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Stephen Regenold

Columnist | Ultrafit

Stephen Regenold, whose Ultrafit feature runs Wednesdays in Source, writes about extreme and unusual sports and gear. Online, you can see his work at www.thegearjunkie.com.

Recent content from Stephen Regenold

Eight reasons to ski Utah
Utah's Wasatch Mountain Range has it all: deep snow, steep slopes and good value, with cheap flights to nearby Salt Lake City and plenty of competing resorts for your money.
Nov 11, 2009
Ski warm, safe and green
Gear for the upcoming ski season
Nov 7, 2009
Ultrafit: The 9-pound hike
Rod Johnson's multi-month wilderness journey on the Pacific Crest Trail was an experiment in minimalism for the great outdoors. Bubble wrap and a pillow of camp food helped him along the way.
Oct 25, 2009
Fitness: Skiing on the edge
St. Louis Park's Dave Watson skis into the record books with a daring descent of the second-highest mountain on Earth. <
Oct 11, 2009
Gear junkie: Pricey ski boots
The era of the $1,000-plus ski boot is upon us. This is not a trend I'm happy to see. But at least two new top-end boots promise innovations previously unseen in a plastic shell buckled on a foot and clipped into a ski.
Sep 27, 2009
Spin city: Alley-cat racing
Speed into cycling's urban underground, where alley-cat racing pits clandestine competitors against the clock on an ad hoc bike course.
Sep 27, 2009
An amazing race
Public transit, problem-solving and urban challenges define the Great MN Race, a Twin Cities scavenger hunt based partly on "The Amazing Race" TV series.
Sep 13, 2009
GEAR JUNKIE DEFY BAGS
Where do old billboards go when they die? Defy Bags answers that question with its hand-stitched messenger bags: The company takes old vinyl billboard material and uses it as the base fabric for a line of unique "upcycled" urban bags.
Sep 13, 2009
Bouldering: More molehill than mountain
More molehill than mountain, the sport of bouldering can require raw strength and gymnastic prowess beyond what's seen on regular rock climbs.
Aug 30, 2009
Keep a cool head
Belgium-based Lazer Helmets now has an office in Minneapolis. The company, established in 1919, is among the oldest helmet manufacturers in the world. But that doesn't keep it from innovating in the realm of head-protection products.
Aug 30, 2009


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