Photo courtesy of Jonnah Perkins For Jonnah Perkins, trail runner and POW Athlete Alliance member, the outdoors are far more than just a place to recreate and connect with nature. Perkins, based in southwest Wisconsin, is also a farmer. Over time, she developed a deep...
Photos by Nate Luebbe Professional skier and POW Athlete Alliance member, Kit DesLauriers became acutely aware of the impacts humans can have on the land, especially in remote places, at 10 years old. She was reading about the oil crises in 1979 while waiting for gas...
Photo by Bartek Wolinski Kate Courtney is a professional mountain biker and POW Bike Alliance member with an impressive resume, including a two-time Elite XCO World Cup Champion and Olympian just to name a few. Training and recreating across different regions of the...
Photos by Nate Bender We all connect with the outdoors in a special way—whether it be to seek solitude, connect with ourselves or with others, complete a goal or challenge ourselves. For Nate Bender, one of our newest POW Trail Alliance members, seeking out long days...
Dear Hilaree, It’s been a bit over a week since you’ve been gone and already, you are transitioning from friend and role model to mythic legend. The anecdotes, stories, and tributes from friends, climb-ski partners, and people worldwide who never had the opportunity...
Photos by Ming T. Poon Before starting POW 15 years ago, I had never envisioned myself in a suit debating energy policy on Capitol Hill. But we quickly realized that to actually protect winters, and summers, we were going to have to think really big. And driving big,...
