New Analysis Reveals Top 50 Cities for Access to the Outdoors Caitlin Moran|November 13, 2018 REI and the Trust for Public Land analyzed the top U.S. cities by access to green space. Find out which cities made the list.
Force of Nature Feature: Lisa Congdon Corina Carrizales|November 12, 2018 Lisa Congdon, a Portland based artist, was recently featured in our Force of Nature publication. Learn more about her art and the role the outdoors play in her life.
Building on #OptOutside to #ThriveOutside Lise Aangeenbrug|November 8, 2018 With help from REI and other generous lead partners, the Outdoor Foundation wants to reverse the indoor migration that shifted how we live over the past few decades. Together, we can reunite people with what was once an innately human outdoor habit.
Green(er) This Year: REI is Minimizing Impact With the Products it Makes Aer Parris|November 7, 2018 The co-op's goal: to transition all of the fabrics and trims in REI Co-op brand gear and apparel to be 100 percent bluesign® certified by 2018.
The Homemade Ski Movies That’ll Make You Want to Go Skiing Megan Michelson|November 7, 2018 Jon Rockwood isn’t a professional filmmaker—he’s a ski coach, a waiter, a new dad—and he doesn’t make money off the annual ski movie he produces every fall. He does it purely for the love of it. Because of that, you’ll love his films, too.
Election Results: Outdoor Ballot Initiatives REI Staff|November 6, 2018 Across the country, specific initiatives on the 2018 November ballot have the potential to invest significant dollars in the outdoors.
Is the John Muir Trail Being Loved to Death? Sam Morse|November 5, 2018 A new nonprofit foundation, with help from a new Teton Gravity Research film starring Jeremy Jones and Elena Hight, set out to protect California’s historic 211-mile John Muir Trail, which is at risk of degradation due to overuse.
Lhakpa Sherpa Stands on Top of the World Anna Callaghan|November 1, 2018 The accomplished mountaineer shares what it was like to summit Everest for the ninth time and how she sustains herself—working full-time at a Whole Foods in West Hartford Connecticut, caring for her three kids and launching a guiding business—in between climbs.
What’s Up With Speed Climbing? Hilary Oliver|October 31, 2018 The Reel Rock film crew discovers the international appeal of speed climbing—one of the three disciplines climbers will compete in during the 2020 games in Tokyo.
Planning Your Next Camping Trip is About to Get Even Easier Aer Parris|October 30, 2018 Camping Project is an all-new product that lest you search bookable campgrounds by location and nearby activities, making it easier to get outside.
What the Middle Fork of the Salmon River Reveals About Our Public Lands Morgan Tilton|October 30, 2018 What the Middle Fork of the Salmon River—one of the world's most pristine and wild stretches of whitewater—tells us about the future of our public lands.
The Green Race is Coming Graham Averill|October 30, 2018 The Green Race is a lightning-fast downriver time trial held the first Saturday of each November on the Green River in Saluda, North Carolina.
