Brent Rose is a freelance writer covering science and technology, outdoors and adventure, health and fitness, and social/racial/ecological justice. He is an avid snowboarder, surfer, freediver, hiker, photographer, mountain biker, actor—and a gigantic nerd. He has spent the last five years living in a van named Ashley the Beast and zigzagging around the U.S. and Canada, looking for stories to tell. REI member since 2004.
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