Summiting at 17,000 Feet: My Climb of Kilimanjaro with Outdoor Afro Brittany Leavitt|October 18, 2018 On June 20, 2018, an 11-person expedition became the second all-Black U.S. team to summit Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Brittany Leavitt, a 29-year-old preschool teacher and REI Outdoor School instructor, recounts her experience here.
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...
REI Presents: Safe Haven Jonathan Olivier|September 25, 2018 Memphis residents are embracing an outdoors lifestyle by climbing, cycling and paddling in an effort to inspire their communities, reduce poverty and lead healthier lives.
A Dose of the Outdoors Monica Prelle|July 19, 2018 New research shows park prescriptions—a physician’s recommendation to spend time outdoors—can help reduce stress among low-income patients. These findings are among the latest in a growing body of work examining nature’s impact on our physical and mental health.
Rewilding Chicago: Bringing the Outdoors Into the City Aer Parris|June 12, 2018 What happens when people start dreaming around an old industrial site? Apparently, one of the biggest bike parks in the country.
Outdoor Afro Connects Participants to the Outdoors and to Black History Krista Karlson|April 10, 2018 A kayaking trip on Alabama’s Coosa River reflects the organization’s mission to empower Black communities by uncovering the history of the land on which trips take place.
Wild Ideas Worth Living: Outdoor Outreach Shelby Stanger|February 21, 2018 Outdoor Outreach on transforming young lives through the outdoors. If you’re a regular listener to this show, you’ve probably tasted ...
The Nature Fix: Our Public Lands Florence Williams|September 21, 2017 In the sixth installment of The Nature Fix, Florence Williams explores the impact of public lands on our mental well-being.
Member Portrait: Katie “Bike Advocate” REI Staff|August 1, 2017 REI Member since 2013 Tell us about yourself. My name is Katie Harris and I live in Washington DC. I’m the Trails Coalition Coordinator at W...
Rally Cry Beer: Connecting D.C. Bike Trails Matt Liddle|April 13, 2017 Beers for Better Biking - Rally Cry IPA was brewed in partnership with two of REI's favorite breweries in D.C.: Atlas Brewworks and DC Brau.
Rewilding D.C.: City Trails Link the Urban to the Outdoors REI Staff|March 12, 2017 What if every U.S. city linked its urban core with outdoor recreation? A coalition of politicians, nonprofits and citizens is making this vision a reality.
Big Marsh: A New Park Rises on Chicago’s South Side Jay Readey|November 23, 2016 Just weeks ago, I stood on a hill in the center of an industrial-themed bike park and was astounded. A kid on a bike turned a 360-degree fli...
