Archives: Biographies

Virginia Rose

Virginia Rose

Virginia was paralyzed in a horseback-riding accident in 1973 at the age of 14. A wheelchair user ever since, she began birding 18 years ago and says, "I discov...
Marisa Herrera

Marisa Herrera

Marisa Herrera is a Chicana who grew up in the rural mountains of southeastern Arizona where her father and family members taught her to be a steward of the out...
Nicholas Nordmann

Nicholas Nordmann

Nicholas Nordmann is a marathon runner and triathlete. He is working toward running a marathon in each state and completing the six marathon majors. Nick earned...
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Brianne Dewani Lauro

Brianne is a descendant of Filipino plantation workers and the daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter of Hawaii fishers and hunters. Born and raised on...
Katie Burke

Katie Burke

Katie Burke is a schoolteacher, presently based in Bolivia. The mountains there are a lot bigger than the ones she grew up near in Iowa. REI member since 2020....
Edie Nugent

Edie Nugent

Edie Nugent is freelance writer based in New York City. A staff writer at The Comics Beat, she’s written for Common Sense Media, Weird Tales magazine and Geek &...
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Maria Hines

James Beard Award-winning Chef Maria Hines has been cooking professionally for 30 years. Maria is the co-author of Peak Nutrition, a comprehensive sport’s nutri...
Brooke Jackson

Brooke Jackson

Brooke Jackson (she/her) is an internationally featured writer, photographer and film producer based in Washington. As the founder of Wandering Trails Media, sh...
Tania Elahee

Tania Elahee

Tania is a third-generation Seattle native, who grew up exploring the urban forests and Cascade ski slopes near her home. Her passion for increasing racial equi...
Kevin Frias

Kevin Frias

“I’ve been told that I am a broken Black man because of what I enjoy and what I want others to enjoy. I want to tear down that stigma. Whether you grew up in th...
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Molly Schneider

Molly Schneider is an outdoor enthusiast, adaptive yoga instructor and spreader of joy who is learning to overcome quadriplegia. She thru hiked the Appalachian ...