Ryan Stuart, explore's gear editor
Ryan Stuart's tell all blog spot on his gear addiction and life and times as explore magazine's gear editor
March 2008 archive
Whistler pics
Here's a link to photos from gear testing Atomic, SmartWool, Giro, POV and Arc'Teryx gear in Whistler in early March.
Sick days - and not in the good way
Too much work and not enough gear testing landed me a case of bronchitis. I don’t recommend it. I’ve been coughing for weeks. Doing anything aerobic ends in a coughing fit, so I’ve been holed up at home bitter that the snow keeps falling. It even snowed here in Courtenay, ...
Whistler Invitational: Day two
The best thing about the second day of the Whistler Invitational, a media familiarization trip I went on to test gear, was the view at the top of Whistler’s Peak Chair at 9 a.m. Our group got up early for First Tracks, a breakfast buffet at Whistler’s Roundhouse followed by ...
Helmet cam wipe out
I was in Whistler last week for a media familiarization camp – industry speak for a gear testing holiday. I got to check out some very cool new products from SamrtWool, Giro, Arc’Teryx, VOI and Atomic, while hanging out with other gear writers and reps from all the brands. We ...
Wine and dine in Whistler
Tomorrow I’m off to Whistler to stay at the brand new Four Season’s Hotel and ski at the hill and in the nearby backcountry testing gear. It’s a hard job, but someone has to do it. One of the major outdoor PR firms Carmichael Lynch Spong is hosting a group ...
Countdown to Snow to Surf
Ever year I enter a team in the Snow to Surf Adventure Relay race and this year’s looks like the most challenging one yet. The organizers claim that the 26-year old event is the oldest adventure race in Canada. Teams of up to nine people race from the snow at ...