Smith is an editor for REI’s Co-op Journal. He lives in Boulder, Colorado, where he spends as much time as possible smashing rocks on his mountain bike, making powder turns in Rocky Mountain National Park, or heckling his pals (who climb way harder than he does) at the crag. REI member since 2014.
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