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Kate Hourihan

Kate Hourihan

Kate Hourihan is a Pacific Northwest-based writer, graphic designer and illustrator. A skier, mountain biker and lover of wild places, she’s happiest when she c...
Jonathan Nesvig

Jonathan Nesvig

Jonathan Nesvig is a retired journalist who worked for several decades as a reporter and editor at The News Tribune in Tacoma, Wash. He is an outdoor enthusiast...
Griffin Post

Griffin Post

Griffin Post is a pro skier who lives in Jackson, Wyoming. A former Freeride World Tour competitor, he now regularly appears in films from Teton Gravity Researc...
Tim Spangler

Tim Spangler

Tim is REI’s senior vice president of retail. When he’s not at the co-op, Tim loves to travel with his family to far-off outdoor place like Cuba and Spain and u...
Maria Dolan

Maria Dolan

Maria Dolan is a Seattle-based journalist who covers environment, science and other topics. She’s a nature-loving bookworm who loves to read in tents and under ...
Corina sitting at the top of a hike with her corgi.

Corina Carrizales

Corina Carrizales writes at REI by day, cuddles with corgi by night. She’s a fan of good beer, strong coffee and a nice beach. REI member since 2017....
Kate Siber

Kate Siber

Kate Siber is a freelance journalist and correspondent for Outside magazine living in Durango, Colorado. She is the author of National Parks of the U.S.A., a la...
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Liz Dengler

Liz Dengler is a map nerd, writer and adventure-seeker who spends her working hours as a trail content editor for REI’s Adventure Projects where she seeks to im...
Carolyn Wood

Carolyn Wood

Carolyn Wood became one of the youngest athletes to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming. She is the author of Tough Girl: Lessons in Courage and Heart from Ol...
Mason Trumble

Mason Trumble

Mason Trumble is the REI Outdoor Programs and Experiences Market Coordinator for Hartford and New Haven. He most enjoys spending his free time paddling Maine ri...
Nick Davidson

Nick Davidson

Nick Davidson is a Santa Fe, New Mexico-based writer, editor, and radio producer and a frequent contributor to Outside. His stories live at the outdoorsy crossr...