Whether your feelings about 2016 are positive or negative, we can all agree that a lot happened. That’s why we’re taking a dive into the past 365: This week is ...
President Obama preserves 1.35 million acres in southern Utah
Just weeks after banning oil drilling in federally owned arctic waters, Obama designated two ne...
For the past two Black Fridays, REI has closed its doors and paid its 12,000+ employees to go outside. This year, the co-op invited the nation to join in by cho...
Over 1.3 million acres of newly protected land for you to enjoy
On Wednesday, President Obama declared 1.35-million-acre Bears Ears in southern Utah a nation...
Because the best way to celebrate over 1.3 million acres of newly protected land is by exploring them
On Wednesday, President Obama declared the 1.35-mill...
As a young boy, Joel Van der Loon grew up in South Africa and Tanzania, and has always
been somewhat of a “wild child.” He and his dad grew up in a remote area of Africa, where he learned from the Massai, then sailed around the world, and lived a life very connected to animals and the untrammeled outdoors.
It's no secret that the glass ceiling is prevalent in the outdoor industry. The question is: How do we break it?
From childhood on, the amount of expo...
The clothes that we wear adventuring—I’m looking at you, polyester tech tees—tend to hold on to some funk. According to microbiologists, odor-causing bacteria p...
From searching for powder in national parks to diversifying outdoor recreation, from the Boundary Waters in Minnesota to Steamboat in Colorado, we’re bringing y...
Though immensely popular abroad, competition ice climbing remains a fledgling sport in the United States
In 2014, the U.S. held its first Ice Climbing World ...
The first snow of the year is finally starting to fall across the country. Big fluffy flakes, hard pellets of sleet—whatever the white stuff is, I can’t wait to...
Warm temps, sunshine and trails abound in these desert oases
When icy trails and dark days have you feeling down, look no further than the deserts of the South...
