Water

Rafting the Grand Canyon: A trip of a Lifetime

Rafting the Grand Canyon: A trip of a Lifetime

There is something so peaceful, but so high energy when you are living at the bottom of the largest canyon in the United States. For 16 days and boating over 220 miles, I found myself waking up to the sounds of rushing water echoing off the deep red canyon walls. The...

Watch: Surfing Nazare at its Biggest

Watch: Surfing Nazare at its Biggest

"The forecast called for one of the biggest days of surf ever at Nazaré, and the waters off of Praia do Norte did not disappoint. On January 18, Maya Gabreira, Hugo Vau, Alex Botelho, Sebastian Steudtner, Ross Clarke-Jones, Benjamin Sanchis,and Axi Muniain faced one...

REI Presents: A Walk in the Park

REI Presents: A Walk in the Park

They call it a picnic, but it is far from a relaxing, sunny afternoon. It is a triathlon that was created specifically for the mountains. Bike 23 miles, swim 1.3 miles, hike 3 miles and climb 6,000 feet straight up, and you aren't quite done. From the summit, you eat...

REI Presents: A Steelhead Quest

REI Presents: A Steelhead Quest

A Steelhead Quest: Portrait of a Rivered Life "Terry Myers, a steelhead advocate, and long-time angler spent 2015 trying to catch a wild steelhead on a different river each month of the year. After successfully hooking a wild steelhead in all but two of the months,...

Vacation Island :: Stephanie Gilmore

Vacation Island :: Stephanie Gilmore

A quick getaway to Hawaii's North Shore with Stephanie Gilmore. Morgan Maassen puts together a get short film of Stephanie rocking those waves and really getting her style on film. Vacation Island encaptures the powerful way Stephanie is on her board and in the water....