The State of GORUCK 2019: Elite, not Elitist The first time I visited Normandy I was 23 years old and knew nothing of warfare or the sacrifice it entails. I was drawn to visit because the war in Afghanistan was new, and my generation’s call, and I was too scared to figure out the fastest …
From Carryology.com: Our Seventh Annual Carry Awards welcomes an iconic backpack into the Hall of Fame… GORUCK GR1 Backpack If you’re into backpacks or you’ve read Carryology, it’s pretty darn likely you’ve heard of the GORUCK GR1. A pack we’ve recommended more than any other. And a pack that has stood the test of time, unchanged, …
If you’re tired of sweating it out at the gym in hopes of losing weight, a classic military training exercise gets you outside and burning calories fast. But don’t worry — no obstacle course, pushups or sprints are involved. In fact, rucking is deceptively simple. “Rucking is basically just walking with a weighted backpack or rucksack on,” says Jason McCarthy, founder of GORUCK and a veteran of …
We lost our beloved Cadre Josh to cancer this year. He fought the good fight and the GORUCK community, GRHQ, and his Cadre brothers miss him more than words can express. Besides loving cheese curds, spotted cow beer, the Brewers, and being Wisconsin AF, he was a dad, 75th Ranger, GRT, Cadre, and had a passion …
Ingress is a location-based, augmented-reality mobile game developed by Niantic. GORUCK Cadre led teams of ruckers in an Ingress adventure for the premiere of Operation Ko Lan in Thailand. Watch a full account of their amazing challenge on YouTube.
From First Coast News: “Jason McCarthy, who runs the Jax Beach based company GORUCK which organizes extreme fitness events all over the world and they also make incredible equipment for rucking, they set out for a tough course today over 15 miles rucking and reenacting the storming of Utah Beach.” – Lewis Turner in …