In spring 2020, just as Harvard University researchers were set to launch the field portion of a national study investigating the link between time in nature an...
Like most good ideas, the latest version of the REI Co-op Flash 22 Pack started out as an accident. In the summer of 2019, the REI materials team fielded a call...
There are days when you feel like suiting up in head-to-toe spandex and going as far and as fast as your bike will take you. And then there are days when you ju...
Don’t choke on your granola bar. This is serious.
I know the internet is filled with controversial opinions, and I don’t mean to add to the noise, but when i...
On this episode of Wild Ideas Worth Living, Michelle talks about how she’s embraced her superwoman abilities to excel as an athlete and show women around the world that they can ski some of the craziest lines.
New requirements, developed in collaboration with a diverse group of stakeholders, builds upon a set of standards introduced in 2018 to help outdoor brands think progressively about the way they do business.
We have a plastic problem: we’re practically swimming in the stuff. Most Americans realize that our issue with plastic waste is an environmental crisis affectin...
After the first 12 miles, the bike trail petered out and we turned onto the shoulder of a four-lane highway. Heading west, the graceful porches of old Florida g...
David Brown is one of the world's fastest blind runners and runs with his guide, Jerome Avery. Hear their story on the Wild Ideas Worth Living podcast.
Here we are, nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, further from what our lives were than ever. Some of us haven’t seen family or hugged anyone in all of thi...
Uncommon Path, a newsletter for REI Co-op Members and digital publication, unpacks the ideas, issues and experiences that shape the relationship between people ...