Archives: Biographies

Erik Nilson

Erik Nilson

Erik Nilson is a digital asset librarian and part-time technical product developer at REI. He’s a PNW native and considers the outdoors his home. He’s been moun...
Sage Rountree

Sage Rountree

Sage Rountree is a pioneer in yoga for athletes and an endurance sports coach whose most recent books are Racing Wisely and Everyday Yoga. An ambassador for prA...
Amy Kober

Amy Kober

Amy Kober is the senior communications director for American Rivers, the nation's leading river conservation organization that works to protect wild rivers, res...
Holly Smolenski

Holly Smolenski

Holly Smolenski is Communications & Marketing Director at the Access Fund, the non-profit advocacy group that keeps U.S. climbing areas open and conserves t...
Zach Davis

Zach Davis

Zach Davis is an Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail thru-hiker, author of Appalachian Trials, co-author of Pacific Crest Trials, owner and editor-in-chie...
Shey Kiester

Shey Kiester

After hopping from Colorado to Alaska to Vermont, Shey Kiester now lives in Utah, where she works as a wordsmith for Black Diamond....
Joy Martin

Joy Martin

Basecamped in Durango, Colorado, Joy Martin survives as a freelance writer and REI guide. When not leading trips in the National Parks of the Southwest US, Joy'...
Yitka Winn

Yitka Winn

Yitka Winn is an editor of product content at REI, writer, ultrarunner, snowboarder and lifelong lover of mountains. She lives in the mossy, fern-laden paradise...
Michael Lanza

Michael Lanza

Writer and photographer Michael Lanza is the creator of The Big Outside, which has made many top-blog lists and where he writes about his outdoor adventures, in...
Ali Carr Troxell

Ali Carr Troxell

Ali Carr Troxell is an outdoor gear expert and adventure travel writer based in Seattle, Washington. She’s worked in print as an editor at Outside magazine, in ...
Thom Schroeder

Thom Schroeder

Thom Schroeder is a manager in REI’s Media Studio. A climber. A photographer. A backpacker. A skier. A lover of mountains and wild places. REI member and employ...
Gabe Grayum

Gabe Grayum

Gabe Grayum is a photographer, product designer, and brand ambassador based in Mazama, WA. He and his family relocated to this remote corner of the North Cascad...