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Gear

On the necessity (or not) of gaiters.

I've never been a big fan of gaiters. I've always thought they were annoying and somewhat goofy looking. I never really liked the way pants bunch up over the top of them when on the move, and on ...
Gear

NWAlpinist Salopette: not just for dudes.

My friend Sue and I headed up to Hood this morning to take advantage of the copious snow pack that still remains. Those of you that live in the NW have probably noted that we've had a dearth of ni...
Expedition

NWAlpine crew heads to Smith Rock...

After ripping endless runs of lift accessed powder on Hoodoo's second-to-last day of the regular season, Tyler, Dustin and I headed to Smith Rock to make the coveted first ascent of a little known ...
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Salopette Size Chart

News

New Black Spider Light Hoodys on the way!

We've got a limited run of hoodys that will be available in the next couple of weeks. You'll have the option of light gray or a really nice light green color. Keep checking back or friend us on Fac...
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Friend us on Facebook!

So, you want to keep up to date on all the NW Alpine happenings right? Then you should probably "like" us on Facebook for all the latest news. We've got a couple new products in the development st...
Gear

Anatomy of the Black Spider Light

At NW Alpine we're trying to be as transparent as possible about where our products come from. As you can imagine, it's not always easy but we're dedicated to sourcing as much locally and domesti...
Gear

Black Spider Light Update

It looks as though we should have the first run of Black Spider Light hoodys done in the next couple of weeks. They should definitely be available to ship so you can receive them by Christmas. If y...
Expedition

Early Season Ice

Dustin deploys his Fast/Light pants on some early season Wyoming ice.