Stance is a sock brand founded in California that has been around since 2009. On their website, it is possible to read: “We have turned socks into one of the world’s most exciting accessories in less than five years.” Their goal was…
Robin des Bas (that is, in French, a clever pun using the character Robin Hood and socks) is a young socks company from the city of Montreal with a unique and inspiring concept: for every pair of socks sold, a pair of…
Every summer for the past 5 years, the challenge proposes to discover 5 summits in Charlevoix (https://defides5sommets.com). It’s simple, each summit is decorated with a sign with which you have to take a selfie (the proof of your accomplishment). Then, all you…
The “Run Amok” collection by Roark aims to offer high performance running apparel with style for the most adventurous among us. Their label says it all, “Adventure leads our pursuit – running amok in the wild, somewhere between freedom and chaos”. I’ve been running miles with their Bommer Ridge shorts 7″ and Willow Open Roads Open Minds t-shirt for…
Do you know cyclo-tourism? It consists of visiting a region during many days using only a bike to move and transport your equipment. So, I had the idea to do the exact same thing but with only shoes: run-tourism! The same way I normally do in the mountains, I left with water, little food and extra clothes,…
If I had to set a starting point for my outdoor life, I would say it is the 11 km (about 7 miles) of snowshoeing I did with my girlfriend at the beginning of 2013 at Station touristique Duchesnay, a Sepaq destination. We had never done snowshoe, we had no idea how long 11 km was and we were clearly overdressed. Still, this experience remains significative because it represents exactly the essence of being outside: discover and connect with nature. After this first experience, we became slowly but surely “true-hikers”, chasing every national park…
