In the 1970s, at the Berkeley, California REI, the tradition of roasting twinkies to coax snow to fall from the sky began. Today, many stores, and even REI HQ, ...
What do the mountains mean to you?
“Mountains have become synonymous with my life, ever since I impulsively decided to climb the Seven Summits ten years ago....
Winter solstice is on its way, and if you don’t already have plans, it’s time to make them.
The shortest day of the year, the solstice is the official start ...
Boots take a lot of abuse. When your step tracker shows that you’ve hit 10,000, think about the repetitive stresses your boots take on your behalf—from rocks, s...
Winter is a special time of year for families to get out and enjoy nature together. While short days and cold weather present new challenges, a little extra pre...
We first took Nora camping when she was just six weeks old. It was early October and temperatures in California’s Sierra Nevada, where we live, were starting to...
Well, it’s December and you’re pulling your skis (or snowboard) out of the garage for the first time in 6+ months. While they’ve been neglected for your warm-we...
We all know a person who’s always in the know about the latest trends in outdoor tech and style. They’re fashion forward, technology literate, social media obse...
You love the outdoors, but there might be some folks on your holiday shopping list that don’t. Or at least, they think they don’t. That’s where you come in.
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Holidays offer great opportunities for families to spend time together outdoors. Here are some of our favorite ways to opt outside for a holiday adventure. We t...
For the folks on your holiday shopping list that eyeball every vertical surface as a potential climb, whose climbing gear is worth more than their cars, and who...
Nobody sees the outdoors quite like spokes-people. Whether they’re cruising down residential roads or shredding mountain trails, the exhilaration of cycling can...
