In the 3 years since REIs first store unionized in 2022, the outdoor retailer has repeatedly said that unions arent necessary or beneficial for REI employees. And when REI issued company-wide raises from 2022 to 2024, unionized employees were left out. 　　So, its a significant victory for union organizers that REI Co-op has announced the start of contract negotiations with...

　　It was the kind of day I dream about all winter: 8 hours of alpine singletrack, grinding up punchy climbs and bashing down rocky descents above treeline. The bike? Salsa’s new Blackthorn 125 C GX Transmission, fully loaded with bikepacking gear. 　　Salsa claims the new ride can do everything your typical trail rider could want, mixing uphill capability with downhill...

　　Hunter Leininger has undertaken some challenging outdoor objectives in his life. The 26-year-old adventure racer and endurance athlete holds fastest known time (FKT) records for the Florida Trail, the North-to-South Iceland Traverse, the U.K.s Skye Trail, and several other long-distance thru-hikes. 　　In 2024, he finished a harrowing 400km self-supported race across Chinas Gobi Desert (in which he tied for first)....

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　　The National Park Service will restore and install the bronze statue of a Confederate general in Washington D.C. five years after it was torn down during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. 　　According to a news release from the agency, reinstalling the statue of Albert Pike, a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the U.S. Civil War, “aligns with...

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　　Kumho has just launched a new tire aimed at drivers who focus on more rugged terrain. The Kumho Road Venture R/T is the brands first in that growing segment. The company says the tire will deliver a long service life, exceptional off-road performance, and an on-road experience thats comfortable for the segment. 　　Rugged terrain tires are a sort of middle...

　　Picasso is said to have sculpted with an Opinel. I must be in good company, because for the last 6 years I’ve packed the Opinel No.08 Inox ($19) as my go-to knife for short hikes, long solo backpacking trips, and mountaineering epics. I’ve got a few knives for different purposes, but most of the time, I don’t need to split...

　　The Grand Randonée 10 (GR10) runs along Frances border with Spain, stretching from the Atlantic Coast to the Mediterranean Sea. It follows the Pyrenees Mountains, gains over 183,000 vertical feet, and covers roughly 568 miles. Typically, hikers will take between 45 and 60 days to complete it. But Keisuke Minami, a trail runner from Japan, decided he wanted to run...

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　　The original version of this story was published oniRunFar. 　　Kilian Jornet has won every big ultramarathon there is. Now the prolific runner has his sights set on a new goal: Connecting all of the lower United States 14,000-foot peaks by foot and bike. 　　Jornet, 37, is best-known for winning the UTMB four times, the Hardrock 100 five times, Western States 100 in 2011, and the Zegama Marathon 11...