Oh, glorious three-day weekend, how we love thee. The only thing we love more than three-day weekends are exclusive holiday multi-brand events. Oh, and four-day weekends.

We can’t deliver on the latter, but boy do we have an awesome deal for you guys today.

You ready for this?

I don’t think you are, but I’ll tell you anyway.

Beginning today at 9am PST, you (yes, you, members of The Clymb) will receive exclusive savings on gear and apparel for men, women and kids, on a variety of brands like:

• Teva
• Gramicci
• Mountainsmith
• GIRO
• DAKINE
• KEEN
• CamelBak
• Reef
• and more, more, more.

Now, you may be asking yourself, “What does exclusive pricing mean?” Well, I don’t toss around a word like “exclusive” all willy-nilly. For the first time ever we’re offering up to 90% off. That’s right. I said it. And, because we’re awesome like this, we’re reducing shipping to $6.98 for this event.

The quantities are extremely limited, so you can’t mess around; items will go quickly! The event ends on Sunday (9/5) at 9am PST. If you need an invitation so you can see what all the fuss is about (and get in on the sweet deals), just send us a tweet and we’ll make it happen.

Wow. An amazing three-day event and a three-day weekend? You’re so welcome.

We love when our members write to us and share their stories of taking their love of the outdoors to another level: an avid swimmer decides to take up climbing or an experienced mountaineer begins training for her first triathlon. We’ve built a supportive community of outdoor enthusiasts and we like to encourage that passion in any way we can.

That’s why we’re happy to announce that members of The Clymb can receive exclusive pricing on Quiksilver Roxy Surf Camps. There are group and one day lessons available for the month of September.

Oregon Surf Adventures Learn to surf programs are sponsored by Quiksilver and Roxy and certified by Surfing America. OSA offers surfing programs for all ages and abilities. OSA surf lessons provide a great opportunity for all ages to learn the fundamentals of surfing. Expert instructors will teach you ocean awareness, equipment use, water safety, surf techniques and surf etiquette. At Oregon Surf Adventures your instructors are certified in First Aid, CPR and Water Safety. As a certified Surfing America member surf school your safety is our highest priority. Surfing America is the International Surfing Association-recognized National Governing Body (NGB) for the sport of Surfing in the United States. The schools accepted by Surfing America are recognized as among the very best surf schools in the United States and have met professional and operational standards of the highest caliber. Surfing America Member Surf Schools promise to deliver a quality and authentic learning experience, while respecting the beach, its local residents and community.

If you want to learn to surf, or know someone that does – it makes a great gift, click here for more details.

Remember, the special pricing is for Clymb members only. If you need a membership, send us a Tweet and we’ll hook you up.

The only people more prepared than Boy Scouts are Clymb members. We ensure that you have everything you need before your next race, swim, hike or climb. We also know that things can get rough when you live your life in pursuit of the great outdoors. You need gear and apparel that are high quality, and products that can withstand the elements and be good as new the next day.

We are excited to offer up to 60% off Leatherman muli-tools, pocket knives and flashlights in today’s brand event. From Portland, Oregon, since 1983, the folks of Leatherman have understood that you need supplies that are ready for anything; the expected and the unexpected.

This brand event begins today at 9am PST and ends on Thursday (9/2) at 9am PST. As usual, these exclusive deals are for members only, but obtaining a membership isn’t difficult at all – just send us a tweet or check out our Facebook page.

Happy Friday!

We’re beginning the weekend with a brand event the whole family can enjoy. There are still plenty of days left to summer which means there are still plenty of days left to wear the ridiculously comfortable footwear from Reef.

Starting today at 9am PST members of The Clymb will receive up to 55% off Reef sandals for men, women and kids. The event ends on Sunday (8/29) at 9am PST so don’t delay. Membership is free, but you will require an invitation. Just send us a tweet or check out our Facebook for an invitation.

You can never have too much of a good thing. At least that’s how the song goes. Or maybe it was a greeting card.

Either way, we agree. That’s why we’re extending our 2XU brand event for another 24 hours.

There was a lot of excitement around 2XU tri apparel so we decided to give you another day to stock up at 60% off.

To take advantage of this exclusive sale, you need to be a member. Send us a tweet if you need an invitation. Once you’re all squared away, invite some of your family and friends. You’ll receive a $10 credit when they place their first order and for every referral that signs up, you’re entered in a chance to win Free Gear For a Year.

We like a great deal as much as the next guy … who likes a great deal. I personally did a little dance when the running shoes I ordered during the Vasque event arrived – it wasn’t graceful or particularly pretty, but it was a happy dance all the same.

It was also cool when The Clymb’s own Paisley shared this photo of her little cousin rocking a DAKINE pack in preparation for her first day of school:

How cute is that?!

There’s been a lot of great feedback on our DAKINE back-to-school event and we’re happy to know so many of your little ones will be going back to school in style.

Thanks, guys! And thank you Paisley for sharing such a wonderful photo.

- Remember you can share photos with your Clymb purchases put to use on our Facebook page or by emailing them to nina@theclymb.com

2XU innovative designs are made with performance of the triathlete in mind. They’re designed to make you feel more prepared and capable for competition, but also remain comfortable. We’re super excited to announce their performance wear for men and women as today’s brand event.

We have cycle tops, jerseys, shorts, wet suits and more in an assortment of styles and colors. Members of The Clymb will receive up to 60% off our 2XU selection beginning today at 9am PST and ending on Thursday (8/26) at 9am PST.

Memberships are available via Twitter (just send us a tweet – we’d love to hear from you) and Facebook.

Remember, we’re also running a great contest where you can win Gear For a Year just by referring your family and friends. The more, the merrier, the more chances you have to win!

Over the past year we’ve done an amazing job at building a dedicated network of core outdoor enthusiasts and athletes. And that’s due to you. Well, all of you. Yous. You know what I mean.

You guys do an excellent job of spreading the word – you’ve been a valuable resource in helping us find compelling bloggers who share their clymbs with us and you’ve been referring your family and friends for free memberships.

In turn, we’d like to do something for you. Beginning today and ending on September 2nd at 9am PST, for every friend you invite (or re-invite) not only will you get a $10 credit when their first order ships, but you’ll be entered into a sweepstakes for a chance to win free gear from us… for an entire year! That’s a $4,000 value.

There are two ways you can do this:

• Click here to go to the home page, click on the Invite to Win Gear for  Year “invite now” button and use the invitation form.
• Go to My Accounts and send your friends and family your unique invite code.

If you’re not a member yourself, you can obtain an invite by sending us a Tweet or visiting our Facebook page. We’ll get you signed up and then you can get to inviting and increasing your chances at winning with every person you invite.

Click here for contest rules and guidelines.

GoLite is for those wanting to live lighter; in both lightening your load of stuff and treading lightly on the environment. They also apply this light philosophy in developing sustainable, quality apparel, footwear, and gear.

Members of The Clymb will receive up to 70% off GoLite footwear for men and women. We have lots of styles for both trail and water adventures. The sale begins today at 9am PST and you have till Sunday (8/22) at 9am PST to GoLite.

This event is for members only, and you can obtain a membership by sending us a tweet or visiting our Facebook page.

Jon of SwiCycloRun relays his hilarious story about a day at Lake George.

I was able to start day #2 up in Lake George off with not one, but two kayakers to escort me on a short .6 mile OWS in the cove where I was staying. Thanks to my sister and cousin!

My thing about open water swimming is that I like to swim in water where I CANNOT see the bottom. Or rather, ANYTHING other than the person in front of me whom I am drafting. Got it?

Lake George is a clear lake, especially in the morning, and even with two kayakers near me, I still get freaked out when I see a fish, or a GIGANTIC boulder underneath you.

But do you really want to know what freaks me out the most? When I hit a gigantic DEAD fish out in the middle of the lake. GAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!! hahahahahahaa! I came up and was all panicked with, ”What was that! What was that!” My little almost 12 year old cousin was laughing with, “Haha! Haha! You hit a dead fish!”

Ok, I got a chuckle out of it after I realized what it was. But man! Talk about freakout! What are the chances that out of the ENTIRE lake that I hit the one dead fish in the cove!?!?!? I could actually smell it before I came near it. So gross! I even cut my finger on its fin. Blah!

So after the swim, I laced up the shoes and went for a run with my super runner aunt. I said I needed to do 9 miles and she responded with, “Oh! We can go up Mt. Defiance.”

Special thanks to Jeff @ Dangle The Carrot for shooting me a great of definition of what “defiance” means:
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude. OR a hostile challenge.

Does this look like a “hostile challenge” to you?

Says the average pitch is 9.36% ....I'd say the max is ~16%. Get your climbing gear out!

View to the north into Vermont. This is the bottom of Lake Champlain.

That fort is Fort Ticonderoga. The Brits hauled two canon up to this view and shot artillery shells down upon the fort during the Revolutionary war. Can you imagine hauling canon up this road?!?!?

View to the south into Vermont. The very bottom of Lake Champlain is down there even further.