The Gilt Groupe is an estrogen focused shopping site for private sales, i.e. you have to be a member in order to enjoy the significant savings.  Started by a pair of pretty hawt Harvard grads and now CEO'd by a pretty high powered business veteran, the company seems to be going in the right direction.  The addition of a travel private sale vertical and now mens - Gilt Man rounds out the offering.  I haven't bought a thing on the site, nor really looked at it, but Gilt Man does focus on higher end fashion brands like D&G, Black Fleece, Y-3.  However, Gilt Man has a significant number of private sales with outdoor brands - Mountain Smith, Kaenon, Cloudveil, The North Face.  Alas, you have to be a member to access this crap, but I'm in a good mood, I'll 'invite' anyone who wants - realize I get $25 for everyone I refer, I think, but it's free for you.  However, any referral fees I get, I'll buy something at Gilt and offer it as a prize for a future giveaway on GetOutdoors.  Who says I don't give?  You can email me at ebomb(at)getoutdoors.com.  Enjoy, read more here.

Welcome to Gilt Man

Gilt Man grants you exclusive access to curated sales of designer gear and gadgets, at up to 70% off.

    Members Only

      Membership is free but limited to referrals. Invite a friend and receive $25 after his first order has shipped -- because friends should always give you credit.
    Latest and Greatest

      Our team is always selecting new styles from top brands at the deepest possible discount. Each sale lasts about 36 hours before a new sale starts.
    * Instant Gratification

      Don't like snooty store clerks? Neither do we. Hassle-free shopping means you choose something you like and we send it right to your door.

Yes, I'm running the NY Marathon this weekend.  Still at odds over what to do since it falls on 1 November, 31 October as you recall is Nevada Day.  I usually put on my shi*kickers and head over to the West Village to ... doh, not like that.  Anyway, I think I have a shot at 3.30, but I have to go to a few Halloween parties so it is very dependent on my alcohol consumption.  But enough about me.  Back in the day, when kids had more leeway and responsibility, and weren't necessarily the object of exploitation and manipulation, they did some pretty cool stuff.  Like run the NY Marathon.  A full decade in age younger than when I ran my first, here's more about the first generation of young runners via the NY Times.

Paul ran without parental supervision across five bridges and five boroughs — watched by relatives standing on sidewalks — to finish the race in a startling 3 hours 31 seconds. He is the youngest marathoner recorded in the marathon’s 40-year history but not the only child to become infatuated with a distance many adults find torturous, even life-altering.

Scott Black was exhilarated in 1979 as a 9-year-old. “People were holding out their hands, cheering me on,” Black, 39, said. “I remember there being TV cameras on me, a blimp for a portion of the race. I remember the crowds going crazy.”

Pretty old, the first episode aired 19 April, but I'm just watching this.  Hardman Bear Grylls gets dropped off in the Arctic Circle, but this time not alone, this time with Will Ferrell.  So funny, quotes like, 'I really don't like camping' and 'is this the helicopter to Cancun?' are definitely amusing, and he eats the Twinkie, but while providing the laugh lines, he's fairly proficient.

Is extreme adventure really harder on the stomach than comedy? That's what Will Ferrell and Bear Grylls are going to prove as Man vs. Wild returns on the Discovery Channel on Tuesday, June 2. The special episode is tied to Universal Pictures' upcoming comedy adventure Land of the Lost, which stars Ferrell and hits movie theaters on June 5.

In this first joint extreme adventure special, Grylls guides Ferrell through the paces of real life survival in the ice-bound mountain and glacier ranges in the far north of Sweden. As usual, Grylls is armed with only the most basic survival equipment, while Ferrell is equipped with his infectious sense of humor.