There’s a reason we use GORE-TEX in our gear—it’s been tested and proven in the most challenging locations and conditions on the planet. And no one knows the value of having the right gear when the things take a turn for the worse than the hunters and guides who practically live in those wild, remote places. So we asked a few of them about some of the toughest tests they’ve put their GORE-TEX gear through. Here’s what they told us.
6.10.2023
Sitka Research and Development
Revive and Repair
From day one, the very idea of SITKA has been to outengineer every obstacle in the path to fully connecting with the natural world. And while it might seem audacious to think the forces of nature can ever be fully tamed, we look at it as a pursuit where our work will never be done.
Unpredictable: 18 Days in the Backcountry
Unpredictable. That’s how I’d describe my life as a freelance photographer and filmmaker. A lifelong thirst for bowhunting in the mountains, and a tendency to say “yes” before asking questions, has landed me in a variety awe-inspiring locations and momentous misadventures. I wouldn’t trade those experiences for anything, and they’ve always prepared me for going into another unknown.