Get out for Gearfest
Heads up outdoor gearheads. On Oct. 7, Five Rivers outdoors is holding its second annual Gearfest, which it is billing as “one of the largest gear festivals in the Great Lakes Region.” It will be held at 2nd Street Public…
Get Out! Still on Hiatus
Hello to anyone still persistent enough to be visiting the blog site. I’ve decided to wait until chemotherapy is over before relaunching the Get Out! blog. I’ve always thought of this as a participatory blog, and I’m not quite ready…
GearFest could become a signature Dayton event
If you’re into anything outdoors, you’ve got to carve out some time Saturday ( 10/7) to get down to 2nd Street Public Market in Dayton for Five Rivers outdoor’s second annual GearFest. The free event, which runs from 10 a.m….
How Andy Skurka hikes 40 miles a day
Andy Skurka is one amazing backpacker. The 25-year-old Massachusetts native says 40-mile days now seem normal. For me nowadays a long day is in the high 40s, Skurka said in an interview this week. For me a 40-mile day has…
Adventure racing is NOT about sleep
One of the biggest things racers have to deal with on an expedition-length (lasting five to 10 days) adventure races is lack of sleep. Jon Dorn, Backpacker magazine editor in chief who headed up a media team in this summer s…
