REI is All-In On Inclusion REI Staff|February 1, 2019 Today, more than 60 CEOs of leading outdoor companies will announce that they are signing a pledge to lead an industry-wide effort to ensure...
REI Presents: I Am Here Yesenia Castro|January 31, 2019 REI Presents: I Am Here. A story about Yesenia and her journey in discoverying the outdoors and feeling welcome in it. Watch now.
REI Presents: Brotherhood of Skiing Jess Daddio|January 17, 2019 An REI Co-op Cinema film about the National Brotherhood of Skiers, one of the largest ski clubs in America.
Pattie Gonia, Backpacking Queen, Releases Her First Full-Length Video Aer Parris|December 10, 2018 The world's first backpacking queen has made a splash in the outdoor community. Now she's strutting in six-inch heels in her first full-length video.
Force of Nature in New York City: REI’s Women’s Speaker Series Kristen Phillips|October 17, 2018 Last year, REI launched the Force of Nature initiative designed to elevate the conversation around women in the outdoors. One of the main co...
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...
Melise Edwards On Bouldering, Brain Science and Giving Back Ashley Brown|September 20, 2018 Sponsored climber Melise Edwards is a neuroscientist who spends her free time volunteering and advocating on behalf of inclusion in the outdoors.
The App That Helps Runners Who Are Visually Impaired Find Their Way Megan Michelson|September 18, 2018 Craig Slagel was a runner with a bad sense of direction who created a running app with turn-by-turn audio navigation to prevent him from getting lost. He had no idea who the app would benefit the most: runners who are visually impaired.
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.
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.
The First-Ever Teen LGBTQ Outward Bound Trip Aer Parris|August 8, 2018 Blue, pink and white flags waved as thousands of people pressed forward into Dolores Park for this year’s San Francisco Trans March. Among those marching were seven teenagers, aged 15 to 18, and three trip leaders who were taking part in the first-ever LGBTQ Outward Bound trip.
Celebrating #OutsideWithPride Aer Parris|June 25, 2018 From D.C. to Seattle, and states in between, we gathered together for Pride parades across the country to show our support of #OutsideWithPride. These are moments from the Washington, D.C. Pride parade that melted our hearts.
