The 50 coolest products coming out next year
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Ryan Wichelns
Ryan Wichelns is a climber and outdoor-adventure journalist originally from upstate New York (actual upstate, none of that “just north of NYC” stuff) and currently roaming Colorado’s Front Range in search of the most eggs cooked (and words written) in Forest Service dispersed campsites and Walmart parking lots.
My Stories
Day 3 Retailer Report
5 shop buyers on inclusivity steps, best-selling products, and underrated snow sports
The Next Step in Skiing
As the Dahu boot makes its way to the US, will ski boot technology be changed forever?
The paper-thin line between RV and core outdoor consumers
As vanlife and overlanding surge, serving an overlapping consumer has brought the outdoor and RV industries into increasingly similar territory.
VF Corp head reveals details of company’s planned move to Denver
CEO Steve Rendle shed some light on the process, motivations, and excitement behind the conglomerate’s plans to relocate The North Face, Jansport, and others to Colorado.
Principle over profits
At the Camber Breakfast during Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2018, VF Corporation’s CEO laid out a new plan to put business ethics on the same level as performance.
Revved up and ready for prime time
Overlanding, Outdoor Retailer's budding gear genre, takes center stage at the summer 2018 Demo Experience.
#CoolShop | International Mountain Equipment in North Conway, New Hampshire
Half-priced, used gear helps this old school retailer fight internet discounts.
Are robots invading specialty outdoor retail?
Superfeet’s FitStation automates the fitting process, for better or for worse.
#CoolShop | Nomad Ventures in Idyllwild, CA
Don't let the slight square footage of this Southern California outdoor shop fool you. It likely carries all you need.