REVIEW OF “RUN AMOK” APPAREL BY ROARK

REVIEW OF “RUN AMOK” APPAREL BY ROARK

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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…

MY DESIRE TO CLIMB FASTER

MY DESIRE TO CLIMB FASTER

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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…