REI Co-op’s editorial staff is a team of passionate editors, writers and producers. We’re dedicated to covering the outdoors: the people who inspire you, the issues and events impacting our community, the skills and gear you need for your next adventure, and the places you want to go. Learn more about our editorial guiding principles.
Connecting to nature and finding joy in the outdoors doesn’t have to mean climbing to the top of a remote mountain peak. There are all sorts of things to find—f...
Lonnie Bedwell was raised in the small town of Dugger Indiana. It’s where he learned to hunt and fish with his brother, where he signed up for the Navy, where h...
Rhonda-Marie Avery, aka "Batgirl" was born with only 8% vision and is legally blind. She has no depth perception no cones in the back of our retinas meaning no ...
Having been born without the lower part of her left arm, 26-year-old Kaitlin Heatherly had never considered her potential as a world champion rock climber, let ...
Ayesha McGowan is a young Black woman from New Jersey who is determined to become the first female African-American pro road cyclist. She won her first state ch...
On a narrow path through Florida's Everglades Headwaters, three friends embark on a journey to survey a fragile wilderness corridor before it disappears forever...
Recipe: Pie Iron Breakfast Tacos
Submitted by: Amy
Hometown: Castle Rock, WA
What do you love about this recipe? I love this recipe for three reasons: Brea...
This 6-part investigative podcast explores the past, present and future of wildfires by examining the devastating and controversial Eagle Creek Wildfire outside...
Recipe: Dutch Oven Pork Shoulder
Submitted by: Alissa
Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska
What do you love about this recipe?: This recipe will last you all weeken...
The co-op has a new president and CEO. REI Board Chairman Steve Hooper shared the news Monday evening at the co-op’s annual member meeting that Eric Artz will b...
The co-op has a new president and CEO. REI Board Chairman Steve Hooper shared the news Monday evening at the co-op’s annual member meeting that Eric Artz will b...
David Bernhardt was confirmed as the 53rd Interior Department Secretary in a 56-41 vote today in the Senate.
Secretary Bernhardt, 49, a lawyer and lobbyist wh...
