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The Rock Fight – not just another outdoor adventure podcast; it's an outdoors and outdoorsy rebellion. We’re here for listeners who are tired of the same worn-out paths. If you're wanting to hear honest discussions that mirror the candid banter you have after a long hike in the wilderness, cracking the cooler while loading the bikes, sharing the ski lift with a stranger, waxing your board at the beach, jumping off rocks into the river, or over a beer at the bar, you've found your tribe. From ...
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For an industry built on the accomplishments of skinny white men standing on mountain tops, furthering DEI efforts in the Outdoor Industry has been, let's say, challenging. Brands try to say and do the right thing but long lasting efforts to create change and represent different races, genders and those with disabilities in an industry that support…
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It's been a year since Colin entered Running Retirement. What has he learned? Today on THE ROCK FIGHT (an outdoor podcast that aims for your head) Colin reflects on his 48th birthday which coincides with when he had to give up running and offers 5 lessons he's learned over the last 12 months. Listen to why Colin retired from running here. Please fo…
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT (an outdoor podcast that aims for the head)! This is part 2 of our weekend release extravaganza! On this episode Justin offers a review of his new bike, the Hudski Doggler as the boys make plans for an upcoming Bay Area bikepacking trip. Then they take a look at new products from Chaco before getting into recent stori…
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Today on THE ROCK FIGHT it's part 1 of a two part Justin Housman extravaganza! On part 1 a listener weighs in on our recent episode recapping Houdini Sportswear's announcement about their new circular store in Stockholm. If you missed that you can listen to it here. Justin and Colin dig into the 'too much stuff' issue facing the outdoor industry an…
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On Tuesday of this week outdoor apparel brand Houdini announced that it was opening a new store in Stockholm that would allow 'customers to choose how they access their garments' with options to rent, subscribe or purchase new or secondhand Houdini sportswear. This move by Houdini further points out the issues the larger outdoor apparel world faces…
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Today on THE ROCK FIGHT (an outdoor podcast that aims for your head) Colin gives his thoughts on the 2018 giant shark movie THE MEG which stars Jason Statham as...eh, who cares who Statham is starring as in this movie...that's not what THE MEG is all about! Does THE MEG make Colin want to go outside (the mark of a good outdoor movie)? Can Colin off…
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Today on THE ROCK FIGHT (an outdoor podcast that aims for your head) Colin resumes his rock fight with Lowa's new ATR line of trail runners that are now available to purchase (listen to his conversation on THE ROCK FIGHT with Peter Verry here) questions why we value big accomplishments like what has been in the news recently (UTMB course records by…
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast that aims for your head! As we close in on 100 episodes it's time to have a look back at some of the original hot takes that kicked off the show last December and today is all about getting your feedback. Listen as Colin checks in on three of the OG rock fights and then send your thoughts to myrockf…
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Cycling figured it out with the Gran Fondo. A gathering with no pressure and a celebration of the activity and the community. So why don't we have the equivalent of the Gran Fondo for every other outdoor adventure sport? Running in particular relies on races for the runners to gather even if only a small percentage of racers can actually win any gi…
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Two weeks ago Colin & Justin gave their thoughts on Puffin Drinkwear (listen to that episode here) and how the brand that makes cute coozies for your beer should really offer some sort of performance advantage if it was going to operate like an 'outdoor brand'. After receiving listener feedback on the topic Colin decided a deeper dive was necessary…
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When all of Colin's outdoorsy friends and former colleagues were rushing to see The Dead & Company this past summer it became obvious that the old guard of the outdoor community is on life support. A new soundtrack is required for the outdoors. It's time to say goodbye to jam bands and adopt punk as the musical genre that defines who we are as a co…
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Today on THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast that aims for the head, Colin talks about a summer spent in the gym with his family, how working out indoors with his wife and kids provides the same feelings you get from a day on the trails and how outdoorsy parents can be just as bad about mountain sports as overly invested team sports parents can be ab…
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Today on The Rock Fight Colin and Justin address listener feedback from last weeks show including a listener spotted correction and a sport that is challenging Pickleball's dominance in the 'anyone can do it' category. Then the guys run through outdoor headlines including Justin's recent review of the Specialized Turbo Levo e-mountain bike on Adven…
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On today's episode of THE ROCK FIGHT Colin & Justin crack open a mailbag of listener rock fights and run through a slate of outdoor headlines including Moots new 750d gravel bike, the abomination that is Puffin Drinkwear and potentially the last ever ROCK FIGHT trip to Pickleball Corner. Have a question or comment for a future mailbag episode? Send…
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Today on the show Adventure Journal's Justin Housman returns from a weekend in the wilderness to give his thoughts on Scout, the outdoor trip planning AI Chatbot featured in a recent episode of the Outside Podcast, and discussed by Colin here on THE ROCK FIGHT. If you haven't already listened to that episode of THE ROCK FIGHT check it out here. On …
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If I asked you where you go hiking you'd probably rattle off a bunch of trails that snake up mountains, past streams and are generally all dirt. But if I told you there was a growing movement within the outdoor community to take hiking to the streets? Today on THE ROCK FIGHT journalist Miles Howard sits down to talk about Boston's Walking City Trai…
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If you're an outdoor enthusiast of a certain age, it is likely that Outside has played an important role in your life of outdoor adventure. There was a time when they were the outdoor community's authority, our leader. Outside Magazine provided destinations, products, and knowledge for an outdoorsy lifestyle better than anyone. But that was a long …
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! First up, Justin Housman was supposed to be backpacking through Yosemite National Park but instead he's on THE ROCK FIGHT. Find out what happened. Then we open up the mailbag as Colin & Justin respond to listener feedback and questions. Finally Colin & Justin go through th…
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! Outdoor adventure is ingrained in the soul of every listener of THE ROCK FIGHT. And it's our daily adventures that keep the dream of bigger outings alive. Bigger outings like retracing THE PONY EXPRESS from Missouri to California on horseback as journalist Will Grant did i…
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! Today Colin & Justin catch up on their latest and upcoming outdoor adventures, the value of crowded National Parks and a bad encounter at a mountain town outdoor retailer. Then they dig into some recent headlines including new product lines from Outdoor Research & Salewa, …
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! Our outdoor community has a stuff problem. Brands keep making way more stuff than we need and there's not a lot of motivation for them to stop. Today on the show, owner and president of GEARTRADE, Aaron Provine joins THE ROCK FIGHT to talk about how outdoor brands, the res…
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! Today on THE ROCK FIGHT Colin digs into the announcement that Outdoor Research is expanding into mountain bike apparel (00:38), how to deal with the folks who like to blare the bluetooth while biking and skiing (10:57) and lastly Colin opens up the mailbag and addresses so…
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! It's time for another outdoor movie review here on THE ROCK FIGHT and today Justin and Colin are watching NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo. They cover what makes this a classic outdoor movie, the best and worst outdoor moments, the best…
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! Today on THE ROCK FIGHT Colin digs into a requirement for anyone looking to live an outdoorsy lifestyle: You have to go ROCK CLIMBING! You don't need to be or become a rock climber, you just need to do it at least once in order to gain your outdoorsy street cred. Then Coli…
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! Are gear reviews anything more than easy content to fill up the pages or websites of outdoor media companies? Today on THE ROCK FIGHT Colin and Justin (one of the outdoor industry's most notable gear reviewers) review the gear review. What's good about them, what needs to …
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! Today on THE ROCK FIGHT Colin's friend and former boss Jules Lambries joins to talk about building PROBAR from a tasty new product to a competitive brand during a two year road trip with his family. Then Colin and Jules draft their best sports nutrition teams with categori…
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! Do you keep running or riding when you get back to your car just because you didn't hit a mileage goal? Yeah, don't do that. Tell the demons in your head it's ok and go get a burrito. Support our sponsors! Head over to Gear Trade to turn your unused gear and apparel into c…
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! Can you tell us what the CCC stands for? Before reading THE TREE ARMY BOYS by David Meerman Scott in the latest issue of MOUNTAIN GAZETTE there was a damn good chance that neither could we. But as it turns out, much of the infrastructure that our outdoor community enjoys w…
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! Does this movie make you want to go outside? If the answer is yes it's the highest acclaim an outdoor film can achieve and it's what Colin & Justin are going to decide today with the 1972 classic ...DELIVERANCE! They'll also cover why DELIVERANCE is included as an outdoor …
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! A few weeks back Apple unveiled Vision Pro, a headset which aims to integrate personal computing and entertainment with your field of vision and mixing your personal reality with your digital reality. Today on THE ROCK FIGHT Justin and Colin talk about their different view…
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! Today on THE ROCK FIGHT it's a celebration of the TOUR de FRANCE and the reason why many of us started riding bikes or even cared about the Tour in the first place: LANCE ARMSTRONG. Is it possible to separate the feelings we felt in the early 2000's from the fallout of the…
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! Today on THE ROCK FIGHT, journalist, author and backpacker Shawnté Salabert returns to offer a rebuttal to Colin's take on the phrase 'Cotton Kills'. She believes there is a real educational value in the expression and Colin needs to stop endangering the lives of new outdo…
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! Wes Anderson's new movie ASTEROID CITY opens tomorrow, so today we're taking a look at one his most outdoorsy movies: MOONRISE KINGDOM! Colin and Justin talk about the production of the movie, the cast, the gear, the outdoorsy moments and (most importantly) decide if MOONR…
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! Backpacking pillows are a sneaky underrated piece of outdoor gear that have not gotten the attention they deserve by most outdoor media outlets and gear reviewers. The good folks over at Treeline Review wanted to change that so recently they charged journalist and backpack…
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! Today on the show we're throwing some love at the east coast. Editor of Mountain Gazette, Mike Rogge, returns to THE ROCK FIGHT to tell Colin about the new Walking City Trail that recently came to life in the city of Boston, MA. Colin & Mike also talk about what makes the …
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! A lot of movies can be considered 'outdoor' but there are some that are first ballot hall of fame, Mount Rushmore style titles that everyone knows as an outdoorsy flick. JEREMIAH JOHNSON is one of those movies. Today on THE ROCK FIGHT, Justin & Colin break down the outdoor…
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! Fellow podcaster and outdoor enthusiast Mr. Adam X from The Out of Collective recently put up a podcast called Mountain Biking Sucks where he offers a bunch of hot takes about cycling. After Colin finished listening to the episode, and swearing at his car stereo, he hit up…
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Welcome back to THE ROCK FIGHT an outdoor podcast where we aim for the head! Today on the show Justin Housman reviews the new sandal from legendary surfer Kelly Slater, KLLY. Made with recycled materials and a midsole that is derived from algae, KLLY claims to be creating a cleaner world through the creation of their shoes. Justin has been wearing …
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It's time for another rebuttal! Matt Liddle from Snow Peak USA is picking a rock fight with Colin over Colin's takes on camping. First that a bed in a hotel is better than camping out and second that complex camp meals are overrated. Hear both of those episodes of THE ROCK FIGHT here and here. Snow Peak is the authority when it comes to camping so …
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What do you drive? Do your outdoor pursuits influence the kind of car you own? Today on THE ROCK FIGHT Colin & Justin go deep on the vehicles that get us to the trails, mountains and put ins. From the venerable Jeep Cherokee to the over exposed Toyota Tacoma to topics like Vanlife they cover all the car trends that impact your life in the outdoors.…
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Mountain Bike Suspension is Pointless. One of our most popular and divisive episodes in which Colin posits that suspension on a mountain bike is, well, pointless. Since that episode Colin has rediscovered some of the benefits of squish on a bike. Does that mean he's ready to change his tune? Listen to find out! Listen to or read THE ROCK FIGHT that…
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Whether you're a newb, a kook or a seasoned backcountry guide, we all want to look good when head outdoors and none of us can ignore that little voice that judges what others have on. Today on THE ROCK FIGHT Colin and Justin go deep on why we can be so judgey when it comes to what others choose to wear on their adventures, the tribalism inherent in…
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Happy Noam Chomsky day! Colin and Justin are here for another outdoor movie review, this time they watched 2016's CAPTAIN FANTASTIC. They talk about how well the gear, outdoor settings and outdoor activities were portrayed and whether or not it's ok to allow your (very young) children to dig up their dead mother even if her last will & testament wa…
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Are you a roadie? A mountain biker? A graveler? Do you know the rules of how to dress when riding your favorite bike? Listen to this episode of THE ROCK FIGHT to make sure you do. Agree? Disagree? Want to pick a fight with THE ROCK FIGHT? What do you like you to wear on your favorite bike? Send your comments and suggestions to myrockfight@gmail.com…
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Is there a difference between a 'newb' and a 'kook'? Is localism a surf only problem or does bad behavior extend to mountain biking and other outdoor sports? On today's episode of THE ROCK FIGHT Colin and Justin Housman dig into these questions before talking about the value of trying of new things; something any outdork should make a concerted eff…
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In the past year there have been three shows that have done a great job capturing the best aspects of our community: The Climb on HBO Pinkbike Academy on YouTube 100 Foot Wave on HBO Previously on THE ROCK FIGHT Colin recapped the first four episodes of The Climb season 1 and now he's back to talk about how that show wrapped up as well as give his …
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Today on THE ROCK FIGHT Colin & Justin start digging into the topic of outdoor parents and parenting by shining a light on the pitfalls of combining outdoor endurance aspirations with raising your kids. Outdoor parents is a topic we're going to revisit often on THE ROCK FIGHT, so consider this part of 1 of a 10,000 part series. Then, it's time for …
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Can you even have an adventure without first having coffee? Today on THE ROCK FIGHT we're talking about the intersection of the outdoors and coffee as we chat with the founder of Adventure Journal and the newly launched LONG WEEKEND coffee company, Steve Casimiro. We get into the role coffee has played in our lives and how both adventure and coffee…
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The best trails are not the trails that everyone has heard of and aspires to ride, run or hike. The best trails are local. The trails you have out your back door. Agree? Disagree? What do you love about your backyard trail? Send your comments and suggestions to myrockfight@gmail.com. THE ROCK FIGHT is a production of Rock Fight, LLC. www.rockfightl…
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Mountain towns are the epicenters of our outdoor world. Cool places built on accessibility to amazing outdoor adventure and the outdoorsy lifestyle, these towns attract outdoor enthusiasts as well as plenty of people with money who are seeking the status that living in a mountain town can afford. A recent episode of the Outside Podcast titled 'To S…
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