Congrats to Swiss Eagle Chrigel Maurer – Again!
What an incredible achievement: Chrigel Maurer wins X-Alps for the 5th consecutive time. Congrats from all of us at SOURCE!
10 Hard Earned Tips for Thru Hiking by The Ordinary Adventurer
We supported Bex Band aka ‘The Ordinary Adventurer’ in her Israel National Trail Thru Hike – here’s 10 of her hard earned tips for thru hiking.
Hydration at High Altitude
At high elevations you just can’t win: the universe is conspiring against you to make you dehydrated!
Family hiking hydration is all about giving kids their own water
Family adventurer and blogger John Soltys about kids and hydration on the trail: “Stop telling kids to drink and put them in control. They’ll stay hydrated and you won’t have to carry their water any more!”
Bordairline Paragliding & Hiking Race with SOURCE Hydration
There’s no pre-defined route, no checkpoints for athletes, no refueling-stops, no borders… Biotech Bordairline Paragliding & Hiking Race Series with SOURCE Hydration.
11 Days, 700 KM … Then Something Snapped
We’ve been supporting Carlos Goldberg’s Israel National Trail run – today, three quarters into the run, his adventure ended very abruptly.
Carlos Goldberg about running 1,000 km in 15 days: “Other people collect stamps”
He covered the Sahara Ultra Marathon and 80 marathons in 66 days on the Apalachian Trail. Now Carlos is ready for the 1,000 km Israel National Trail – again.
Christian ‚Chrigel’ Maurer – Record-breaking victory in the X-Alps Race
Christian ‘Chrigel’ Maurer, equipped with SOURCE Hydration Systems, set a new record, racing from Salzburg to Monaco in an extraordinary 6 days 23 hours and 40 minutes.
X-Alps: «I hope I’ll make it to the finish-line…»
It sounds pretty crazy, what the hand-picked X-Alps athletes are going for. Talking about the race with SOURCE Athlete Thomas Hofbauer, it sounds even more radical.
Running the Himalayas with (almost) nothing but a SOURCE Hydration Pack
SOURCE supports Kris Soltesz from Sweden, attempting a solo-run crossing of the Nepali Himalayas this fall.
Source Widepac WXP recommended by «Wandermagazin» in long term field-test
Danke! Thank You for the honors! The leading German hiking-magazine awarded our SOURCE Widepac WXP bladder with their seal of excellence.
Athletes supported by SOURCE hike & fly the X-Alps race
SOURCE supports two athletes hiking and paragliding 1’000 km in distance and roughly 70’000 meters in ascent and descent in the 2013 Red Bull X-Alps adventure race.
How to Choose Hiking Sandals
Here at Source Outdoor we pride ourselves on the comfort and quality of our hiking sandals. As a change from our usual blog posts, I thought I’d take a few minutes to give you, our customers, some helpful hints for choosing the right hiking sandals for yourself or others.
Hiking in Upstate New York
Those who enjoy hiking and the outdoors will find no better place than Upstate New York. With its spectacular scenery, unspoiled natural beauty and wealth of forests and hiking trails, Upstate New York is a hiker’s paradise.