In The Wild

How To Customize Your Carry

Photo: Rick Vanderleek Have you ever noticed our packs favor large, open main compartments over divided ones with many pockets? We do that for a reason. Well okay, several reasons, and none of th...

Beyond Familiar with L. Renee Blount

Episode 1: Onewheel If you’re not already familiar with L. Renee Blount (a designer & strategist, photographer, and climber bringing joy to the outdoors), allow us to introduce you: “I believ...

Sustainability through Versatility

Sustainability has never been a “tick the box” kind of exercise for us. It’s not an isolated initiative or a short-term fix. It’s a way of doing things. A way of designing not just a product, but a...

The Designed Life: Manny from Momentum Drums

Professional drummer, amateur rock climber and Topo fan Manny Osoria has led an exciting life. Drumming for the hit show STOMP, playing for the Torch Relay at the Olympics, evacuating from Italy at...

It’s All Uphill From Here: Backcountry Basics

We figured we're not the only ones thinking about finally taking the leap to backcountry skiing this year, so we called on our longtime ambassadors and backcountry enthusiasts Kersten Vasey and Mat...

How to Layer Part II: Layer up for Winter!

There are layers, and then there are layers. These are the latter. Read on to gear up in maximum comfort and style, no matter what you're up to this winter. High Intensity at High Altitude For our...

Accessory Mythbusting: 5 Ways You Should be Accessorizing in 2021

If there’s anything that 2020 has taught us, it’s that life’s too short and a lot of the things we thought mattered, really don’t. Being stuck at home this year has transformed the way I dress. The...

Happy Holidays: A playlist from Topo Designs & Prospect Farms

It's the most wonderful time of the year! And the perfect time to get together (virtually) with our friends at Prospect Farms to create a holiday playlist for you. Crowd-sourced from our employees...

Staff Picks: Best Holiday Gifts for 2020

Well, what can we say? 2020 was a pretty wild year. And now that the temperatures are starting to dip it’s about time to figure out how to wind down this year that seemed like a decade with a bit o...

The Dirt Collection: A Deeper Dive.

A deeper dive. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but some words you just can't capture. Like "efficiencies", "partnership", or "unofficial mayor". If you're looking for the full story behin...