If you’re excited to learn and progress as a rock climber, the first thing you might look for is a mentor. But finding a more experienced climber willing to tak...
Spring skiing and snowboarding are some of life’s purest joys. Why? Spring is the time of year when the sun shines that much brighter, the snow softens just per...
Patagonia lures adventurous souls, but with iconic images of the Fitz Roy massif or the peaks of Torres del Paine in mind, beginner and intermediate climbers ma...
Peter Dering had a problem. His camera wouldn’t stop swinging wildly while he was backpacking through Asia in 2008. It was annoying and dangerous. His solution?...
What do you do when customers continue to ask if they can drop off bikes to donate? If you’re the teams at the REI stores in Norwalk, Milford and West Hartford,...
A day that started with thunderstorms led to sunshine and victories at the finish line of the 123rd Boston Marathon for four athletes; among them: first-time wi...
In early 2018, would-be visitors to the Philippine island of Boracay had a problem. Years of steadily increasing tourist arrivals, poorly managed infrastructure...
The network of trails in Washington’s Raging River State Forest are an ongoing labor of love, built by the state’s Department of Natural Resources and the Everg...
I caught up with Jacinta "J" Higgins as she waited for a flight to Colorado, where she’d be learning the intricacies of new Cannondale suspension systems at REI...
David Bernhardt was confirmed as the 53rd Interior Department Secretary in a 56-41 vote today in the Senate.
Secretary Bernhardt, 49, a lawyer and lobbyist wh...
Annalisa van den Bergh had pedaled for nearly two weeks and 400 miles to arrive in Rosedale, Virginia, a town of 930 people near the Blue Ridge Mountains. She a...
Less than a week out from the 123rd Boston Marathon, Liz Coda is trying to keep her nerves at bay. The 28-year-old will compete in her third consecutive Boston ...
