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When injury forced REI member, Magda, out of the 2008 Olympics, her love for the sport—and what she calls the magic of running outdoors—drove her to new persona...
Brown, silty streams, tea-colored rivulets, even clear, ice-cold lakes—any backcountry water source can serve up a cocktail of contaminants.
But not everythi...
Planning winter adventures can be difficult and relies on weather forecasts, especially when living on the "wet" coast. Sometimes you have to endure the bad con...
What happens when your excitement, passion and enthusiasm for being outside can’t be contained? You jump for joy.
Sometimes it’s an off-balanced, ill-timed, ...
It’s winter time. You know it, we know it, and your neck definitely knows it.
Skiing, cycling, and running are all fun until that one sneaky breeze sets its ...
We are excited to announce that we will open our fifth REI flagship store in late 2016 in the historic Uline Arena–the site used by President Eisenhower for his...
We all love golden hour, but sunsets can’t be beat.
There’s something special about ending the day with a front row seat to the sun’s daily retirement. Like ...
From polar plunges in Norway to heli flyovers in Alberta, Canada - photographer Chris Burkard can likely list off thousands of moments in his life that would bl...
Sean and Mollie Busby are used to living a simple lifestyle. But after being on the road in their motorhome, the couple decided to find more permanent roots and...
Climbers Erik Weihenmayer and Rob Raker went to Kazakhstan's Tien Shan mountains a goal in mind: Climb the 250-meter tower called “The Bastion” and a classic ro...
We all know that staying fit definitely doesn’t mean staying inside.
From trail running to mountain top yoga poses, there’s no shortage of ways to take your...
REI is bringing Germany-based, high performance GHOST bicycles to the U.S. for the first time ever. Bikes from GHOST’s 2015 line will be available exclusively t...
