We've been adventuring with our eight-year-old son since he was an infant, and one of the phrases we commonly hear when out in the wild is "I should bring my ki...
When you’re choosing a tent, you usually run through a list of questions while shopping.
Is the tent three or four season? How many people can it hold? What’...
Chile’s crown jewel park sees hundreds of thousands of visitors a year—and all the environmental damage that comes with them. But if being one of the crowd isn’...
Not all backpacks feel unique the moment you put them on. With most, it takes many miles to know what you think of this piece of gear that becomes like a part o...
"We cannot overlook the importance of wild country as a source of inspiration, to which we give expression in writing and painting, in mountaineering and in jus...
What happens when your excitement, passion and enthusiasm for being outside can’t be contained? You jump for joy.
Sometimes it’s an off-balanced, ill-timed, ...
Even though fat-tire snow bikes have become increasingly popular in Alaska, their cartoonish proportions still garner quizzical looks from the locals.
The si...
It’s winter time. You know it, we know it, and your neck definitely knows it.
Skiing, cycling, and running are all fun until that one sneaky breeze sets its ...
As a lifelong skier who has never lived farther than two hours from a ski resort, I was terrified when I became pregnant with my first child. I had no idea how ...
We are excited to announce that we will open our fifth REI flagship store in late 2016 in the historic Uline Arena–the site used by President Eisenhower for his...
If you’ve never tried snowshoeing, this might be the season for you to try.
I’m amazed at the number of people who love to hike during the summer months ...
Patagonia Snowboard Ambassador Ryland Bell and friends had a simple plan: leave from the harbor in Haines, boat across, bushwhack, bivy then ride the sexy spine...
