If you spend time outdoors in bear country, particularly grizzly bear country, bear deterrent spray should be on your never-leave-home-without-it list. But, car...
If you’re preparing an emergency plan, whether for a major earthquake, devastating storm or a relatively minor inconvenience like being snowed in for a day or t...
If you’re shopping for a new mountain bike, you’ll inevitably face a big choice: full-suspension or hardtail?
A full-suspension mountain bike features both a s...
For a day of sport climbing, quickdraws are among the essentials you’ll need to have in your pack when heading to the crag. But just how many to take is a quest...
One of the best things about the co-op is the thriving community of gearheads, dirtbags, bird nerds, thru-hikers, peak-baggers, storytellers and more who work i...
In the summer of 1984, Steve Gluckman lay in a hospital bed recovering from serious injuries sustained in a car accident. He was 20 years old and had no idea th...
May 26 was an exciting day here at REI, because it marked the launch of evrgrn, our new brand of outdoor gear.
We created evrgrn with a new generation of out...
Hiking, biking and running are fun, but to be perfectly honest, part of the reason I’m out there is to earn the feast that follows.
When I get back to my cam...
Get your pen and paper out because it’s time to make a shopping list for the upcoming backpacking season. Backpacker has announced its 2015 Editors’ Choice Awar...
It’s been a mild winter in the Northwest. Downhill ski areas are only partially open, flowers are blooming and Seattle is on pace for one of the warmest winters...
The onset of winter doesn’t have to signal the end of rock climbing for the year. These five sunny destinations offer world-class climbing, beautiful scenery an...
