Archives: Biographies

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...
Jen Murphy

Jen Murphy

Jen Murphy is a Boulder, Colorado-based journalist who contributes to Men’s Journal, Outside, Condé Nast Traveler and Food & Wine. She writes the Wall Stree...
Paulina Dao

Paulina Dao

Paulina is a weekend warrior hailing from the Bay Area. With the Sierra as her playground, she can be found napping at the crag or hiking very slowly. A photogr...
Beth Rodden

Beth Rodden

Beth Rodden is a professional climber living in Yosemite, Calif., with her husband, son and big, brown goofball dog. She currently is writing a memoir....
Chris Kalman

Chris Kalman

Chris Kalman is a freelance writer, an editor for the American Alpine Journal, and one of the hosts of The Cutting Edge podcast. He is the author of a climbing ...
Nancy Trott

Nancy Trott

Nancy Trott is manager of internal communications for the co-op. She grew up on a horse farm in Connecticut, which is where she developed her love of the outdoo...
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Maura Rendes

Maura is an internal communications program manager for REI and a 2017 Anderson Award recipient. When not at the co-op, Maura is outside running on trails, stan...
Stasia Stockwell

Stasia Stockwell

Stasia Stockwell is a freelance journalist based in Breckenridge, Colorado. Whether skiing, trail running, mountain biking or bushwhacking, she’s happiest on (o...
Brianna Randall

Brianna Randall

Brianna Randall is a freelance writer and the founder of Adventure Families. She lives in Montana, chasing her young kids along rivers and through the mountains...
Chris Speyer

Chris Speyer

Chris Speyer is Vice President of Product and Executive Sponsor of the Prism Inclusion Network. When he’s not working at the co-op, you can find him riding his ...