Monthly Archives: March 2010

Get Out More Midwest Tour Dates

 LEKI is a sponsor of this year’s Get Out More tour.

Get Out More is a one-of-a kind mobile tour that brings the pages of Backpacker to life for audiences nationwide. From April to December, Backpacker’s experienced Get Out More road team will travel the country to educate consumers about the skills and equipment they need to Get Out More!

 www.getoutmore2010.com


Midwest stops include:

Thursday, June 17 | REI- St. Louis, MO

Saturday, June 19 | Sunflower Outdoor & Bike Shop- Lawrence, KS

Tuesday, June 22 | Canfields-Omaha, NE

Wednesday, June 23 | Fin & Feather – Iowa City, IA

Thursday, June 24 | Champaign Surplus Store Inc – Champaign, Il

Saturday, June 26 | Erehwon- Chicago, IL

Tuesday, June 29 | Bass Pro Shops- Portage, IN

Thursday, July 1, 2010 | Apex Outdoor Gear- Grand Rapids, MI

Tuesday, July 6, 2010 | Frank’s Great Outdoors – Linwood, MI

Thursday, July 8, 2010 | Moosejaw- Ann Arbor, MI

Saturday, August 14, 2010 | Midwest Mountaineering- Minneapolis, MN

Sunday, August 15, 2010 | Gander Mountain- Fargo, ND

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 | Scheels- Rapid City, SD

Rock and Ice Magazine Reviews Petzl Summit Ice Axe

It’s easy in this era of leashless tools to forget our roots, that the very thing that for over 100 years has anchored us to the mountains themselves is the trusty piolet. The Petzl Summit is the classic ice axe with modern upgrades. It has an aluminum shaft (52,59 and 66cm) with a rubberized grip that extends from the stainless-steel spike clear to the tool’s forged chromoly head.

Read more in this month’s Rock and Ice

Canoecopia – Pemba Serves Photos and Videos

View videos on the photo set page

Also check out Skillet Creek Media’s photos from 2005 – 2009

Backpacker Gear Guide Picks Three Essential AMK Products!

Backpacker’s Gear Guide names THREE Adventure Medical Kits Products as Top Picks in the “Essentials” category!

This is one of the magazine’s most popular issues all year, and stores can capitalize on potential sales by having the Top Picks in stock and ready to sell when the issue hits the stands.

TOP PICK – MEDICAL KITS
Day Tripper Medical Kit – “Includes everything you need for trips up to a weekend in length.”

TOP PICK – BIVVIES
Heatsheets® Emergency Bivvy – “Packs down to the size of a Kiwi fruit but reflects up to 90% of your body heat.”

TOP PICK – BLISTER TREATMENTS
Blister Medic – “Includes everything for preventing and treating blisters…”

Backpacker Magazine Spring 2010 Gear Guide

Pemba Serves Canoecopia “Tweener Tweetup”

Saturday night in between the Canoecopoia after party and the High Noon shindig
So, 7ish – 9ish

612 west main street | suite 300
p: 608.250.2400

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Pemba and Sea to Summit at Canoecopia

Pemba Serves and the folks from Sea to Summit will be at Canoecopia this weekend. If you’re at the show stop by and say hi! Look for our photos from the weekend on flickr and twitter at @pembaphotos

 

CANOECOPIA GAZETTE


Full Gazette Better Photos [20MB]
Full Gazette Low Quality Photos [11MB]

Gazette by part:
Cover & Table of Contents, Welcome, Year in Review
What’s New
Lead articles, Exhibitor & Vendor information
Canoecopia Speakers 1
Canoecopia Speakers 2
Speaker Schedule, World Premiere Film
Rutabaga Outdoor Programs Classes & Programs
Reflections on Paddling pt1
Reflections on Paddling pt2

Banff Film Festival in Chicago April 20 & 21

Experience the adrenaline rush and adventure of alpine climbing and skiing, and urban and mountain biking along with breathtaking glimpses into the traditional culture of the Himalayas – all captured on the big screen – as The Field Museum presents The Banff Mountain Film Festival.

Mountain Hardwear and Petzl are sponsors of the 2009/2010 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Film Schedule and Ticket Information

New Sea to Summit Products Now Available

Sea to Summit TPU Guide Mapcase

New Sea to Summit products now available for retailers.

  • TPU Guide Map Case – 3 sizes
  • TPU Accessory Case – 3 sizes
  • Wilderness Wash – 3 sizes
  • Pocket Wilderness Wash
  • Citronella Wilderness Wash – 3 sizes

Contact orders@pembaserves.com or call 608.250.2400 for more information.

Beach. Boulders. Beauty.

Got spring fever? Yeah, us too. The days are getting longer and ever-so-slightly warmer. It’s just not happening fast enough, and we can’t wait.

Brad busted out of here for a long weekend with his wife Vera, in Puerto Rico. He sent us this video of Vera bouldering on the beach. Enjoy.

And, yeah, Brad got a wicked sunburn. That made us feel better. He deserved it, the lucky bastard…