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No More Swampfoot

by Genevieve Mount

GORE-TEX® XCR® footwear—much better than wearing plastic bags on your feet.

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Where's Karl?

by Marit Fischer

Wondering what became of that kid in second grade who used to eat spiders and then would try to lick your face? Google. Need to know the correct spelling of cumquat (uh, kumquat)? Merriam-Webster. Do female giraffes have horns? Wikipedia. Where’s Karl Meltzer during his speed record run of the Appalachian Trail? WheresKarl.com.

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Employee Gear Closet - Dana Gershenoff

by Toni Isom

Dana Gershenoff is our Partner Marketing Manager here at Backcountry.com. When she’s not dressing up her dog Otto in silly costumes, she spends as much time as possible zooming around the mountains on various contraptions— telemark skis, skate skis, mountain bikes, and trail running shoes to name a few. Trail running happens to be Dana’s favorite source of summer adrenaline. This backcountry bolt of lightning chooses her running gear first by examining its technical features and then by finding out whether or not it comes in periwinkle. You’ll know you’ve been graced with Dana’s presence when a streak of periwinkle flashes by you on the trail. We asked Dana for her favorite pieces of trail-friendly gear. Some of it she liked enough to buy in black or white. In no particular order, here are some things Dana won’t pound pebbles without.