Shelby Carpenter is a freelance writer and professional mountain guide based in Berkeley, California. Her work has appeared in Outside, Rock and Ice, Alaska Magazine, and Powder.com. She’s also the author of Denali National Park and Preserve (Images of America Series), a photographic history of the park. In her spare time, she enjoys climbing mountains and unstoppable Netflix binges. REI Member since 2010.
Many climbers today get their start at indoor climbing gyms. Available almost everywhere across the country, gyms let you explore the sport of climbing in a com...
I was at 5,900 feet on Mount Baker in the Cascade Range of Washington State when dark storm clouds started to churn overhead.
We had just three days to climb...
When guiding trips in the mountains, I get clients of all shapes and sizes. One day I’ll be working with a professional snowboarder, the next with a guy working...
In response to the earthquakes that devastated Nepal this spring, REI teamed up with the global relief and development organization Mercy Corps. REI raised more...
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There’s nothing worse than waking up in the middle of the night shivering.
Night should be your time to rest and recharge for the next day of adventures, but...
You’re out on a backpacking trip, or high up on a rock wall with your best buddies. You’ve been feeling proud of yourself for diligently hydrating all day. Then...
