Winter is fun. We love skis and snowboards, snowshoes and sleds, and all things chilly outdoors. But the backpacker in us is ready for the weather to turn. We w...
For one climber, an obsession with the vertical world wasn’t the source of destruction. It was the way out.
I spent my first two years of college bruising my...
How one outdoorsman bounced back—physically and mentally—from a horrific accident
Last summer, I began my involuntary rehabilitation program when I found mys...
REI Member since 1980.
1. Tell us about yourself.
I’m a 66-year-old woman who moved to Seattle in 1979. About 10 years ago I got involved in the Washington Trai...
If we don’t act to protect our beloved wild spaces, they’ll be forever altered or lost entirely.
As hikers, we often encounter this maxim, closing out one cl...
Kimberly Caccavo and Kate Nowlan's Wild Idea: To create an athletic company to empower women to cultivate their grit to find their grace. To make women feel good and safe while working out. And to create athletic clothes are are fashionable and effective.
Recover better today, climb better tomorrow
Here are the self-care tools that I use to win over sore muscles and fatigued fingers. Collect these as a...
What's everyone flogging themselves so hard for again?
Boulder, Colorado, probably has more pro climbers per capita then anywhere else in the country. I ofte...
Plan wisely, and not only will you finish, but you'll finish strong.
When running a trail marathon or ultra, you can tackle the hills like a beast and spend th...
Because we're ready to hit the trails, weather be damned.
It still might be cold in certain parts of the country, but we want to run. Whether you’re sick of ...
As a professional runner, travel comes with the territory. I travel to races and altitude camps—sometimes for weeks at a time and often in new places. Before go...
Return from the off-season stronger and faster.
Though most of us have a hard time stepping away from the trails when they're covered in snow and ice, a brea...