Wild Ideas Worth Living: Rue Mapp Shelby Stanger|September 26, 2018 Transcript Rue Mapp is a true force of nature. The activist, nature-lover and mom of three founded Outdoor Afro as a blog in 2009 and has...
Emelie Forsberg’s Climb to the Top Morgan Tilton|September 6, 2018 The decorated Swedish runner talks about sustainable farming, injury recovery, the benefits of yoga and equal pay for women.
Force of Nature: Loveis Wise Corina Carrizales|August 28, 2018 Meet Loveis Wise, the 23-year-old illustrator who is proving that age is just a number.
The Lady Shred Spirit is Alive and Growing in Wydaho Tony Gill|August 28, 2018 How the festival manager of the Wydaho Rendezvous in Driggs, Idaho, is making the festival more inclusive to women.
These 6 Women Are Getting More Women Into Trail Running Jess Daddio|August 23, 2018 More women are getting into trail running. And these six industry leaders might just be part of the reason why.
Make Your Mark REI Staff|July 29, 2018 The next chapter of Force of Nature is here, in the form of a 47-page collection of art & stories celebrating fearless women. In its pages is a chance to have your words on one of the coveted corners of the next Force of Nature bandana. All you have to do is submit a tagline.
One Woman’s Story on Becoming an Adaptive Athlete Kade Krichko|July 12, 2018 After a 15-foot fall left her paralyzed from the waist down, Lindsey Runkel found her way back to her bike.
Athlete Mariah Gilbert Wins Gold at the Special Olympics After Only Paddle Boarding For a Year Aer Parris|July 10, 2018 Stand up paddle boarding (SUP) made its debut in the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games. More than 20 athletes from across the country competed, including Mariah Gilbert, 19, who won a gold medal in the 3,200-yard event.
This REI Instructor Teaches Outdoor Classes in American Sign Language Shelby Carpenter|July 2, 2018 Outdoor School instructor Diedre Tanenberg grew up on the West Coast, where she acquired a passion for pushing herself outside, primarily through camping and whitewater rafting. There’s one thing that makes her classes unique: Tanenberg, who is deaf, teaches her courses in American Sign Language (ASL).
How Professional Climber Heidi Wirtz is Sharing Her Love of Travel and Adventure Chris Van Leuven|June 13, 2018 You might know her for holding the women’s speed-climbing record on The Nose (5.9 C2) on El Capitan from 2004 to 2011. Today, Heidi Wirtz, 47—who’s still a devoted climber—is building an international recreation business with an emphasis on personal growth through climbing and yoga.
Meet Force of Nature Dr. Rosaly Lopes Shelby Gonzalez|June 8, 2018 A senior NASA volcanologist who has studied geologic activity on every continent and whose research could one day help us detect extraterrestrial life in space, Dr. Rosaly Lopes is a true Force of Nature—an influential woman scientist whose work leads her beyond the walls of the laboratory and into the outdoors.
Meet the Women Who Are Helping Create a More Inclusive Climbing Community Julie Ellison|May 30, 2018 Editor's note: REI is a sponsor of both of Flash Foxy's Women's Climbing Festivals this year: Bishop on March 22-24, 2019 and Chattanooga (d...
