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• How To Layer With Down

  Posted: December 21, 2022

  Categories: Skiing and Snowboarding , Alpine Ice Climbing , Gear and Tips
  

  Get the most from your puffy jacket by layering it right, so it can do it's job.

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• Down vs. Synthetic Insulation: What’s the difference?

  Posted: December 13, 2022

  Categories: Rock Climbing , Skiing and Snowboarding , Alpine Ice Climbing , Gear and Tips
  

  How to choose between down and synthetic insulation based on activity and weather conditions.

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• What Do I Need for Winter Running?

  Posted: November 01, 2022

  Categories: Gear and Tips
  

  The best cold weather running gear for winter outside – and how to layer with beanies, gloves, and more.

  One of the joys of running is that you can do it all year long, through any weather, temperature, and time of the day. For colder months, that just means planning a little extra strategy in order to keep comfortable and safely warm.

  Find the best clothing and accessories

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• Real Talk About Using Recycled Materials

  Posted: April 20, 2022

  Categories: Gear and Tips
  

  Why using recycled materials is difficult and expensive, and how we’re doing it anyway.

  Alex Lauver had an idea—but he decided to keep it to himself for a while, just in case. He wanted to get more recycled materials into OR’s jackets, but as a product manager he was well aware of the cost and sourcing barriers. So instead of making a formal presentation to the leadership team first,

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• Graham Zimmerman on Control: Climbing, Climate, and Creating Space

  Posted: April 18, 2022

  Categories: Alpine Ice Climbing
  

  Outdoor Research Ambassador Graham Zimmerman on the controllables and uncontrollables surrounding his K2 climb.

  Last year, Outdoor Research Ambassador and world-renowned alpinist

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• Sizes and Summits: What Really Matters Outdoors?

  Posted: April 01, 2022

  Categories: Ambassadors
  

  How one cold night at 9,000 feet taught Outdoor Research Climbing Ambassador Megan Banker that she wanted to help foster belonging in the outdoors.

  *Trigger warning for negative self-image talk*

  “Just leave me here. I’ll take a nap. I’m so tired; I feel like I can’t breathe,” I said as I

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• What’s The Difference Between Plus Size, Extended Size, and Straight Size?

  Posted: March 31, 2022

  Categories: Gear and Tips
  

  Finding your perfect fit among all our new size options.

  In case you missed it, our new plus size outdoor apparel is available to shop NOW! We’ve created the same best-selling, award-winning technical gear now available in women’s sizes XXS – 3X and 16W – 24W. 

  
  These new sizes create opportunities to get more people outside, but that starts with finding

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• Wondering What to Wear Spring Skiing and Touring?

  Posted: March 21, 2022

  Categories: Skiing and Snowboarding , Gear and Tips
  

  The best breathable, stretchy, and lightweight jackets, base layers, gloves, and accessories for your spring ski tours. 

  Spring skiing combines two of our favorite things: Soft snow and sunshine.

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• Visibility Matters

  Posted: March 08, 2022

  Categories: Gear and Tips
  

  Originally published by our partners at Pertex, this is a story about representation, inspiration, and inviting more people outdoors.

  What does a climber look like? It’s not a trick question, and

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• When No Plan is the Best Plan

  Posted: February 15, 2022

  Categories: Skiing and Snowboarding
  

  Watch Team Iguana, the latest film from the Provo Brothers, featuring Outdoor Research Ambassador Neil Provo.

  In celebrating the launch of Team Iguana, the latest creation from Outdoor Research Ambassador Neil Provo, the filmmaker and splitboarder considers how the trip came to fruition: Born out of a plan to have no plan at all. 
   
  Setting off into the unknowns of Alaska for an exploratory

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• Bivy Sacks: Part tent, part sleeping bag — pure convenience

  Posted: February 01, 2022

  Categories: Gear and Tips
  

  The key to buying a bivy is deciding what balance you want to strike between comfort, protection and weight.

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• What Does Down Fill Power Mean?

  Posted: January 19, 2022

  Categories: Gear and Tips
  

  Here's what all those down fill numbers really mean—so you can decide which down jacket is right for you.

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