Gore-Tex trailrunning shoes for backpacking and hiking? If you want to keep your feet drier longer, I found the La Sportiva Crossover 2.0 GTX a great shoe with it’s integrated ankle-high gaiter.

No more blisters when hiking and skiing, and good-bye sweaty feet? Sounds too good to be true? Then read on to find out if WRIGHTSOCK socks can keep their promises!

A month ago my son and me went on a father-son winter trip: XC skiing, Ice-fishing and of course downhill skiing was our program for a week, in which we had a lot of fun and got to know each other better.