Meet the MULES
Jennifer Pharr Davis: Fast Times on the AT
When Jennifer Pharr Davis — Jennifer Pharr at the time — graduated from Samford College in 2005, she, like many college grads, didn’t have a plan for the future. So...
A storyteller amid thrillseekers
by Joe Miller Be sure to get your tickets early for the 2013 Radical Reels Film Tour! In Chapel Hill on Thursday, September 5 & Winston-Salem on Friday, September 6....
Radical Reels 2013: The films
Join us September 5 in Chapel Hill and September 6 in Winston-Salem as Great Outdoor Provision Co. hosts the 2013 Radical Reels Film Tour! There are 11 films in the...
Ramblin' Rose: A Race Against Yourself
It is the epitome of competition, yet it eschews the very notion. Thursday night, the Ramblin’ Rose triathlon series held an informational meeting, sponsored by PrAna, at the Great Outdoor...
Diane Van Deren: A life-changing run
After Diane Van Deren finished her record-breaking run across North Carolina on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail last June 1, she did something she’d never done as a professional athlete. She took...
2013: Your Year of Adventure
You wanted to take a whitewater kayaking course last year — but didn’t. You swore you’d finally spend that week on the AT you’ve been promising yourself since college —...
Radical Reels Tour 2012 comes to Chapel Hill, Winston-Salem
It began in 1949 when Warren Miller, then a ski instructor in Sun Valley, Idaho, bought an 8 mm film camera and decided to make a little movie about life...
The Death Race Challenge 2012
We go into the great outdoors for a variety of reasons. Sometimes we are content seeking solitude and refuge, other times, we want to find a challenge, an obstacle we...
Right Neighborly of You!
Part of what makes the outdoor lifestyle special is time spent with friends who share the passion for adventure. As a locally owned outdoor shop we have the pleasure of...
North Carolina Kayak Fishing Association-March 10, 2012 - Featuring Mark Patterson
We look forward to hosting the North Carolina Kayak Fishing Association (NCKFA) to our Greensboro Shop on Saturday, March 10th at 2pm for their monthly meeting. We welcome all members...
National Geographic Adventurer Andrew Skurka speaks March 24 in Winston-Salem
4,700 miles around Alaska in 7 months? You bet! Save the date, March 24, and join Great Outdoor Provision Co. and The Summit School in Winston-Salem, for an evening of...
4th Annual Duke Climbing Competition
This Saturday & Sunday, February 18 and 19, 2012 will mark the 4th Annual Duke Climbing Competition. The competition will be held at the Duke Climbing Wall in Wilson Recreation...
River Bound Race Series
Great Outdoor Provision Co. is excited to return as a sponsor of the River Bound Race Series, a joint production of N.C. Outward Bound School and U.S. National Whitewater Center....
Kayak Fishing Tournaments: Discover the sport
Kayak Fishing was the fastest growing outdoor activity in 2011 and the popularity continues to grow. Getting started is easy with the relative low cost of purchasing a kayak in...
Wake Audubon Young Naturalists Club
Young Naturalists Club Trips are for youth ages 12-18 who like exploring outdoors and learning about nature. Saturday- March 17 – Show You’re Green on St. Patty’s Day. 9:00am-11:30 am...
Big Dig Completes Watauga Mountains-to-Sea Trail
Enjoy this fantastic video by Randy Johnson about this year’s Big Dig in Watauga County. Seeing this makes us appreciate our dedicated MST volunteers even more (if that’s even possible!)....
Great Outdoor Provision Co. to host Banff Mountain Film’s Radical Reels
Friday, September 9, 2011 7-10pm Hanes Brand Theatre – Winston-Salem, NC You don’t have to journey to Banff each fall to see these exciting films! Great Outdoor Provision Co. will...
The Total Outdoorsman Manual
Strange but true – Raleigh happens to be home to Field & Stream editor-at-large T. Edward Nickens, whose new book The Total Outdoorsman Manual, is part skills primer and part...