The Rock Fight: An Outdoor Podcast That Aims For The Head Podcast
1) From Trendy to Timeless? Cotopaxi’s Plan for the Future
On this episode Colin sits down with Lindsay Shumlas, CEO of Cotopaxi, for a conversation about the brand’s evolution, impact, and future.What we cover:How Cotopaxi sees itself today: outdoor brand, l...Show More
2) Can Run Outpace Outdoor? Plus: Are U.S. Outdoor Brands at Risk Abroad?
It's Monday on The Rock Fight! Which means that Colin is joined by outdoor industry insider Eoin Comerford and brand & creative expert Producer Dave to run through the following topics that have emerg...Show More
3) The Launch of RE:PUBLIC - Public Lands Get Their Newsroom
Today on the show Colin is joined by longtime journalist and former Outside magazine editor-in-chief Chris Keyes to discuss his new venture: RE:PUBLIC, nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to cov...Show More
4) Who Will Be The 2026 Outdoor Industry Comeback Brand Of The Year?
Today Colin and the Monday Boys (outdoor industry insider Eoin Comerford and brand & creative expert Producer Dave) talk through some stories making waves in the outdoor industry before predicting who...Show More
5) Outdoor Retail Shakeup: Closures, Comebacks & Community
On this episode of The Rock Fight, Colin sits down with Todd Frank, owner of The Trailhead in Missoula, MT, and board member of the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, to dig into the state of specialty outd...Show More
6) Summit Hut Closes: Is The Era Of The Outdoor Gear Shop Over?
Today Colin is joined by The Monday Boys of outdoor industry insider Eoin Comerford and brand & creative expert Producer Dave to talk about the following topics and news to come out of the outdoor ind...Show More
7) The Brief: Columbia’s “Engineered for Whatever” Campaign Explained
Today on The Rock Fight The Brief is back!The Brief is a look at the brand and creative efforts of the outdoor industry as broken down by our brand and creative expert, Producer Dave. Today we're taki...Show More
8) Previewing Gear Abby & Saying Goodbye To Wednesdays
Today on the show Colin & Shawnté bid farewell to the Wednesday episodes of The Rock Fight and welcome in the forthcoming Gear Abby.The Rock Fight is moving to two episodes a week with episodes droppi...Show More
9) Preseason vs ASAP Orders: Who Holds The Risk? Plus: Redefining The Zombie Brand!
Today on the show Colin convenes with The Monday Boys (outdoor industry insider Eoin Comerford and brand/creative expert Producer Dave) to run through the following headlines to come out of the outdoo...Show More
10) Is The Triple Crown Of Hiking "Dumb"?
Today on The Rock Fight Colin & Shawnté discuss the following topics that have come out of the outdoor adventure community over the past week:Fake summit selfies! Scandal breaks in the mountaineering ...Show More