Mtn. Bike Hall Of Fame Inducts COMPMOBA

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Colorado Mtn. Bike trailblazer’s COPMOBA is inducted into the Mtn. Bike Hall of Fame at Interbike Trade Show in Las Vegas, NV. It took two decades to build the Mtn. Bike advocacy organization who championed projects and programs that makes Colorado one of the most advanced Mtn. Bike trail systems to be found. Celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2009 would be enough for any group of people who have built an organziation like COPMOBA, but the Mtn. Bike Hall of Fame is the best icing for any birthday cake. [...]

Primus EtaPackLite Stove

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Primus ETA PackLite Stove offers large capacity, fuel efficiency and lightweight use. Rated 80-percent fuel efficient, the PackLite gets the water up to a boil quick. Sure, you might be hovering over the Richmoor Turkey Tetrazzini (with sour cream and noodles no less) as the high-country wind howls down on your Swiss-red Hilleberg Kaitum 3 GT tent just a apple slice below timerline, but the Primus is putting out some thrust. No worries. Dinner will be hot! [...]

WENGER/SWISS ARMY EIGER BOOT

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With all the modern choices hikers have in equipment today, the feet are the primary transportation mode. And taking care of the feet is vital to any successful back-pack, through-hike, or one-day summit attempts in the Summer is often determined by the choice of boot. The Wenger/Swiss Army Eiger boot is a hiker that warrants thoughtful consideration. Eiger uses cutting-edge technology unheard of 10 years ago. Enter the Eiger sanctioned footbed of this high-country shoe. [...]