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Camino to the coast.

How to Hike the Camino de Santiago

The Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, is an epic Catholic pilgrimage to the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela, where St. James the Greater’s rem...
Mt. Blanc in Chamonix, France

Photo Diary: REI x HOKA at UTMB

This summer, REI staffers Fan Zhou, Emily Frugé, Jeffrey Schmidt and Kailee Esser traveled to Chamonix, France, for the 2023 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, sponsore...
Picture of people camping in the snow at night.

In Praise of Camping in the Cold

A low rumble down the valley rattles me awake—it’s not loud nor physically jarring from where I’m camped on the West Fork of Alaska’s Ruth Glacier, but the dist...