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May 08, 2024

Trip Report: Kate in Canyonlands National Park

Customer Support Coordinator Kate spent a week in Moab recently, which included a backpacking trip in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Parks. She graciously wrote up our very first trip report of 2024 to recap her trip! Where did...

Apr 10, 2024

Earth Day Oregon: Supporting the next American thru-Hike

Monday April 22, 2024 is Earth Day, and Cnoc Outdoors - through Earth Day Oregon - is excited to team up with the Greater Hells Canyon Council (GHCC) for the fourth year in a row to raise awareness to their work, and funding to help...

3 comments ·Mar 07, 2024

Nanoplastics, microplastics, leaching in backpacking gear: Cnoc's place in it all

Lately, we have been getting an increasing number of inquiries questioning the connection of our products with nanoplatics or microplastics, asking if TPU is leaching like PET, etc. Here are some examples: "With recent proof that plastic bottles have us...

Dec 29, 2023

Employee Spotlight: Brett

Who are you? Give us some highlights from your past: I am Brett Swope, 27 year old father of 2 beautiful girls Aria (8), and Enora (1). I spent a lot of my young life in, or recovering from, foster care...

1 comment ·Nov 13, 2023

Why Are We Rebranding?

Cnoc Outdoors was started in 2016 when founder Gilad Nachmani snapped his trekking poles while hiking Cnoc na-Gareig in the Scottish Highlands and decided he wanted to make his own. Since then, more than a few major changes have happened. Six...