Archives: Biographies

Meg's head and shoulders in front of a beautiful mountain range.

Meg Atteberry

Meg Atteberry is a freelance writer, photographer and adventurer. Her work appears in Outside, Backpacker Magazine, Elevation Outdoors and more. Meg’s mission i...
Katie O’Connor

Katie O’Connor

Katie is an orchestrator and story gatherer at Story Gorge, the film, photography, and education business she and her husband own in their beloved Columbia Rive...
Alex Crevar

Alex Crevar

Alex Crevar is a travel writer and has reported stories as a regular contributor for publications such as The New York Times, National Geographic Travel, and Lo...
Robert Pursell

Robert Pursell

Robert Pursell is a New England journalism transplant who enjoys telling stories, drinking beer and skiing, though not necessarily in that order. He has the ann...
Kiona

Kiona

Kiona, Ph.D., M.S., M.A. is an academic, travel writer, female entrepreneur and meme lover. She’s been on multiple world tours and has been featured on countles...
Diane Regas

Diane Regas

Diane Regas is president and CEO of The Trust for Public Land, a national nonprofit that creates parks and protects land for people. An internationally recogniz...
Cassidy Randall

Cassidy Randall

Cassidy Randall writes about adventure, public lands and conservation, and splits her time between the mountains of Montana and British Columbia. REI member sin...
Brigid Mander

Brigid Mander

Brigid Mander is a freelance journalist based in Jackson, Wyoming, but originally hails from the New York metro area, aka Long Island. Her work appears regularl...
The author, Kris Hampton.

Kris Hampton

Kris Hampton is a climbing coach and owner of Power Company Climbing. He's climbed 5.14 and V double-digits, but gets more satisfaction from seeing the progress...
BJ Sbarra

BJ Sbarra

BJ Sbarra is a climber, route developer and guidebook author who lives in Carbondale, Colo., with his wife Tracy and dog Thunderpup. He coauthored the local cli...