Founder, and co-owner, Christine Iksic, shares a similar story with many Pittsburghers', "The Boomerang Story." A Pittsburgher born and raised grows up and leaves the Steel City to find greener pastures and grand adventures then somewhere in their later years they accidentally end up back in Pittsburgh. Christine went overseas to New Zealand and around the globe to pursue a career in aerial mapping and found her love of water, backpacking, and adventure travel.  Christine came back in 2009 and started to pursue whitewater kayaking leading her to realize what a mecca the region was for not only paddlesports but also other outdoor passions like hiking, backpacking, and camping. Finding it hard
sometimes to meet other like minded outdoors people and to find the best gear for getting outside she set out to open a local independent outdoor shop where Pittsburghers passion to get outside could come together, share stories and beta, and get geared up.