On January 14, 2015, Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson made the successful free ascent of the Dawn Wall, the hardest big wall free climb in the world.
“It take...
If road running is a sophisticated urbanite, trail running is its scruffy lumberjack cousin—laidback and a little rougher around the edges. The beauty of either...
If you thought finding the right shoes for everyday life is hard, think about finding the right hiking footwear for rugged terrain and carrying weighted packs!
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From human-powered to horse to machine, there are many ways to find fresh turns. James Heim, a pro skier, shares his favorite modes of transportation around the...
So, you’ve decided to get yourself the funnest camera in the world. I know, funnest isn’t a word, but it’s tons of fun to use—just like the GoPro.
A video ca...
When injury forced REI member, Magda, out of the 2008 Olympics, her love for the sport—and what she calls the magic of running outdoors—drove her to new persona...
If you set regular hair appointments, there are calmer places than Patagonia to put on your bucket list. Then again, if you hold strong hope that there is still...
Brown, silty streams, tea-colored rivulets, even clear, ice-cold lakes—any backcountry water source can serve up a cocktail of contaminants.
But not everythi...
Planning winter adventures can be difficult and relies on weather forecasts, especially when living on the "wet" coast. Sometimes you have to endure the bad con...
We've been adventuring with our eight-year-old son since he was an infant, and one of the phrases we commonly hear when out in the wild is "I should bring my ki...
When you’re choosing a tent, you usually run through a list of questions while shopping.
Is the tent three or four season? How many people can it hold? What’...
Chile’s crown jewel park sees hundreds of thousands of visitors a year—and all the environmental damage that comes with them. But if being one of the crowd isn’...
