A handful of times in your career, you will get the chance to witness or participate in something that is unforgettable. Last week, at the Outdoor Retailer Summ...
Once a haven for hidden meth labs and illegal shooting, the 110,000 acres of the Middle Fork Valley in the Central Cascade Mountains, an hour outside of Seattle...
Everyone wants to have an epic backpacking or camping trip. However, sometimes the adventure is learning how to react. Check out the below eight contingencies t...
I was at 5,900 feet on Mount Baker in the Cascade Range of Washington State when dark storm clouds started to churn overhead.
We had just three days to climb...
Let’s clear a few things up. Adventures are cooked with ingredients such as:
Beautiful landscapes
The excitement of doing something new
Being with good ...
If only Cheryl Strayed had hung out with REI Adventures guide Polly Simpich before she set out on the Pacific Crest Trail. She might not have become known as “C...
When guiding trips in the mountains, I get clients of all shapes and sizes. One day I’ll be working with a professional snowboarder, the next with a guy working...
What do you want from your hiking boots? I wonder how many consumers consider that question before purchasing boots.
I doubt that I did before I’d been hikin...
Rising more than 14,000 feet from the surrounding terrain, Mount Rainier is an island of ice, snow and volcanic rock higher than anything near it, a ghostly pre...
There's a better than good chance that you're familiar with the Appalachian Trail. Perhaps you've even hiked a bit of it.
But how much do you know about the Un...
Riding with a group can be rewarding. You can make new friends who also like to ride, you can learn new skills, and there is safety in numbers. But when you’re ...
A few years back I believed soccer was the most exciting sport in the world. I was immersed in it, with a college soccer scholarship and hopes of playing profes...
