Interviews

Q&A: Alex Honnold on Heroes, Death & Free Soloing 3200' El Capitan
Alex Honnold on Heroes, Death & His Free Solo of El Cap

The world's premier free solo climber lives in a van, thinks life insurance is a scam, and is unlike anyone else

Q&A: Artist David Buckley Borden & the Hemlock Hospice Project
How One Designer Is Using Art to Inspire Action on Climate Change

How the demise of the eastern hemlock at the mouth of an invasive insect inspired a site-specific installation created to educate the masses about ecology and climate change

Q&A: Filmmaker and Director of Vans LANDLINE Tanner Pendleton
Meet the Filmmaker Behind Vans Snowboarding's First Full Length Film

A conversation with the emerging filmmaker on the process of shooting a modern snowboard video almost entirely on 16mm film

Interview with Chaco Creative Director Josh Weichhand
Chaco Creative Director on Finding a Home Outdoors & in Fashion

On the rise of sandals, working with Japanese fashion labels, and the importance of public land activism

How Social Media Perpetuates Cliché Photography
How Instagram Ruined Outdoor Photography

Three key influencers discuss originality, the rise of copycat photographers, and the future of Instagram

Q&A: Cabin-Time Founder and Graphic Designer Geoff Holstad
Q&A: Cabin-Time Retreat Founder & Designer Geoff Holstad

Discussing the roaming creative residency and how going off-grid with strangers leads to beautiful collaborations

Interview: Climber, Videographer, Photographer Colette McInerney
Q&A: Pro Climber and Photographer Colette McInerney

The multihyphenate powerhouse talks traveling, finding her path in life, and her new, all-female production company

Q&A: Photographer Julia Sumpter and Her Dog Portrait Series
Good Dogs in the Great Outdoors, a PNW Portrait Series

How one classically trained photojournalist is using dog portraiture to highlight the good in these dark times

Q&A: Bryan Papé, Founder and CEO of Drinkware Brand MiiR
Interview with Bryan Papé, Founder of Drinkware Brand MiiR

The Seattle-based design enthusiast discusses how a life-threatening ski accident inspired a design brand based on giving back from day one

Q&A: @YouDidNotSleepThere on Instagram's Illogical Campsites
@YouDidNotSleepThere Celebrates Instagram's Worst Campsites

Meet the 28-year-old Canadian woman calling out social media's kookiest campers for fun, and earning enemies in the process

Q&A: tokyobike Owner and Director Juliana Rudell Di Simone
Q&A: Tokyobike NYC Owner & Director Juliana Rudell Di Simone

The Brazilian transplant talks Japanese design, collaborations, the impact of Citi Bike on cycling in NYC, and more

Q&A: Mizu Co-Founder & Former Pro Snowboarder Jussi Oksanen
Why Pro Snowboarder Jussi Oksanen Founded Mizu to Fight Plastic

The Finnish transplant talks leaving his dream job as a snowboarder to tackle the problem of single-use plastics with a reusable water bottle brand