Gear Review: Mountain Crew By PAKA Check out our review of the Mountain Crew by PAKA! This is a high quality alpaca wool sweater ready for a long day on trail and a chilled out day at home alike! It's soft, breathable and down for adventure!
Gear Review: Black Diamond Deploy Down Hoody Black Diamond's Deploy Down Hoody has become a staple in my backpack. It weighs next to nothing and takes up very little space. It's versatile because of its slim fit and no-frills design.
Garage Grown Gear: Our Favorite Online Cottage Gear Shop For hikers chasing sunsets in Utah’s red rocks or braving snowstorms in Colorado’s high peaks, Garage Grown Gear has the awesome, high-performance options you need. Often carrying products that are sold out everywhere else!
Gear Review: Stio Pinion Down Pullover I have sported the Pinion Down Pullover for a handful of scrambly climbs in the alpine and it's quite durable. No snags or rips to be seen. So hooray for that!
Must See: PAKAFILL Puffers and Parka By PAKA PAKAFILL is also fully traceable, all the way back to the small farm in the Andes where it was sourced from. Which is why we LOVE PAKA here at Southwest Hikes. Ethics matter. They really do.
Gear Review: COROS PACE Pro GPS Sport Watch The Pace Pro is a new release from COROS and it's their nicest iteration of the Pace line of sports watches so far. Standouts for the Pace Pro are the very long-lasting battery, pin-point GPS accuracy and very lightweight design.