Welcome to Women’s Gear Guide!

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You can expect honest, engaging and experiential-based women’s gear reviews of all the female specific—and sometimes unisex—gear that I can get my little paws on. You’ll find reviews ranging from alpine ski and snowboard equipment to backcountry and touring gear to climbing and biking to hiking and camping, as well as footwear and sunglasses.

Why is female-specific gear important?
In the words of women’s gear pioneer Jeannie Thoren “women are not small men.” We have a lower center of gravity than men; women are more pear shaped, while men are more apple shaped. These differences in our center of gravity translates to differing body alignment  to appropriately address and disperse our body weight.  Our center of gravity dictates our structure and alignment. Thus, women have wider hips to address their lower center of gravity and men have wider shoulders to address theirs. Products that take these differences into consideration are tantamount to a woman’s comfort, stability, ease of use and confidence in her outdoor activities.

About: My name is Leah Fielding, I’ve been a freelance skiing journalist/editor—working with FreeskierPowder and SKI/SKIING— for the last four years and decided it was time to share all the wonderful outdoor products that I’ve come to know and love for their commitment to active women.

My aim with womensgearguide.com is to create a one-stop resource for womens outdoor gear and community because I am a firm believer in “if she can do it, so can I.” Women move differently and learn differently than men, we tend to like to have all the information available before jumping into anything, whether it be off a cliff or a purchase. So the more you know about a sport, it’s products and developmental history, as well as it’s community, the better informed you’ll be as customer and the more enjoyment you’ll experience in the outdoors.

Please email or message me with any suggested gear reviews, comments and questions.

“GET GEAR. GET AFTER IT.”

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