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This summer, REI staffers Fan Zhou, Emily Frugé, Jeffrey Schmidt and Kailee Esser traveled to Chamonix, France, for the 2023 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, sponsore...
With the giving season near, it’s time to make gear lists of a different sort—the kind that include gifts for the adventurous loved ones in your life. We’re her...
More than anything, Jasmine Star remembers the “freakish,” subfreezing October temperatures on her long-distance hike across Oregon, traveling south from the Wa...
On a clear day in Seattle, you can see the ancient face of Tahoma or Ta Ko Ba (təqʷuʔmaʔ), craggy and snow-capped, at once close and far away. On maps and postc...
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Some folks read tea leaves or study the stars, others turn to predictions written in ancient texts. Scientist Lonnie Thompson, ...
In 2020, Prabha Gopinath bought a camper van with dreams of taking an extended overland journey from Alaska to the southern tip of South America. But there was ...
The rhythmic sound of the tires against asphalt or gravel, the whoosh of air against your face, the feeling of fluidity and sheer freedom—for many of us, there ...
Trail running requires a little more gearing up than your average jaunt around the block. When you run in the mountains, the forest or the desert, you’re less l...
Brian Rau is an illustrator and graphic designer who lives, works and cycles in Chicago. He does commercial work for brands and agencies in addition to producin...
We all have reasons for getting outside: Some of us seek the strength and adaptability that nature can model for us, while others long to feel reconnected to wh...
Shawne Martinez’s big story starts small: His daughter was accepted into a preschool program at a nature center. But the class was 8 miles away, and he drove a ...
Outdoor history is rich with stories of achievement and adventure across gender lines. In fact, the co-op's own story began with co-founder Mary Anderson hand-s...
