized sunglasses, Ugg boots and designer jeans, but pro athlete still manage to stand out in a crowd. There's something about their exceptional self-confidence, cut body and clothing plastered with sponsor logos that always gives them away. While their face may not register, you'll know them ...
Modern day hobnail boots
The other day I wrote a blog about crampons for city slicker. The blog was based on a Montreal bureaucrat's advice for bruised commuters. I have another cool looking option for sure footed walking on icy streets and trails, La Sportiva's Hobnail Kit. Hobnail boots were used for a couple ...
Play editor for the day
- Posted on January 17, 2009 at 1:03 AM
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Figuring out what people will want to read about is a big part of my job working as a writer. Don’t tell anyone, but it’s not that hard – I figure if it interests me it will probably intrigue others. The hard part is convincing editors of that truth. A ...
Digital topo maps now available
- Posted on January 15, 2009 at 3:02 PM
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For years digital topographic maps for the U.S. have been easy to come by. Several companies were selling them as packages or one off maps for every corner of the country. In Canada the best we could get were packages of provinces or areas. These were scans of the topo ...
Advice for Montrealers told to buy crampons
- Posted on January 14, 2009 at 2:41 PM
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Apparently the streets of Montreal are so icy and hard to maintain that the only solution for a safe commute by foot is to wear crampons. Marcel Tremblay, the city bureaucrat in charge of snow clearing, responded to complaints about icy sidewalks by suggesting everyone should buy crampons. "Why not ...
New South Pole record
Ray Zahab, Kevin Vallely and Richard Weber reached the South Pole on January 7 after 33 days of unsupported travel across the continent. After dusting off 24 nautical miles – 44 kilometres – on the last day they set a record for the fastest unsupported trip to the South Pole. ...
The way the wind blows
Today I was standing on the east coast of the Big Island of Hawai'i getting hammered by the wind. The sea was a mess of whitecaps spilling off the top of the deep swells and wind waves harrassed by the trade winds. These winds blow from major areas of high ...
