Teva has been on a tear. Some of their competitors might choose to say terror. We are sorry to loose Simple but are optimistic that Teva will continue to up their game and be our shoe of choice as the seasons progress. We appreciate the multi sport functionality of most of their shoes and the waterability of the rest.

They have been pumping out new shoes all spring and we add another shoe to our – hope to test soon list. These launch in January 2012 and they look awesome.

More than half of Teva’s spring 2012 collection is comprised of new styles that appeal to active and adventurous consumers while staying true to Teva’s commitment to water, which continues to define the brand’s DNA.

The soon to be issued new style is the ReForge ion-mask™ and is beinc called by Teva the next evolution of the classic hiker. The moment you exit a watery environment, water drains through the midsole’s Drain Frame channels and the ion-mask-treated upper shrugs off water droplets. Unlike membrane waterproofing technologies, ion-mask is not a physical barrier to water, rather, it is an invisible nano-coating that makes the fabric totally hydrophobic. Being only nanometers thin, ion-mask does not add any weight and does not wash out or wear off with use.

The ReForge will be available on Teva in January 2012 and will sell for $130.

Get out there this weekend.

Teva has a new shoe this summer and I can’t wait to get my hands on it. The men’s Mush Frio Slip Canvas and Mush Frio Lace Canvas come in brown, grey and black hues accented with pops of orange, red, blue and yellow, feature ultra-light synthetic and canvas uppers with collapsible heels.

These shoes look awesome and they look for traveling, camping, journeying to a backcountry hut or anytime you want to lighten your load. I love light shoes and seek them out with tons of effort. No need here to have a baller watch the size of a iPhone or a pair of heavy shoes. I find them both useless.

The women’s styles are $45, and $50 for the men’s, which, compared to other weight loss solutions, is a steal. They are available now at retailers worldwide and on Teva.

On July 31, Jennifer Pharr Davis completed the fastest hike of the 2,175-mile Appalachian Trail, averaging 46.9 miles per day. “Until now, only runners have been going after this,” says Pharr Davis, 28, who trimmed 26 hours off the previous mark. “I’ve shown you can actually get the record by hiking.”

Finish on Men’s Journal.

Throughout 2011, Teva will continue its commitment to clean water through a new initiative called “Pair for A Foot.” The program will help protect one linear foot of global waterways for every pair of Teva shoes and sandals sold in 2011 through donations to clean water non-profits including the Ocean Conservancy and long-time partner Waterkeeper Alliance. Teva estimates “Pair for a Foot” will help preserve 4.3 million feet of waterways in 2011.

“The Teva brand was born on the water and we feel a strong obligation to help protect our most precious natural resource,” says Joel Heath, Teva Global Marketing Director. “We’re proud to support organizations that do vital work to protect water for the environment.”

Last year, Teva donated $100,000 to the Waterkeeper Alliance’s “Save Our Gulf” initiative, a fundraising and awareness campaign fighting to protect the Gulf Coast’s communities and environment from the long-term devastating impacts of the BP oil disaster. The emergency donation from Teva assisted in the effort to save marine life, wildlife, beaches and waterways that are relied upon for both fishing and recreation.

“Teva has been a terrific corporate partner for Waterkeeper Alliance and we’re thrilled about the Pair for a Foot campaign, both from a fundraising and an awareness standpoint,” states Marc Yaggi, interim Executive Director for Waterkeeper Alliance.

The “Pair for a Foot” program (www.teva.com/cleanwater) extends Teva’s commitment to clean water and its partnership with Waterkeeper through 2011 and beyond. “Over the years, we have participated in numerous community river clean-ups with local Waterkeeper chapters. We are excited to be making a deeper, long-term commitment to water with this initiative,” says Heath.

“We look forward to working with Teva to promote the healthy oceans and waterways that are the heart of our mission,” says Vikki Spruill, President of Ocean Conservancy.

Nice going Teva.

“This photo was taken on our hike at Grey Rock. We left pretty early and there was a lot of fog…I thought it made for a nice photo on the river.” – Brianne

Thanks to www.briannejanaephotography.com for the photo.

Andy B
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Jobe just sent me a few pics of our hike on Longs Peak in August of this year.

Longs Peak = 14,259 ft

The entire hike took Jobe and I just under 8 hours. We left at 2am and were eating Taco Bell in Estes Park by 2pm. Fun day. We even ran the first few miles in the pitch black with our crappy head lights.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

I don’t go far without these three items. When I head out in the morning I make sure I have my Lamy pen, Rhodia pad and Sigg bottle.

Love this pen. The Lamy pico. It has a rounded design and fits neatly in a pocket. Open it up and the pen expands to a comfortable writing size.

These are a bit hard to find but easily purchased online. Rhoida, the stationer known as “Papeteries Verilhac Freres” was founded in Lyon, France in 1932 by two brothers, Henri and Robert Verilhac. They came from a family of paper merchants. The name “Rhodia” comes from the Rhone, a river flowing by Lyon dividing the Alps from the Massif Central. The Rhodia notebook was to become its most famous product. It immediately overshadowed other notebooks of the time because of its quality materials and original design of a scored front cover. The orange cover dates back to the 1930s. It remains unchanged to this day.

And of course water. This one liter Sigg is trendy but bullet proof. Keep it out of the sun and you are golden.

When I travel I love to go to a great store and pickup something nice. I have a great Lamy pen from the UW bookstore outside Seattle. A Black Diamond backpack I picked up after meetings in Boise. Magazines from most every city I have traveled to. So we present some watering holes in Europe to grab a jacket before heading out. Or a place to grab a fresh pair of socks enroute. Enjoy.

Patagonia Dublin



Patagonia Milano

Patagonia Prague

Patagonia Munich

Patagonia Zurich

Tracing the Edge – A 10 part video series featuring Gerry Lopez, Colin Haley & Krissy Moehl.

Our legends. Our heroes. Our rising stars. It’s easy to consider them super human, but dig behind all the tubes ridden, summits climbed and miles run, there are very human stories. Shot on location in the Pacific Northwest and abroad, we present a new video series tracing the careers of three Patagonia ambassadors – surfer/snowboarder Gerry Lopez, alpinist Colin Haley and ultrarunner Krissy Moehl.

Click below to start watching:
http://www.patagonia.com/us/patagonia.go?assetid=55194&ln=303

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Go the distance, climb to the limit, ski the steeps, leap off a cliff and fly. Seven top athletes from The North Face share tales of adventure and extreme endurance in a live speaker series that takes you along for the ride. Meet them on their nationwide tour in fall 2010.

The North Face athletes: ultrarunner Diane Van Deren; extreme skier and BASE jumper Karina Hollekim; ski mountaineer Kit DesLauriers; ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes; alpinists Conrad Anker and Jimmy Chin; and climber Mark Synnott.

The North Face Speaker Series_2010_trailer from camp4 collective on Vimeo.

Click here for more info on this years North Face Speaker Series.

I’m going to see Kit DesLauriers on October 11 in Fort Collins. Sweet!!!

Andy B
outsideallday.com

On Sunday my buddy Jobe and I tackled Longs Peaks. I picked him up from the Group Publishing parking lot at 1:50 am and we were running the trail by 2:50 am (I didn’t sleep that night), in pitch black, with our head lamps on. We hiked/ran as much as we could.

We summitted in just over 4 hours and spent 20 minutes on the top, I think we were the 3rd team to summit that morning. It’s the most amazing view I’ve ever seen. 14,240 ft reeks havoc on your lungs and we were burning on the way up. On the way down we were moving fast, even running a lot of the sections until Jobe took a fall onto his knee and popped his right ankle. Jobe’s the man though and kept moving fast while suffering.

The GPS info below is missing 1 hour of data. Our total time was 8:40. For some reason the watch turned off. The actual hike 14.7 miles long.

We celebrated the day with taco’s for Taco Bell in Estes Park.

The hike was perfect prep for the Steamboat 50. I needed to have that much time and effort put on my legs and feet. Thanks again to Emergent Fitness for forcing me to do all of the back squats, the legs felt really good. After being up for 36 hours, the Sunday afternoon nap and epsom salt bath felt really good!

Video of the day to come…

Andy B
outsideallday.com

I get this in an email today, “PS, don’t get the Angry Birds game. It will suck your life away.”

So, I am beginning to see a trend. A friend gets an iPhone and they disappear.

Surf sessions are missed because they stay up late uploading apps. They spend hours playing ‘angry birds.’ At a dinner party with cool music they keep on yelling out the band, song and album name because they are obsessed with ‘shazam.’ I get it. Technology has captured us. And I kind of dig it.

Think of it this way. The next time you paddle out at trestles it might be empty. Because everyone is playing with their iPad. You are out for a trail run and the single track is in great shape because no one biked it during the rain tearing it apart. They weren’t biking in the rain because they were playing with their new apple product.

What do you think?

Last mental picture, you train for months to prepare for a half-marathon. On race day you find yourself passing dozens of people on a small climb. As you pass them you look over and see that everyone is playing with their iPhone. They didn’t do the training because they were playing with their iPhone4 32G. So now they are hunting for a song to pump them up and get them over the hill.

Tell your friends about the new phone and then join a club to keep yourself motivated so you can beat said friend at the next 10K.