Sam Farquharson is a product copywriter at REI. Equal parts outdoor enthusiast and nerd, she’s a big believer in post-adventure beers and the power of a well-placed pun. When she’s not smithing gear descriptions or writing in the third person, Sam’s happiest stuffing her feet into climbing shoes or ski boots to go bond with the mountains.
When the first sticky-rubber climbing shoe hit the market back in the '80s, climbing shoe shopping was simple—you chose one that stuck. Decades later, your shoe... Read More...
Whether you’re a hard charger or just getting your ski legs, your jacket is often the difference between happy shredding and sad, wet schlepping back to the car... Read More...
