‘’ Running is a simple sport – why complicate it? Polar Pacer is a no-nonsense running watch that captures your entire journey to monitor your strengths and weaknesses. It’s a lightweight timepiece with powerful technology built in to give the modern runner…
By Maxime Legendre My girlfriend and I took a few days off in October to visit the Laurentians and more specifically Mont-Tremblant. We had already been to Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts several years ago, but very quickly. This was our first real visit to the…
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…
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…
