Must Have
Gear Guide
Gadgets galore! Hers for hikes, his for bikes.
Gear for Her: Hiking
Smart hikers in Summit County don’t leave the trailhead without packing all of the essentials: plenty of water, extra food, a rain-shedding shell, locator beacon, and an emergency bivouac for hunkering overnight. The stylish ones carry all that and look good, too.
1 Arcteryx Mai Tai Beta LT jacket, $499 2 Icebreaker Tech T Lite $65 3 Ultralite Quicktent, $189.95 4 Osprey Rev 6 hydration pack, $100 5 The Colorado 14ers, $22.95 6 The Summit Hiker, $19.95 7 Spot Satellite Personal Tracker, $99 8 Kate’s Tiki and Stash trail bars, $2.79 9 Four Vision Colorado socks, $15.99 10 Salewa Wild Fire Gore-Tex shoe, $159 11 Mountain Equipment El Chorro Capri, $100 12 Black Diamond Ultra Mountain trekking poles, $139.95
Image: Brent Bingham
Store Directory
1-5, 7-11
Mountain Outfitters
112 S Ridge St., Breckenridge
970-453-2201
mtnoutfitters.com
6,12
Patagonia
303 S Main St., Breckenridge
970-547-4447
patagonia.com
Gear for Him: Biking
Whether you’re tackling Boreas Pass or the Pump Track at Frisco’s Adventure Park, the street-smart off-road cyclist goes shopping. From cranks and wheels and computers and DIY energy bars to a shock absorber for your noggin, we’ve got you covered.
1 Club Ride UPF 30 shirt, $89.95 2 POC Trabec Race helmet with Multi-Impact Protection System, $230 3 Unabomber glove, $49.95 4 Summit Vail trail map, $11.99 5 Crankbrothers Candy pedals, $119.95 6 SRAM 1x11 crank set and cassette, $710 7 World Champ diamond socks, available at panachecyclewear.com, $15 8 Feed Zone Portables energy bar cookbook, $24.95 9 Specialized Pro XC shoes, $274.95 10 Enve 27.5-inch carbon fiber mountain wheels, $2,750 11 Specialized Enduro Sport shorts, $71.95 12 Skratch Labs exercise hydration mix, $19.99 13 Garmin Edge touchscreen GPS-enabled bike computer, $399.99
Image: Brent Bingham
Store Directory
1-5, 8-9, 11-13
Wilderness Sports
400 Main St., Frisco
970-668-8804
wildernesssports.com
6, 10
Mountain Pedaler
161 Main St., Minturn
970-827-5522
mountainpedaler.com
