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Whether the trail is full of crunchy, colorful leaves or soggy and cool, it’s hard to deny the magic of fall days spent outside.
Last week, we asked the Inst...
With the snow season upon us, we all like to become amateur meteorologists. Thankfully, we can also lean on the pros.
Wayne Flann -- a 30-year veteran of the...
Backpacking stoves are preferred over open-flame cooking in the wilderness, and for good reason.
These stoves are light and reliable, and fire rings left by ...
Somewhere between sunset and sunrise, the light is just right for a dreamy campsite snap.
You know those pictures, the ones you keep scrolling through long a...
"Afterglow" is a cinematic ski film showing that short winter days don't have to stop you from staying on the mountain. Indulge in deep pillows and Alaskan spin...
In the spring of 2014, the High Fives Foundation -- dedicated to raising money and awareness for athletes that have suffered a life-altering injury while pursui...
Last August, several REI employees set out to summit Mount Rainier. Although the team was successful in their summit, they were caught in a whiteout on the desc...
Christina Lustenberger, Angela Percival, Forrest Coots and Eric Hjorleifson spent a week at Ben Ferris (Great Cairn) Hut in the Selkirks of British Columbia. Wa...
Until your pray-for-snow prayers are answered, you can entertain yourself with Warren Miller's 65th annual film, "No Turning Back." The film takes ski fans on a...
It all started with a Kickstarter campaign to create the first-ever, all-female ski film.
"Pretty Faces" celebrates women who thrive in the snow. The concept...
The outdoors have never been so accessible with technology, used to plan and track every last detail of a trip.
After reading Edward Abbey's "Desert Solitair...
