Archives: Biographies

Ann Driggers

Ann Driggers

Ann Driggers is a weekend warrior and backcountry bon vivant who lives to hike, ride, run, and ski in the great outdoors. She is most often found roaming throug...
Chris Parker

Chris Parker

Chris Parker is a freelance writer, Senior Contributing Editor at Rock and Ice magazine and musician with a serious climbing addiction. Since migrating to the m...
Caroline Gleich

Caroline Gleich

Caroline Gleich is a professional ski mountaineer and environmental activist with big mountain dreams. Her goal is to climb and ski the biggest mountains in the...
Adam Setzer

Adam Setzer

Adam Setzer is an alpine-trail junkie and senior copywriter at REI. He cut his teeth climbing in the Adirondacks and has an unhealthy obsession with teal mounta...
Laura Swapp

Laura Swapp

Laura Swapp is director of next gen marketing at REI. Most recently, she led Force of Nature, one of the co-op’s biggest initiatives for 2017. This holistic eff...
Cindy Abbott

Cindy Abbott

Cindy is the Senior Instructor for the REI Outdoor School in Austin, TX.  Aside from being a pro-level mountain bike rider and USA Cycling XC series national ch...
David Miller

David Miller

David Miller is Senior Editor of Matador (winner of 2010 and 2011 Lowell Thomas awards for travel journalism) and Director of Curricula at MatadorU....
Matt McAdow

Matt McAdow

Matt McAdow has preferred the out-of-doors life to its antithesis for a long time! He is an avid backpacker, trail runner, and camp enthusiast. Recently, he com...
Chelle Roberts

Chelle Roberts

Chelle Roberts is a travel aficionado with a passion for culture, nature and photography. From the beach to the mountains, an urban vibe to a sleepy little vill...
Jose Gonzalez

Jose Gonzalez

Jose Gonzalez is an REI Fitness Ambassador and the San Diego Market Manager for REI Outdoor Programs and Outreach.  Jose was born and raised in Puerto Rico wher...
Rory Moulton

Rory Moulton

Rory Moulton is a writer and editor living in the Colorado Rockies with his wife and son. He's written for numerous magazines, websites, and newspapers. Rory au...
Megan Hettwer

Megan Hettwer

Megan Hettwer is a world-traveling gypsy soul, freelance writer and outdoor-adventure connoisseur currently kicking it in Boulder, CO. She writes a ton of stuff...