When retail cooperative REI set out to make a new line of apparel and outerwear essentials for the modern outdoors person, the first thing the company’s product...
A Q&A with the first woman to ride all of Colorado's bike-legal 14ers
No matter the season, take a drive through any Colorado mountain town and you'll se...
Like most of us, you probably don’t have the time to hike the entire Pacific Crest Trail. But you can get a good taste of its riches by walking in some of the f...
As the days get shorter and we welcome back the rain with open arms and zipped jackets, we smile while reflecting on another great summer spent outdoors!
We’...
Many climbers today get their start at indoor climbing gyms. Available almost everywhere across the country, gyms let you explore the sport of climbing in a com...
Please do not kick rocks down onto your girlfriend, I remind myself as I carefully pick my way up 35-degree talus in the morning shade 500 feet below Angel Pass...
As summer comes to a close, it’s hard to think of anything except swimming holes, bike rides, flip flops, and backyard BBQs. But, don’t let that blind you from ...
It’s in the air already–the subtle changing of the seasons. Last weekend we asked our Instagram community to get out and capture the early signs of fall.
We ...
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...
