1.0Uncommon Path – An REI Co-op Publicationhttps://www.rei.com/blogMichelle Flandreauhttps://www.rei.com/blog/author/michelleBrian Smith - Uncommon Path – An REI Co-op Publicationrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uJCxQ7OrHt"><a href="https://www.rei.com/blog/bio/brian-smith">Brian Smith</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.rei.com/blog/bio/brian-smith/embed#?secret=uJCxQ7OrHt" width="600" height="338" title="“Brian Smith” — Uncommon Path – An REI Co-op Publication" data-secret="uJCxQ7OrHt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.rei.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/06/brianface.jpg?fit=1154%2C129211541292Smith is an editor for REI’s Co-op Journal. He lives in Boulder, Colorado, where he spends as much time as possible smashing rocks on his mountain bike, making powder turns in Rocky Mountain National Park, or heckling his pals (who climb way harder than he does) at the crag. REI member since 2014.