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Joni Sensel

Joni Sensel

Joni Sensel writes on business, environmental and tech topics for Seattle-area Fortune 500 companies. A co-op member since there was only one store, she lives a...
Anna Quinlan

Anna Quinlan

When I was in high school my dad told me that my athletic abilities were similar to those of the title character in the movie 'Rudy': "You're five foot nothin',...
Derek Hamilton

Derek Hamilton

Derek Hamilton is a rock climber, biker, hiker, backpacker and enthusiastic novice of many other outdoor activities. He understands the need for good gear and a...
Chilton Tippin

Chilton Tippin

Chilton Tippin is a traveling writer currently based in the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico. Read more about his 2015 trek up the Continental Divide Trail at...
Tory

Tory Hayssen

Tory, like many before her, has followed the path of 'ski bum' in Jackson Hole and is a self declared gear nerd. She has done it all - managed a Mexican Restaur...
Craig DiPaolo

Craig DiPaolo

Craig DiPaolo is a writer and editor with more than 20 years of experience in the outdoor and adventure travel industries. Craig has worked for both REI and Orv...
Tamon George

Tamon George

I am Tamon, I live in Washington, D.C., however I originally spent the first 25 years of my life in Canada. I currently operate as an independent digital strate...
Torin Daniels

Torin Daniels

Torin Daniels is a breakfast sandwich collector at REI. He caught his first trout (a Dolly Varden) at age four, but was unable to pronounce "Dolly Varden” so he...
Rick Meade

Rick Meade

Based in Seattle, Washington, Rick Meade has 20+ years of experience as an outdoor industry leader and is currently the President of Nikwax North America. An ac...
Gina Bégin

Gina Bégin

Gina Bégin made her way from her native Florida to the backwoods of British Columbia, living in her car and exploring along the way with an old DSLR and a lot o...
Ben Horton

Ben Horton

Ben Horton started his career as a photographer by taking photographs of places where other people simply couldn’t go. The more remote the location, the harder ...