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Antarctica Our Monthly Explorer Series features local explorers who have achieved some pretty impressive adventure goals — impressive goals, yet goals that are within the reach of the everyday explorer....

A good night’s sleep: it’s even more important after you’ve covered 15 miles with 30 pounds on your back. This month, we focus on the importance of sound, warm sleep...

In collaboration with GetGoingNC.com, we held a series of talks with local folks who have taken some pretty cool adventures. Our Explorer Series is intended to let these explorers share...

Trout lily My official first sighting of a spring wildflower, last Friday, comes with an asterisk, like a home run record set on steroids: the temperature had skyrocketed to near...

You better believe that Josh Stanyer, a sales associate in our Chapel Hill shop, has taken the time to learn a thing or two about layering. Last August, on a...

It’s February! And this month we are excited about gear that will keep you warm, help you travel light and give you a good night’s sleep. February Gear: Layers Have...

Heading out to climb Mount Kilimanjaro? Here’s what summiter Julie Steiner recommends: Read more about Julie’s Kilimanjaro adventure here. Luggage Patagonia 90 L Black Hole Duffel- Waterproof (33 lb weight...

Julie Steiner atop 19,341-foot Mount Kilimanjaro This year, with GetGoingNC.com, we’re holding a series of monthly talks with local folks who have taken some pretty cool adventures. Our Explorer Series...

Fear of the cold may have you missing out on some of the best hiking ever. Ev-er!What is it that kicks in our hibernation instinct come winter? Are we channeling...

Julie Steiner (right, with Alison Watta) on a weekend training trip with GetBackpacking! at South Mountains State Park. When: Wednesday, Jan. 17, 7 p.m. Where: Great Outdoor Provision Co., Eastgate...

Julie Steiner atop 19,341-foot Mount Kilimanjaro When it comes to adventure, we all have goals, some of which would qualify as lofty. What we often lack in attaining these loftier...

Climb Mount Mitchell, from the base, in winter? Make it happen in 2018. We begin a new year with great expectations of the adventures to come: of that section hike...

Hiking the Neusiok Trail, along the south bank of the Neuse River. For each of our GetHiking! markets, we’ve selected two hikes that are beginner friendly (three miles or so,...

The colorful Cotopaxi Unisex Tea Windbreaker As you think about upgrading your gear this holiday season, think, too, about how you might help those in your inner outdoor circle update...

Wilderness Systems Tarpon 120 Remember when you were 5 and asked for whatever your heart desired, cost be danged! This week, in our now’s-a-great-time-to-update-your-gear series, we take a similar tack....

If our 50+ year support of public lands has taught us anything, the most prominent lesson is that we directly benefit from the stewardship choices of previous generations. We see...

Patagonia Better Sweater ‘Tis the season when function most easily coexists with fashion on the trail. Say you’re invited to a holiday party that starts at 6. But you really...

Snap-Ts: Aren’t you warmer just looking at them? After she’d slipped heading uphill for maybe the fifth time Betty stopped and laughed. “This climb is taking it out of me,”...