Hailing from the city that never sleeps, writer and adventurer Aer Parris escaped the hustle during a cross-country cycling trip and never looked back. Aer is a staff writer for REI. Happiest while on endurance trips, Aer is making plans for a thru hike of the Continental Divide Trail. REI member since 2012.
Peter Dering had a problem. His camera wouldn’t stop swinging wildly while he was backpacking through Asia in 2008. It was annoying and dangerous. His solution?... Read More...
As a co-op, we’re a different kind of company. We put purpose before profits and act with the long-term interests of our members in mind. Being a co-op also mea... Read More...
In 2017, REI launched Force of Nature, a public effort to promote gender equity in the outdoors. As part of the initiative, the co-op committed to expanding its... Read More...
Editor's note on April 2, 2019: Alas, REI Pet Ventures is not a new offering for REI, just a little April Fools’ Day fun. For human-powered trips, head on over ... Read More...
My left buttcheek had fallen asleep and the uncomfortable, deadened sensation was slowly traveling down my leg. Shift even an inch, and I’d fall off the only be... Read More...
As a co-op, we’re a different kind of company. We put purpose before profits and act with the long-term interests of our members in mind. Being a co-op also mea... Read More...
A gentle wind rustled evergreen boughs around me, a stream galloped past my now-damp trail runners and my pup threw herself, ecstatic, against downed branches i... Read More...
Have you ever had a problem that kept you up at night, aching for a solution? Maybe how to twist your body for that final push on a boulder or how to describe t... Read More...
Editor’s Note: Stories have been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Whether holding hands with your kiddo during their first hike or bumping in... Read More...
REI members Kathleen Ughetta and Andrew Wood were married December 15, 2018 in Lake Placid, New York. Their love story unfolded in the great outdoors. And it be... Read More...
When I was first getting into indoor bouldering I took a climbing class to learn the basics. As I was learning to shift my hips and trust my feet, I found mysel... Read More...
This story begins in 2014 at the Boston Marathon. At the end of the race, Thomas Panek, the CEO of Guiding Eyes for the Blind, a nonprofit that trains and provi... Read More...
