{"id":160065,"date":"2020-05-31T19:23:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T02:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?page_id=160065"},"modified":"2024-05-20T17:37:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T00:37:53","slug":"rei-co-op-journal-home-may-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"REI Uncommon Path Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero\">\n\t<h1 class=\"sr-only\" aria-label=\"Top Stories\">Top Stories<\/h1>\n\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-col1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-col1-inner\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Start Loop -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-leadimg\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"Honoring the Legacy of Jim Whittaker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/climb\/jim-whittaker-everest-legend\" title=\"Honoring the Legacy of Jim Whittaker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/05-Jim-Whittaker_4aad57-e1754681547826.jpg?fit=768%2C422&#038;resize=768%2C422\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jim Whittaker gestures as he tells more mountaineering stories in his home.\" title=\"Honoring the Legacy of Jim Whittaker\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-leadtitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/climb\/jim-whittaker-everest-legend\" title=\"Honoring the Legacy of Jim Whittaker\">Honoring the Legacy of Jim Whittaker<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-leaddesc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/climb\/jim-whittaker-everest-legend\" title=\"Honoring the Legacy of Jim Whittaker\">The co-op is deeply saddened by the passing of mountaineering legend Jim Whittaker. He was REI's first full-time paid employee, our second CEO and a lifelong champion of living a life outside.\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/climb\/jim-whittaker-everest-legend\" title=\"Honoring the Legacy of Jim Whittaker\">Mike Lewis | April 7, 2026<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/End Loop -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-col2\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Start Loop -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-col1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-subtory-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/best-trail-magic-stories\" title=\"Our Best Trail Magic Stories\">Our Best Trail Magic Stories<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/best-trail-magic-stories\" title=\"Our Best Trail Magic Stories\">Mary Beth Skylis | April 3, 2026<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-col2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-img\" aria-label=\"Our Best Trail Magic Stories\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/best-trail-magic-stories\" title=\"Our Best Trail Magic Stories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/07\/HERO_Content_Team_-280819_10007.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;resize=300%2C225\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"A notebook open along its spine, filled with hiker logs from the PCT.\" title=\"Our Best Trail Magic Stories\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-col1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-subtory-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/camp\/hiking-burn-zones\" title=\"In Defense of the Burn Zone\u00a0\">In Defense of the Burn Zone\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/camp\/hiking-burn-zones\" title=\"In Defense of the Burn Zone\u00a0\">Wudan Yan | March 23, 2026<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-col2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-img\" aria-label=\"In Defense of the Burn Zone\u00a0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/camp\/hiking-burn-zones\" title=\"In Defense of the Burn Zone\u00a0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/IMG_9643.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;resize=300%2C225\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Picture of a burn zone along a backcountry trail.\" title=\"In Defense of the Burn Zone\u00a0\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-col1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-subtory-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/run\/the-life-we-have-film\" title=\"The Life We Have\">The Life We Have<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/run\/the-life-we-have-film\" title=\"The Life We Have\">Christopher Solomon | February 18, 2026<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-col2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-img\" aria-label=\"The Life We Have\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/run\/the-life-we-have-film\" title=\"The Life We Have\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/TheLifeWeHave_1.png?fit=300%2C169&#038;resize=300%2C169\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rob Shaver\" title=\"The Life We Have\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-col1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-subtory-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/outside-days\" title=\"Outside Days 2026\">Outside Days 2026<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/outside-days\" title=\"Outside Days 2026\">REI Staff | February 9, 2026<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-col2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-img\" aria-label=\"Outside Days 2026\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/outside-days\" title=\"Outside Days 2026\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/rei-outside-days-2026-hero.jpg?fit=300%2C168&#038;resize=300%2C168\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Outside Days 2026\" title=\"Outside Days 2026\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/End Loop -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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