The editorial staff REI Co-op is a team of passionate editors, writers and producers. We’re dedicated to covering the outdoors: the people who inspire you, the issues and events impacting our community, the skills and gear you need for your next adventure, and the places you want to go. Learn more about our editorial guiding principles.
Lindsey Vonn joined Hyperice in 2014 to help drive the science and innovation of the brand’s recovery technology products. Vonn was introduced to Hyperice’s sig...
Paul Robinson returns to Red Rocks, Nevada, every year to climb challenging boulder projects.
"After visiting Red Rocks so many times, I cannot believe that ...
A 100-mile line through the heart of the Colorado Rockies -- 14 14,000-foot peaks -- has become the intersection of mountaineering and ultra distance trail runn...
Let’s talk numbers for a moment. Did you know there are 1,440 minutes in a day?
In late 2012, we dreamed about what it would look like to showcase how our co...
Episode 6 of Patagonia's #Find_Away series, AK Girls Way, is dedicated to the memory of Liz Daley, who was lost to an avalanche in Argentina a few months after ...
If you thought finding the right shoes for everyday life is hard, think about finding the right hiking footwear for rugged terrain and carrying weighted packs!
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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...
