Backcountry.com Newsletter Articles

We love Top 10 lists. So much, in fact, that we weren’t satisfied with just one—we came up with ten Top 10 lists about Backcountry.com. Check out what we found, but keep in mind that no matter what one employee’s bumper sticker says, at Backcountry.com, we care about all animals—including cats. Enjoy.

Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know We Sold

• Serious Bling
• A good way to get drunk in the backcountry
• Solar panels
• A good way to get hurt
• Thongs
• Poo supplies
• Cameras
• Lumberjack supplies
• MP3 Players
• Stuffed Animals

Top 10 Deals to Score Free Shipping

• Garmont Nasty Clog – Men’s & Women’s
  $50.97 (40% off)
• The North Face Momentum Track Jacket - Women's
  $50.97 (40% off)
• Arc'teryx Gamut Pant - Women's
  $55.27 (30% off)
• Jansport Orb Down Jacket - Women's
  $55.93 (30% off)
• Sorel Waterfall Winter Boot - Women's
  $52.22 (45% off)
• Mountain Hardwear Zoetic Jacket - Men's
  $52.47 (30% off)
• Patagonia Short-Sleeve Sideburn Shirt - Men's
  $52.47 (30% off)
• Backcountry Access Stash Diva Women's Backpack
  $53.37 (40% off)
• Julbo Legend Sunglasses - Alti Spectron X6
  $55.95 (40% off)
• Swix Aurora CT4 Ski Pole
  $53.97 (40% off)

Top 10 Highest Peaks Employees Have Climbed

• Aconcagua, Argentina - 22,841 feet
• Chimborazo, Ecuador - 20,702 feet
• Denali, AK - 20,320 feet
• Tocllaraju, Peru - 19,790ft
• Vallunaraju, Peru – 18,963ft
• Pico de Orizaba, Mexico - 18,490 feet
• Iztaccihuatl, Mexico - 17,158 feet
• Nevado de Toluca, Mexico - 15,354 feet
• Mt. Whitney, CA - 14,505 feet
• Mt. Elbert, CO - 14,433 feet

Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Us

• Humble roots: Backcountry.com founded by two close friends in 1996; First office was a tiny condo, then a house, then a garage; Today: 2 offices, 200,000sq ft+ warehouse (and growing)
• CEO is a former Olympic ski jumper
• At the company party last year, we gave away $70,000 in free gear to our employees
• We buy the gear we sell: employees spent over $600,000 on gear from our sites in 2006, which equates to over $840,000 if paid at retail price (we get an employee discount).
• We had three teams complete a 176-mile/28-hour relay race this past June
• Our President was once Editor at Powder Magazine
• The second employee—Backcountry Bob—is currently bagging first ascents in the Himalaya
• The first employee benefit was a snowmobile to access ski touring terrain before work
• We have a retail store in Salt Lake City, Utah.
• We’re hiring - get gear

Top 10 Bumper Stickers in the Employee Parking Lot

Top 10 (Currently) Most Commented Posts on our blog: The Goat

• Rep Patrick McHenry (R-NC) is a Douchebag and Hates Cyclists (17)
• Neff Knitted Headphones (13)
• The Top Ten Best and Worst Cities for Climbing (11)
• Man vs. Wild is Fake, and a Goat Reference? (6)
• Marmot Urban Packs: You’re With Me Leather! (6)
• Backcountry.com Semi-Annual Sale Will Change Your Life (for the better) (5)
• Solopipe: Safety Meetings for Lonely Snowboarders (5)
• The Hanging Cocoon Emergency Outdoor Survival Pod (5)
• Ortik Heat-it Turns Your Camp Stove into an Oven (4)
• Dogs + Yoga = Doga, Yoga Doggy Style (4)

Top 10 Reasons to Work for Backcountry.com (from current employees):

• No one thinks it's weird when you show up to work sweaty, bloody, or covered in mud.
• Internal promotions are standard.
• You get to be a part of an ever-changing, cutting-edge company, and make a difference.
• Everyone has a voice here and is expected to use it.
• We believe that the risky move is the safe move.
• On a Powder Day your boss has the nerve to ask what you're doing at work so early.
• I get to help people from all around the world buy outdoor gear, and get paid for it.
• I have a gear [addiction] problem that turned into my job.
• Instead of staring at the clock waiting for it to hit 5pm you wonder where your day went.
• Backcountry is not a place, it is a state of mind, and I work there.

Top 10 Words from Backcountry.com’s Words of the Week

• Hircine - adjective - resembling or smelling like a goat
• Pogonophobia - noun - a fear of beards
• Quidnunc - noun - a person who is always wondering what is going on
• Omphaloskepsis - noun - the practice of navel-gazing
• Clinomania - noun - an excessive desire to stay in bed
• Nyaffle - verb - to eat one’s meal quickly, without taking time to savor it
• Killcrop - noun - a greedy, insatiable baby
• Cynomorphic - adjective - pertaining to a dog’s viewpoint
• Gibus - noun - a hat worn to the opera
• Sproag - verb - to chase girls in the dark, usually through fields of hay

Top 10 Most Reviewed Products

• The North Face Apex Bionic Jacket - Men's – 175 reviews – 5 Stars
• The North Face Denali Jacket – Men’s – 156 reviews – 5 Stars
• (tie) Salomon Techamphibian Sandal - Men's – 104 reviews – 5 Stars
• (tie) The North Face Nuptse Jacket - Women's – 104 reviews- 5 Stars
• (tie) Nalgene Lexan Wide Mouth Water Bottle - 32oz – 104 reviews – 5 Stars
• The North Face Apex Bionic Jacket - Women's – 96 reviews – 5 Stars
• The North Face Paramount Porter Pant - Women's – 87 reviews – 5 Stars
• Mountain Hardwear WindStopper Tech Jacket – Men’s - 77 reviews – 5 Stars
• The North Face Nuptse Jacket – Men’s – 72 reviews – 4 stars
• The North Face Venture Jacket – Men’s – 68 reviews – 5 stars

Top 10 Best Backcountry Mustaches