REI’s gigantic anniversary sale is live with up to 30% off some of the site's bestselling camping and hiking gear from The North Face, Keen, Merrell, and dozens of other brands. The one brand to not ...

Right now, REI is running a sitewide REI Co-op Holiday Sale from now through November 24, with up to 83 percent off essentials every kind of hiker, camper, and traveler needs for the journey ahead.

In my early days of thru-hiking, I was vehemently against carrying trekking poles. I saw them as unnecessary, something that my parents or grandparents would use. In short, I regarded them as ...

IF YOU THINK your job is stressful, try being a pair of knees. Supporting body weight day in and day out isn’t an easy job, you know. Factor in additional physical activity such as exercising, playing ...

In 2002, on day eight of my first-ever thru hike of the Appalachian Trail, I descended to the Nantahala Outdoor Center at mile 138 with a deflated spirit, a crushingly heavy pack, shin splints, and ...