CH Gift Guide: Stocking Stuffers

Pint-sized gifts for everyone on your list

This time of year, showering friends, family, colleagues and your favorite bodega owner with thoughtful gifts is a congenial way to show your appreciation. More than simply a token stocking stuffer, the below items culled from the Cool Hunting gift guide make for an excellent present that’s smaller in size and a little kinder to the wallet. From a whimsically kaleidoscopic Eskayel iPhone case to …

NW Alpine

Stripped-down technical mountain gear, built in Oregon, to survive the harshest alpine environments

Bill Amos was working as a climbing instructor, substitute teacher and ski patroller when he became frustrated with the quality and utility of commercially available climbing apparel. As outdoor companies began catering to a more diverse audience, their clothing lines gradually became more fashion-oriented, rather than being suited to harsh alpine environments. Amos envisioned a simple and functional apparel line for people who were actually …

CH Gift Guide: Perfect Snap

Pinholes, time-lapse, GoPros and other cameras and accessories for your favorite photographer

Have a budding lensman in your life? Help your favorite photographer move beyond the confines of Instagram filters and into the bigger picture with a gift that will surely enhance their camera skills. Whether it’s Hasselblad’s beautiful point-and-shoot, a DIY pinhole camera, a handsome new strap, the latest adventure-ready GoPro, a time-lapse camera or gloves enabling quick manual maneuvers, the photography items from the Cool …