Answer the call of the wild without backpacking: Check out REI Signature Camping! Not convinced? Read on to see if comfort in the great outdoors fits your adven...
I'm not really a hiker. I don't hike for the love of burning quads, burning lungs, or a sweaty back hugged up against a daypack.
If anything, I'm a seer. Not...
In the summer of 1984, Steve Gluckman lay in a hospital bed recovering from serious injuries sustained in a car accident. He was 20 years old and had no idea th...
Some of us have an extra little vial of energy stored away that can only be drained in nature, on adventures and when we are a little out of our comfort zone. W...
Do you ever feel like you want to disconnect, leave the comfort of home in the rearview mirror, and escape into the nearest wilderness?
Nothing can rejuvenate ...
What is light painting? It’s a technique used in night photography to add additional light to the ambient scene. But what does that really mean?
Well, this a...
Through the dark forest we hike, headlamps bobbing in the inky blackness, my vision focused solely on the narrow slot of trail illuminated before me.
Every n...
When we first picked up a pair of the adjustable, three-section REI Carbon Composite Power Lock trekking poles, we were amazed by how impossibly light they felt...
A Q&A with Andy Wacker
Andy Wacker made his debut to the world of ultra trail running with a bang, winning the USATF 50k Trail Championships and setting ...
These ultra-cushioned hiking boots are chunky for a reason—they steamroll uneven trail terrain, without adding an ounce.
Put on a pair of Hoke One One shoes ...
Few things are as refreshing as a cold lake on a hot day. Last weekend we asked our Instagram community to share some of their favorite lake day moments.
Our...
In the world of trail-running shoes, options have grown increasingly specialized in recent years. A runner might have one pair of shoes for mud, one for dry tra...
