Cheyenne Smith is a multifaceted, adventurer and outdoor guide. She skis, rock climbs, highlines, and leads climbing trips for women of color with a nonprofit called Women's Wilderness. Her guiding style focuses on building community and teaching others to be present and intentional when they're in the wild.

Connect with Cheyenne:

• Website
• Instagram
• Women's Wilderness

If you enjoyed this episode:

• Listen to Life on a Highline with Faith Dickey

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• Capital One: Check out the REI Co-op Mastercard program and learn about local REI Fund grantees
• Honey Stinger

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• REI Co-op Experiences

Rose McAdoo is trained baker and culinary artist who makes “science desserts” — four tiered cakes or sparkling lollipops that she uses to explain complex environmental concepts. The best part, Rose creates these culinary masterpieces in the wild. She has whipped up desserts at the edges of glaciers, on volcanoes, and in caves and deserts. Each sweet is an educational work of art that tells a story and celebrates science and adventure.

Connect with Rose:

• Website
• Instagram

Thank you to our sponsors:

• Capital One: Check out the REI Co-op Mastercard program and learn about local REI Fund grantees
• GU Energy

Molly Cupka is a climber and founder of the organization Up Ending Parkinson's, a nonprofit that teaches people with Parkinson's disease to rock climb. Parkinson's is the second most common neurological disease behind Alzheimer's and rock climbing provides a ton of health benefits including balance, grip strength, and mental acuity. For the climbers who Molly trains, there's another benefit that is harder to quantify, community and connection.

Connect with Molly:

• Check out Up Ending Parkinsons

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• Capital One: Check out the REI Co-op Mastercard program and learn about local REI Fund grantees
• GU Energy

Kait Boyle is an elite adventure cyclist who bikes over mountains, across deserts, and through canyons. Early on in her cycling career, Kait found her niche, falling in love with races in the 24 hour 300 mile range. In 2018, a serious accident turned Kait's life upside down and changed her perspective on the path she's carved.

Connect with Kait:

• Instagram
• Website
• Bikepacking Roots website & Instagram

If you enjoyed this episode, listen to:

• 100 Peaks in 50 Days with Jason Hardrath
• Cycling Around the World with Lael Wilcox
• Establishing Bikepacking Routes with Sarah Swallow
• Wild Ideas Worth Living with Rebecca Rusch & Biking the 1,200 Mile Ho Chi Minh Trail in Search of Her Father and Finding Magic with Rebecca Rusch

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• Capital One: Check out the REI Co-op Mastercard program and learn about local REI Fund grantees
• GU Energy

Kristine Tompkins is one of the world's most successful conservationists. She's the president and co-founder of Tompkins Conservation, which is a non-profit that purchases land in South America, largely in Patagonia to create national parks, boost regenerative economies, and bring back missing species through rewilding. Before dedicating her life to land preservation, Kris spent 25 years working for Patagonia, the company. She was one of the first employees and eventually served as CEO.

Connect with Kristine:

• Instagram
• Tompkins Conservation website & Instagram
• Check out: Patagonia National Park: Chile

If you enjoyed this episode:

• Listen to Uncovering Climate Mysteries with Lonnie Thompson

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• Capital One: Check out the REI Co-op Mastercard program and learn about local REI Fund grantees
• GU Energy

Zach Friedley is a professional athlete who is changing the sport of trail running. Zach was born without most of his right leg, and is often the only adaptive athlete at the starting line of some of the world’s hardest races. There aren’t a lot of running events with categories specifically for adaptive athletes, but Zach is on a mission to change that.

Connect with Zach:

• Instagram
• Born to Adapt website & Instagram

If you enjoyed this episode:

• Listen to Running for Change with Nicole Ver Kuilen

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• Capital One: Check out the REI Co-op Mastercard program and learn about local REI Fund grantees
• GU Energy

Lestarya Molloy is the founder of Fridie Outdoors, an app that has easy, digestible camping tips that you can access from anywhere.

In this episode, Lestarya is joined by REI's Green Vests and Experience Guides to share the best tips for your upcoming camping adventure.

Connect with Lestarya:

• Fridie Outdoors website & Instagram
• Download the Fridie Outdoors app

Resources and products mentioned in this episode:

• REI 's Path Ahead Ventures Program
• REI's Embark Program
• REI's Instagram
• REI's YouTube Channel
• Itacate Foods
• Pescavore
• NEMO Roamer Sleeping Pad
• NEMO pillow
• Bedrock Sandals
• YETI
• Nalgene
• HipCamp
• Annie's favorite Teriyaki Chicken Burgers recipe
• Annie's go-to Miso Mushroom Foil Yaki recipe

Thank you to REI's Green Vests & Experience Guides: Carlos Rodriguez, Jentry Schirmbeck, Mackenzie Anderson-Bell, and Elizabeth Nguyen.

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• Capital One: Check out the REI Co-op Mastercard program and learn about local REI Fund grantees
• Allbirds

Chev Dixon is a skilled outdoor athlete whose life changed when he learned to kayak. He is the director of an organization called the Hudson River Riders and the founder of the Hudson Valley Challenge, a 685-mile paddling, hiking, running, and cycling event that crosses the state of New York.

Connect with Chev:

• Instagram
• Hudson River Riders website & Instagram

If you enjoyed this episode:

• Listen to, Thru-Paddling the Mississippi River with Cory Maria Dack

Thank you to our sponsors:

• Capital One: Check out the REI Co-op Mastercard program and learn about local REI Fund grantees
• Allbirds