Tuesdays with Laura: Giving Back–Common Ground High School

by Laura April 17, 2012 Giving Back
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It is all about giving back to the community that welcomes us and supports us every day.   Trailblazer teamed up with Columbia Sportswear through the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance to support the Belay Program and benefit Common Ground High school in West Rock. Trailblazer supported Common Ground’s application for a $5000 grant offered by the Belay Program and once [...]

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Nike’s “Make It Count” Video and New Shoes in Stock

by TonyDasilva April 16, 2012 Hike

Check out an awesome new Nike video that will definitely change your day followed by some of our newest additions to the Nike line up for this year. – Tony Nike Free Run+ 3 Running Shoe – Men’s Nike Free Run+ 3 Running Shoe – Women’s Nike Free 3.0 v4 Running Shoe – Women’s Nike [...]

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Win a Free Pair of TOMS on Our Facebook Page

by Laura April 10, 2012 Action Alerts
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For a chance to win a free pair of TOMS today, take a bare-feet picture of yourself or someone else and post it on our Facebook Page. Join us for a day without shoes for a chance to win a free pair of TOMS! Join people around the world and take your shoes off. As part of the [...]

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Join Us in a Day Without Shoes With Toms

by Laura April 9, 2012 Action Alerts
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You can’t understand someone until you walk a mile in their shoes–or–in this case, until you spend a day without shoes. Millions of children go barefoot every day around the world. This exposes them to diseases and injuries that only worsen their already impoverished lives and makes it harder for them to get an education and better their situation. It might [...]

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Tuesdays with Laura: Berlin Wall Art

by Laura April 3, 2012 Hike
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The Berlin Wall East Side Gallery is a 1.3 km stretch of wall with approximately 106 sections of street art, making it the largest open air gallery in the world. The wall that once confined East Berlin and that represented the division of the country after World War II, is now a showcase of international [...]

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Slackline Up and Comer: Karyn Choromanski

by Dave April 2, 2012 Climb

I’d like to introduce you to the newest member in high flying acrobatics, the one and only, Karyn Choromanski. Karyn Choromanski is our very own home grown CT,  up and coming star of Tricklining. Karyn is a passionate PE Teacher and stumbled upon slacklining at a physical Education Conference. Once Karyn had her first Gibbon [...]

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The Origins of the Swiss Army Knife

by TonyDasilva April 1, 2012 Camp
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A red handle, a small white cross, a blade or two, and fold-out tools for the job — a Swiss Army Knife is an icon of utility and smart design recognizable the world over. Invented in the 1880s, and today still made exclusively in only two factories in Switzerland, the pocket knives are produced in [...]

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The Horny Toad Spring 2012 Line is Here!

by TonyDasilva March 30, 2012 Hike
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We’ve just put up the entire Horny Toad Spring catalog online! In the mean time take a look at some fun picks —>  in this clip.  

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What Food Should You Take Hiking?

by TonyDasilva March 29, 2012 Camp
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Hiking consumes calories – that’s a no-brainer, really. But it also means you should have food with you to replace some of those calories when you take breaks on your walk. Now, obviously that doesn’t meant loading down your backpack with burgers and chips. You want food that’s going to give you energy, and also [...]

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Tuckerman Ravine: Don’t Take Mother Nature for Granted

by Leif March 28, 2012 Climb

Let’s not forget we are mortal.  Often, we take it for granted.  I am assuming, since you are reading this post that you, the reader, like to spend your precious time in the outdoors.  Mountain athletes will all agree that their life is enriched by their sports of choice.  But, when we choose to participate [...]

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Tuesday’s with Laura: Berlin–Culture and Contrasts

by Laura March 27, 2012 Hike
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What is culture? What does a kind of food, or a type of dress, or language say about a place? Why do we travel? Why do some of us feel the need to expose ourselves to the unfamiliar, the sometimes uncomfortable yet thrilling foreignness? I don’t really have the answers; all I know is that [...]

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Planning for an Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike

by TonyDasilva March 24, 2012 Hike
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Thinking about thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail–that 2,174-mile footpath between Springer Mountain, Georgia, and Maine’s Mt. Katahdin? Great! I highly recommend the journey, which was one of the most soul-satisfying, difficult, wonderful, uncomfortable, inspiring, tiring, exhilarating, challenging, and fun experiences of my life. Me, I’m quite the anal planner, and I started my A.T. adventure well [...]

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Slacking St Patrick’s Day Weekend With Dave and Karyn in Guilford

by Dave March 22, 2012 Hike

Putting the green beer, corn beef and cabbage and the other “normal” Saint Patricks Day traditions on hold for a while. Karyn Choromanski and myself took the Surf Line out and soaked in the sun this pastweekend. Karyn sporting the stylish knee high green socks enticed the neighbors away from indulging in the finer St. [...]

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Winter Mountain Biking in Westwoods

by Katie March 21, 2012 Hike

…is not much different than spring. Although we didn’t get much snow this winter, I can’t say that 60 degree and sunny days in March really bother me. This weekend brought gorgeous weather to the Connecticut shoreline. After a long Saturday of smoking ribs and celebrating St. Paddy’s Day, Sunday called for some much needed [...]

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Why SUPERFEET? We Explain

by TonyDasilva March 18, 2012 Camp
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I’ve been a supporter of SUPERFEET for years, but I get questions all the time, as to why. Below, I’m placing two separate stylized explanations. 1. A wordless visual presentation that shows you specifics. 2. An in depth account as to why, where, when, backed up with more facts than you knew existed about the [...]

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Patagonia: A Trailblazing Brand That Walks The Walk

by TonyDasilva March 16, 2012 Hike
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Patagonia is one of the few corporations that has gotten credit for its environmental programs. The credit is well earned. It comes in part from their values that have driven their actions since their founding over 40 years ago. Their early niche was mountain climbing equipment with a concern for “clean climbing,” which meant reducing [...]

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Travel with a Purpose

by Leif March 15, 2012 Hike

Rapping out of a cave in the middle of the Thaiwand Wall, Thailand after weathering a squall. Get bored quickly when you are sitting on the beach?  Worn down by hours of bus rides to ANOTHER temple?  Tired of that itchy, “I’m stuck in the gringo super highway” feeling?  Try traveling with a purpose! We [...]

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