Camp season sneaks up fast—make sure you’re ready this year! Whether you’re new to outdoor experiences or you’re a seasoned pro, it’s important to start by asse...
REI Member since 2011
Favorite activities: Yoga, running, mountaineering
Meet Mindy, a yoga instructor whose love for the outdoors began at an early age. Now, ...
Like many in the outdoor community, I was introduced to nature at a young age. The outdoor experiences that I remember best from my childhood were generally wit...
It only takes one overpacking experience to realize that lugging heavy, cumbersome bags up steep steps, onto public transit and along cobblestone streets isn’t ...
America’s original long-distance trail has captured the imagination of lug-soled adventurers for decades. First completed in 1937, today’s Appalachian Trail (A....
Freya Fennwood has been paddling her own boat since she was a wee 5-year-old. And that makes a big difference when it comes to shooting action photos in some of...
As the mountain evening slowly descended on our campsite high in the Panamint Range of California’s Death Valley National Park, the wind picked up volume, swirl...
Over a century ago John Muir, a man who spent countless nights under the stars, who helped found the Sierra Club and who is often called the father of our Natio...
There are camping trips. There are music festivals. There are trail-running races. And then there are Ragnar Trail Relays—a magical combination of all three.
Af...
With the arrival of spring, many of us are getting back on our bikes for the commute to work, the ride to school or the quick jaunt for errands. As you get into...
It’s that time of year when the days are growing longer, the approach hikes are shorter, and the mountains are calling to be climbed.
For those who have answ...
When I was in my twenties, I devised a boot camp for friends new to ski mountaineering. It was offered somewhat tongue in cheek, but a few took it seriously. Th...
