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REI Staff

The editorial staff REI Co-op 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.

Stories by REI Staff...
Ibrahima Diouf

Ibrahima Diouf: At Home Outside

For our 82nd anniversary, we’re highlighting 82 of your outdoor stories. Share your favorite story on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with a photo or video and t...
yoga for beginners

Trailheads: Yoga Adventure

REI's series, Trailheads, invites everyday people to try something new. From skiing, mountain biking, to camping, Colin, Anna, Kelsi, Elena have been adventurin...
what's your but

Solving Your Buts

It's too cold, dark, wet, dirty. You're too busy, tired, broke, gearless. You don't know where to go, how to go, who to go with. Yeah. We hear you. There are a ...
Discover Swiss-Engineered Odlo

Discover Swiss-Engineered Odlo

A European staple for decades, Odlo is one of the most imaginative brands in technical base layers. It all began in Norway in 1947 with a man named Odd Roar ...
REI Cyber Week Deals

REI Cyber Week Deals

All the things you need/want at incredible prices. In 1938, Mary and Lloyd Anderson couldn’t find well-made, reasonably priced mountaineering gear in the U.S., ...
Valerie Cleland hauling a kayak on land

Top 4 Paddling Tips for Winter

For Seattle-based REI Outdoor School instructor Valerie Cleland, kayaking offers her a chance to unplug, reconnect and explore the outdoors from a new perspecti...