Hailing from the city that never sleeps, writer and adventurer Aer Parris escaped the hustle during a cross-country cycling trip and never looked back. Happiest while on endurance trips, Aer is making plans for a thru hike of the Continental Divide Trail. REI member since 2012.
How do you break records for a distance you’ve never run before?
At exactly 7:42 p.m. November 11, 2017, in a pitch-dark Illinois night, Camille Herron raise...
The true stories of unexpected, awe-filled, magical moments outdoors.
What happens when you take one day to #OptOutside? Is it possible to bring joy to ourse...
The gulf between snowboarding and environmentalism has been vast—even though the board community relies heavily on the environment. Over the last decade, snowbo...
When the snow gods are appeased by snack cakes burning
Humans have made sacrifices to the gods since the beginning of time as we remember it. As we learned t...
Friday morning I walked into a big event space in the REI Seattle flagship store for the first-ever, and long-awaited, LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgender, Que...
For the outdoor industry to claim we’re inclusive, we need to outfit all women.
“It is so hard to find hiking pants that fit in the rear end and thigh areas ...
Friends don’t let friends look too dorky in the woods.
High-waisted hiking pants with tucked-in shirts, socks with sandals, cotton dresses on rainy, windy da...
“I feel pretty, oh, so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and bright!” A chorus of voices rang out this classic from the musical West Side Story in Washington’s Ok...
This year, we launched Force of Nature, an expansive public effort to create more opportunities for women and girls to enjoy the wild. Our goal: Make the outdoo...
I’ve (mildly) traumatized my friends. Here’s what not to do.
Do you remember your first backpacking experience? I can recall mine with stunning clarity. I wa...
Not all of them tasted bad…
Things slow around the campfire? In the middle of an awkward first date? Here’s a sure-fire way to kickstart some funny conversat...
Having a picnic seems easy, right? Just grab some food, a blanket and hit the nearest park. Think again. There’s a distinguished tradition of picnic planning to...
