Articles by Alex Tzelnic

Alex Tzelnic is a teacher and writer living in Cambridge, MA. He believes gear is both aspirational and inspirational.
The 13 Best Design-Driven Adventure Travel Pants for Any Trip
The 13 Best Design-Driven Adventure Travel Pants for Any Trip

The best breeches for everything from a hut-to-hut mountain adventure to a multi-day foreign city food tour

Pakafill Lightweight Puffer Review: Unexpectedly Warm & Sustainable
This Lightweight Puffer Jacket Is Light, Warm & Sustainable—Thanks to Alpacas

A new alternative to down insulation made from alpaca fiber makes this puffy jacket from the small Peru-based brand function at the top of its class

The 10 Best Softshell Jackets for All Kinds of Outdoor Adventure
From City Streets to Mountain Peaks, These Are the 10 Best Softshell Jackets

Go into any outdoor retailer and you'll find tons of softshell options, so we picked our favorites for men and women alike

Q&A: Colin O'Brady on Walking Over Antarctica, Meditating, & New Book
Adventurer Colin O'Brady on Walking Across Antarctica, Meditating, & His New Book

In "The 12-Hour Walk," the world record-holding explorer argues that a salve for mental fog and anxiety is to go for a very, very long walk