Archives: Biographies

David Gleisner

David Gleisner

David Gleisner is an avid runner and hiker, and is passionate about social and environmental justice. In the past, his writing has appeared in Backpacker magazi...
Jo Deschambeault

Josette Deschambeault

Josette Deschambeault is a dog mom and self-proclaimed water woman who contributes to REI’s Co-op Journal and Uncommon Path. She’s freelanced for publications l...
Sarah Grothjan

Sarah Grothjan

Sarah Grothjan is the camp and backpack editor for Uncommon Path and Expert Advice. A former crime reporter, she enjoys backpacking, fly fishing, road biking an...
Anja Semanco

Anja Semanco

Anja Semanco is the communications coordinator at Protect Our Winters. When she's not busy trying to save the planet, you can find her in the backcountry skiing...
Hayden Carpenter

Hayden Carpenter

Hayden Carpenter is a climber and a freelance journalist. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he roams the mountains and mesas eagerly searching for elusive...
Paul Tolme

Paul Tolme

Paul Tolme is a Seattle-based journalist, copywriter and content creator who specializes in projects related to climate change and the environment, wildlife, ou...
James Gaines

James Gaines

James Gaines is a freelance science journalist currently living in Seattle, Washington. His work has appeared in outlets such as Atlas Obscura, Inside Science, ...
Leslie Nemo

Leslie Nemo

Leslie Nemo is a freelance science reporter based in Michigan. She spends her work hours looking into the complicated relationship humans have with nature, and ...
Maya Kroth

Maya Kroth

Maya Kroth is a writer and radio reporter based in Atlanta. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, she grew up snowboarding around South Lake Tahoe before movi...
Will McGough

Will McGough

Will McGough is an award-winning international travel writer and author. He has written for a variety of adventure, outdoor and travel publications. He also gui...
Lindsay Warner

Lindsay Warner

Lindsay Warner is a freelance journalist based in Burlington, Vermont. She writes for publications including Backpacker, Dwell, National Geographic and Harper's...
Maren Horjus

Maren Horjus

Maren Horjus is a former associate editor for REI’s Uncommon Path and Expert Advice. She’s presently chasing powder and a humidity-free lifestyle in Boulder, Co...