Here at the co-op, we test tons of products. Small to large, complicated to simple, we’ve tried them out and brought you reviews of the best of the best. Howeve...
Aspen Matis on rebuilding her mental and emotional strength by hiking the entire Pacific Crest Trail.
Editor's note: This episode contains references to sexual...
Firefighters are battling at least 53 active large wildfires nationwide, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. That list includes the Spring Creek ...
Editor’s note: REI was honored to be a sponsor of the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games and the presenting sponsor of the Stand Up Paddle Board event.
The Spec...
Chances are, you run the same 5-mile loop right from your house every time you lace up your sneakers. And that’s great—you’re getting out there. But sometimes, ...
Just outside Matt Baatz’s house in Pittsfield, Vermont, a 25-mile network of mountain bike trails climbs about 1,000 vertical feet. Baatz is the trail manager f...
For the second year, REI Co-op has teamed up with the crew behind The Moth to bring live storytelling events about the outdoors to local communities. The Moth b...
Diedre Tanenberg grew up exploring the outdoors. The 33-year-old REI Outdoor School instructor was raised on the West Coast, where she acquired a passion for pu...
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There was a time when the external frame pack was the backpacker’s workhorse. Now, though, spotting one along the trail is like seeing a classic car on the high...
Local Wanderer’s trip and this article were sponsored by Sorel.
Editor’s note: In 2021, REI Adventures phased out its international trips to focus on and grow i...
Jerry Brown was a 39-year-old Coloradan living in Texas when he read a newspaper article in 1989 about a multi-use trail that traversed 486 miles across his hom...