Corey Buhay

3 weeks ago | outsideonline.com | Corey Buhay

When Malou Anderson-Ramirez left her family ranch in Wyoming for an East Coast boarding school at age 15, she felt like she’d landed on another planet. Suddenly, she was surrounded by kids who spent their nights and weekends practicing piano or playing team sports. Meanwhile, she was used to spending her spare time feeding animals or birthing lambs. “My parents taught us that you can’t sit down to dinner or breakfast if there are hungry animals outside,” Anderson-Ramirez says.

3 weeks ago | climbing.com | Corey Buhay

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. There are a few reasons you may never have heard the name Katie McKinstry Stylos. For one thing, she’s relatively new to climbing, period; she didn’t touch rock until 2015 and didn’t start projecting hard routes until 2021. For another, her discipline of choice, sport drytooling, is incredibly niche.

4 weeks ago | outsideonline.com | Corey Buhay

When it comes to trail shoes, there are three things on everyone’s wish list: protection, cushion, and light weight. Most runners will tell you that you can only pick two. But thanks to some significant materials updates and smart new details, the Altra Lone Peak 9 defies conventional wisdom. Now, trail runners really can have it all.

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Corey Buhay

1 hour agoWhy SRAM’s New Mechanical Mountain Bike Derailleurs Are Such a Big DealSRAM's slick-shifting Eagle 90 direct mount rear derailleur proves mechanical shifting ain't dead yet. When launched in 2024, SRAM’s AXS Transmission—AKA T-Type—drivetrains with hangerless direct-mount derailleurs design was a significant milestone for the company and for the shape of mountain bikes …3 hours agoAlways ask runners to share their finish times after a race?

1 month ago | outsideonline.com | Corey Buhay

John Murtiashaw could not catch a break. In the fall of 2023, Murtiashaw, 38, was working as the sales manager for Appalachian Gear Company (ACG), an apparel brand based in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Murtiashaw, an eight-year veteran in the outdoor industry, loved the job and his coworkers. There was some serious buzz around the product, and he felt like he was doing good in the world.