REI Co-op Studios

In the heart of the city stands a forest, a jewel of green in a sea of concrete. That jewel is Brooklyn, New York’s Prospect Park.

Two adolescent Navajo cousins from different worlds bond during a summer herding sheep on their grandmother's ranch in Arizona while learning more about their family's past and themselves.

After moving to Oregon and falling in love with the ability to explore the outdoors with ease with his wife and two kids, Rashad Frazier knew he had to extend the invitation to others. Driven by the magic of his experiences, his background as a chef, and his love of good food and connecting people to incredible places that open up to conversation, he created Camp Yoshi, which curates custom outdoor adventures centered around shared meals and shared experience with the goal of creating a space for Black people and allies to unplug and in turn reconnect with the wilderness. By virtue of being in these places, Camp Yoshi's trips transform historically segregated spaces into safe havens for the community, conversation, and nourishment.

Following the flow of the seasons, Jessica Shenandoah revives the land-based traditions of our Mohawk ancestors that colonizers nearly erased from our memories.

This uplifting program features 14 short films specially curated from the Mountainfilm festival in Telluride, CO that embrace adventure and celebrate indomitable spirit. The films selected showcase extraordinary individuals who push boundaries and connect with the outdoors. This program will transport you around the world from the jaw-dropping landscapes of the American Southwest to parks in D.C. to the world’s highest peaks. Each captivating story brings you along for the adventure, highlighting thrilling ski descents, trailblazing mountain biking, radical surfing in Ghana, climbing with unlikely friends and much more.

Diagnosed with stage four cancer 20 years ago, Rob Shaver made a pact to run every day until he dies. "The Life We Have" is a quiet, powerful reflection on mortality, resilience, and the choice to live with beautiful effort.

For Hunkpapa Lakota skier Connor Ryan, skiing in Ute Territory has always raised questions about being in reciprocity with the land and its people. As an Indigenous person and skier, he empathizes with the injustices that have displaced the Utes and ongoing colonization impacting the Ute people. This story connects conflicted pasts to an awakening in cultural awareness that can create an equitable future for Indigenous people and skiers.

During a visit to her sister Amaliata, Rosa, a wise Wayuu woman, teaches Amaliata’s grandchildren the importance of reciprocity within their culture.