Peyton Thomas is a trail runner and environmental activist, hoping to speak up for the places and people who are often forgotten amidst the climate crisis. She has always had an appreciation for nature and aspires to blend her love for it through environmental and...
The mountains have been used as Kitty Calhoun’s classroom, where she developed as a person and went to find solace and answers. Kitty Calhoun believed she could always count on being able to retreat to the mountains, and they seemed to offer a sense of permanence...
Award-winning athlete, filmmaker, and strategist Dani Reyes-Acosta inspires individual action and collective communion through stories of reciprocity in the outdoors—rewriting the story of how we build community along the way. A graduate of the University of...
A native of California, Phil Henderson started his outdoor career more than 25 years ago. He worked for the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) for over 20 years and in 2013 became the second African American to summit Denali. His passion for outdoor recreation,...
As a self-described “conceptual runner” Rickey Gates has found an intersection between ultra-running and art with his project-based runs. Following a decade of international competition, Gates took on a couple of projects that would allow him to get to...
