In the middle of summer in the high desert of Nevada and on the alpine slopes of California’s Sierra Nevada, the trails were so dusty I was breathing in dirt. S...
For the past two years, the REI community has helped improve outdoor recreation opportunities in our national forests and grasslands through $1 million donation...
#OptOutside has always been about choice. The choice to put people ahead of profits, the choice to close our doors on the biggest day in retail and the choice t...
You know the signs: Ski films on tour, all the latest skis and boards on store shelves and early flakes on distant peaks. Winter is coming. If you’re planning a...
One of North Carolina’s best winter climbing destinations has a new approach trail and freshly negotiated access for climbers. Sauratown (pronounced “sour town”...
K2, called locally Dapsang or Chogori and dubbed the Savage Mountain, is the world’s second highest peak—bested by only 779 feet by Mount Everest. Towering 28,2...
We all have dreams, aspirations—a bucket list. Before signing up to climb Kilimanjaro, I had been interested in mountaineering for a few years. Then, at the 201...
For many cyclists in Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley, Wednesday night is race night. That’s when riders of all levels—from professionals like Tour de F...
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Shannon Walker first dreamed of becoming an astronaut in the 1960s. After getting her undergraduate degree in physics and her Masters of Science a...
Last year, REI launched the Force of Nature initiative designed to elevate the conversation around women in the outdoors. One of the main components of this eff...
Offering views of snowcapped peaks and sun-burnt canyons on flowing technical singletrack that weaves through otherworldly rock formations, Moab is a mountain b...
With granite scrambles, dense hardwood forests and relatively low-traffic trails, New Hampshire is a paradise for runners in search of off-the-grid adventure. F...
