21 Jun 2010

Summer Solstice

Happy Summer Solstice! Today is the longest day and shortest night of the year, as well as the official first day of summer (though of course you've been soaking up the sun for a while before this.) So get outside, enjoy the sun's rays and the good weather, have a barbeque, and Skimble your way through the best months of the year!

Some great hiking locations near San Francisco: Mount Tamalpais, Point Reyes, and the Marin Headlands.

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Track your hikes and your destinations on Skimble! And while you're at it, stock up on clothes for the summer at the Skimble shop.

3 Jun 2010

June Prizes: Mountain Hardwear Summer Adventure Outfits

With a new month, comes another opportunity for all you active Skimblers to win a prize!
Thanks to our good friends at Mountain Hardwear, this month we will be giving away some awesome summer adventure outfits!
For men, we have the Ravine Short Sleeve Shirt and Wildlands Shorts.  Here's Gabe looking good in his Mountain Hardwear gear as he prepares for his next great adventure: 
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Gabe enjoyed the Mountain Hardwear shirt and shorts in Yosemite National Park.  Both are lightweight and cooling, important during the hot dry summers in the High Sierras.  Also, the pants have a great lining, which makes them super comfortable!  From the discreet shirt pockets to a key holder in the shorts, Mountain Hardwear has all the details right.

And the gear for the women is just as cool including the Loess Tank Top and High Step Judo Crops. 

Maria put the women's outfit to work at a yoga studio, a TRX workout class, a rock climbing competition, and on a roadtrip to Smith Rock State Park, OR.  The best thing about the top? It's form fitting yet comfortable and looks great with its criss-cross back design.  The pants?  Also a hit, especially since they come with a seamless right side pocket that's perfect for your ID, lip balm and iPhone!
Check out the action-shot of her in the Judo Crops on a 5.13a at the TRS4 Touchstone Climbing Competition, where she place 2nd overall in the series:
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As you can tell, all of us at Skimble are huge fans of Mountain Hardwear's gear and athletes.  Here's Mike Libecki and Maria at a Lombardi Sports event last month in San Francisco:
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How to win:  Each day in June that you track at least one activity on Skimble, you earn one contest entry.  At the end of the month, winners are randomly chosen from these entries.

Be sure to visit Moutian Harwear's Facebook and Tiwitter pages and give them some props.