Rab closeouts can make you more attractive

So it’s starting to feel like spring. You’ve started doing the morning/afternoon trail runs at Chautauqua Park. The birds are chirping, flowers starting to bloom, the weather is perfect for that cardio that will make you live forever… and gosh-darn-it, you’re out there doing you’re best – really pushing it. But there’s just one problem: you are receiving ZERO attention or even recognition from Boulder’s beautiful elite. Why could this be?


You just showered.
Your hair is perfect.
You’ve been using that pro-active stuff religiously.
You’re NOT ugly (your mom assured you of this – she wouldn’t lie to you).
You’re not huffing and puffing like some filthy smoker.
And you’re presenting the best “not so much holier-than-thou, but totally secure in the fact that I’m probably better than you” vibe that you can muster…and still, no bites.

WAIT! Could it be that your outdoor ensemble consist of Nikes that sat in your closet for two years, an REI fleece with dog hair all over it, Target brand sunglasses, and a pair of Adidas shorts that are about as out of vogue as flat-tops were in 1996?...yyyyeahhhhh, that’d probably be the reason.

What you need is a Rab CIRRUS Pull-on! It’s a super-stylin’ 3oz wind jacket that just screams “HEY! I’m about as Boulder as a fridge full of organic groceries and a Subaru in the driveway!.” As luck would have it, these can be found for best price at the good ole WildyX.
Or maybe you’ve been running past that same construction site morning after morning, and have yet to receive one cat-call, whistle or totally inappropriate compliment on your sexual appeal. Yeah… kinda stings doesn’t it?
Our very own Reilly “Fingers” Anderson had that very dilemma. So he decided to do something about it. He used his meager wages from the WildyX to get himself a Rab Women's AEON Tee AND, a Rab Women's AEON TECH Tee. He has reported “dramatic” results and claims “it’s the best thing I’ve ever done for myself”.
The pictures say it all:
  

Or maybe you’ve been watching too much MTV and are pretty much convinced that you need to put everything else on hold and focus on making that calf-reduction surgery happen. Well, honestly, you probably could use it, but here is a more inexpensive alternative Rab TREKLITE Pants and/or Rab Women's TREKLITE Pants.

Just look how psyched Jason is about not having to undergo a painful and costly surgery!


Here are some other Rab closeouts that will help you become that “traffic stopper” you’ve always wanted to be:

Rab Women's DRILLIUM Jacket
Rab DRILLIUM Pants
Rab LATOK ALPINE JACKET

All we ever wanted is for you to be beautiful,
Sam Benedict
Shipping/Receiving Manager
Wilderness Exchange Unlimited
2401 15th st Suite 100 Denver, CO 80202
303-477-0881sam@wildernessexchangeunlimited.com

Diamond closeout skis – taste the rainbow

So I just unpacked like 14 well stuffed boxes full of shiny, colorful new CLOSEOUT BD skis. I cursed a lot in the process, but the finished product was a very pleasing looking wall full of spectacular closeout action.

 

The staff got super amped. Jeff started ogling all of the “man skis”. Then proceeded to clarify that none of them are actually true man skis, but certainly manlier than most skis on the market (Jeff’s standards of manliness are more stringent than Vince Lombardi’s ever were).

 

Fingers got so psyched that he just started licking them all like a thirsty dog.

 

I said “Fingers!! What are you doing that for?”

He said “Quit stressing me Brah!! I just want to taste the rainbow, and you’re not going to stop me!”

I was like “ok, but you realize that means Curt the new guy is going to have to come in here and wash every trace of your saliva off all this rainbow of closeout action?”

Fingers said that he understood the repercussions of his actions and did not care. He then continued licking for some time.

I continued working over the feverish slurping sounds.

 

Here is what we got:

 

Black Diamond MEGAWATT Ski - $499.95 – 178cm and 188cm

Black Diamond JUSTICE Ski – $449.95 – 175cm & 185cm

Black Diamond VERDICT Ski - $419.95 – 170, 180 and 190

Black Diamond KILOWATT Ski – $399.95 – 165, 175 and 185

Black Diamond JOULE Ski - $399.95 - 155 and 165

 

 

 

Go shred,

 

Sam Benedict

Shipping/Receiving Manager

Wilderness Exchange Unlimited

2401 15th st Suite 100 Denver, CO 80202

303-477-0881

Black Diamond closeout skis – taste the rainbow

So I just unpacked like 14 well stuffed boxes full of shiny, colorful new CLOSEOUT BD skis. I cursed a lot in the process, but the finished product was a very pleasing looking wall full of spectacular closeout action.

 

The staff got super amped. Jeff started ogling all of the “man skis”. Then proceeded to clarify that none of them are actually true man skis, but certainly manlier than most skis on the market (Jeff’s standards of manliness are more stringent than Vince Lombardi’s ever were).

 

Fingers got so psyched that he just started licking them all like a thirsty dog.

 

I said “Fingers!! What are you doing that for?”

He said “Quit stressing me Brah!! I just want to taste the rainbow, and you’re not going to stop me!”

I was like “ok, but you realize that means Curt the new guy is going to have to come in here and wash every trace of your saliva off all this rainbow of closeout action?”

Fingers said that he understood the repercussions of his actions and did not care. He then continued licking for some time.

I continued working over the feverish slurping sounds.

 

Here is what we got:

 

Black Diamond MEGAWATT Ski - $499.95 – 178cm and 188cm

Black Diamond JUSTICE Ski – $449.95 – 175cm & 185cm

Black Diamond VERDICT Ski - $419.95 – 170, 180 and 190

Black Diamond KILOWATT Ski – $399.95 – 165, 175 and 185

Black Diamond JOULE Ski - $399.95 - 155 and 165

 

Sam Benedict

Shipping/Receiving Manager

Wilderness Exchange Unlimited

2401 15th st Suite 100 Denver, CO 80202

303-477-0881

Abusing Black Diamond closeouts is a real issue

Black Diamond loves us more than any other retailer. That means they like to unload all their overstock unto us. This has brought great joy to the WildyX, but every rose has it’s thorn… Check it:


“I didn’t need a new belay device, but I just couldn’t resist grabbing a few Black Diamond ATC GUIDE (Closeouts) for best price. Since I got it, its pretty much all I can think about. I carry it around everywhere. It’s really distracting. I’m falling behind ordering other climbing brands for the shop, and I just realized that I don’t think I’ve brushed my teeth in a week!”

- Lisa “the robot” Aquino    


“I don’t really ice climb that much but when I realized I could get some new Black Diamond EXPRESS ICE SCREWS (Cosmetic 2nds) for best price. I got like thirty of them; I kind of had no choice. I’ve always thought that ice climbing is something that I would really get into when I’m too old to go fly fishing any more”

- Reilly “Fingers” Anderson


“I’ve been wanting to get back into climbing, so I got a set Black Diamond QUICKSILVER 12cm (Closeouts)AND, a set of Black Diamond QUICKWIRE 12cm (Closeouts), just to mix it up. I figured it would be a safe investment that would help me get psyched to go climbing. I never guessed it would affect my behavior the way it did. Every night when I get home, I just go lock myself in the bathroom, light some scented candles, crank up some Ani Difranco and just sit on the toilet playing with my new quickdraws. Sometimes I even put Barbie cloths and little wigs on them and have them play house. I think my girlfriend is starting to hate me!”

- Curt “the new guy”

BD closeout abuse is a real issue. If you are concerned that someone you know is abusing BD closeouts, please, do the right thing and have them call us at 303-964-0708 so that we can enable their addiction by selling them even more.

Enjoy responsibly,

Sam Benedict
Shipping/Receiving Manager
Wilderness Exchange Unlimited
2401 15th st Suite 100 Denver, CO 80202
303-477-0881sam@wildernessexchangeunlimited.com

Rugged touring is awesome

I’ve always been a fan of burly tele rigs. Stiff 4-buckle Scarpa T-Race boots, fat, long stiff, heavy skis, heavy stiff bindings like the Axl. I’ll suck it up and take them on long tours, suffering the weight penalty for better downhill performance.

Our fearless leader, donnyb, frequently exposes the virtues of rugged touring. That is, using lightweight 3-pin boots or old-school leather tele boots with waxless, metal edged skis with some degree of sidecut. And I’ve always been skeptical. But, after an ill-fated front flip attempt last weekend that led to some major bruising on one leg, suddenly my big stiff boots didn’t feel so good. In fact, I couldn’t wear or ski in them at all. But lo and behold, I could wear a low cut 3-pin boot such as the Alpina BC 1575! So I snagged a pair of our demo skis, Alpina X-Terrains in a 160cm with a Voile HD Mountaineer 3-pin binding and decided to go see what this rugged touring business was all about.

The Denver metro area got a good amount of snow in town early last week, so rather than drive all the way up to the mountains, I headed for Green Mountain Open Space park. Green Mountain is 15 minutes from my house, and has a lot of little sub-ridges that hold good snow where the wind has drifted it in. With pretty mellow slope angles and good snow cover on the summer trails, it seemed like a good spot to try out this kind of gear.

First impressions out on the trail – wow these are light and fast! With the waxless fishscaled base, I could glide and move so much faster uphill than with my 140mm skins on my regular tele touring rig. About half as much weight helped, too. I could instantly see that getting deep into the backcountry would be much more efficient on this type of rig. Once I figured out the technique, I was able to climb surprisingly steep slopes with the fishscales.

I followed the summer road about halfway to the top of Green Mountain when an enticing looking slope to the north caught my eye. Cutting across a gully, I started climbing the slope. I found I needed to switchback much more frequently than I was accustomed to since I didn’t have skins, but climbing the mellow slope (about 20 degrees) was not problem at all. At the top, it sure was nice to not need to takes skins off, tighten boots, put a helmet on, etc, etc.

Ready to ski, looking down at the slope, I was honestly a little nervous. The boots were suddenly feeling awfully floppy, and man the skis looked short! I haven’t skied anything as short as 160cm since I was probably 12. But after a couple shaky turns, I got the hang of it. Yes, you can actually ski on a setup like this! The tracks tell the tale:


So fun, in fact, I blasted back up for another lap, then skied back to the car as the sun set.


Call me a convert. I guess I’m gonna need to get a rugged touring setup.

-The Tele Guy

Vibram Five Fingers – truly revolutionary

We were one the fence for a while as to whether or not to carry Vibram Five Fingers. You see them everywhere but it's hard to tell if it’s just a fad or if they’re truly the future of footwear.

So, after I received them my curiosity got the better of me. I thought “what the hay? I’ll just try a pair on and see what the hype is all about. I mean what could it hurt?” So after about ten minutes of franticly struggling to get all my little toeseys in their proper toe sleeves or whatever, I ran up stairs to show them off to the rest of the staff. My new look was met with looks of disgust followed by merciless ridicule - which of course I expected. What I did NOT expect was the sudden and overpowering urge to go running all over the place like some kind of maniac!...so I went outside, smoked a cigarette, walked back inside and took them off. It was magical.

Six steezy styles:Vibram Five Fingers Men's CLASSIC

Vibram Five Fingers Men's KSO

Vibram Five Fingers Men's BIKILA LS

Vibram Five Fingers Women's CLASSIC 

Vibram Five Fingers Women's SPRINT  

Vibram Five Fingers Women's KSO    
  
Yeah…

SB

Closeout Chacos and the cold yoga experiment

As we experience one of the coldest spells in the last decade, here at the Wilderness Exchange, we can only think of one thing:

Closeout Chacos!!!!!!

Who knows? Maybe we’re all a little bored of snowshoeing, ice climbing, building snowmen, gleeful slay rides, snuggling up under a warm blanket with a cup of coco and watching Jersey Shore reruns, or shredding at Loveland everyday before work. Maybe we just can’t wait for summer. Or maybe we just have Chaco on the brain because we just received nearly 400 pairs of these closeout models:

Chaco Men's HIPTHONG - $45!!!
Chaco Women's HIPTHONG - $45!!!
Chaco Women's Z/2 – only $59.95!!
Chaco Women's ZX2 – only $59.95!!
Chaco Men's Z1 VIBRAM PRO - $69.95!!!!
Chaco Men's Z/2 – only $59.95!!
Chaco Men's LEATHER FLIP – only $45!!
Chaco Women's LEATHER FLIP – only $45!!
Chaco Men's FLIP – only $35!!
Chaco Women's FLIP – only $35!!

Lisa and Fingers got so amped up on this deal they each grabbed a pair and went outside for a little sub-zero “cold yoga” session.

I was like “you guys are loony!!”. Then they were like “no way! Its going to be awesome!!”.

Then they insisted that I come out and take pictures of them. I obliged.

Then when they came in they were all complaining about cold feet and such. I was like “whatever, it wasn’t my idea” 

Here at the WildyX we are concerned first and foremost with offering “best price”, regardless of seasonal relevance.

SB