Co-Founder
John Wren
John dreamed up Outdoors Magazine during a sofa break after a downhill mountain biking crash. He is at home on land and water — hiking, kayaking, hunting, and testing gear until it fails.
Magazine
About us
Love the outdoors? We do too — which is why we pour our energy into this magazine. Stories, skills, and product tests from editors who hike, hunt, climb, camp, paddle, and occasionally break an ankle doing it.
We publish first-hand accounts: the gear we used, the route we took, and the epic fails. Whatever your sport, we have tried it, live it, or know someone who does.
Meet the desk
Product Testing
Kara Parker
Kara hikes remote approaches, boulders, and climbs with her husband Chris. She brings a field tester’s eye to jackets, packs, and the gear we actually recommend.
Outdoor Photographer
Ben Jackson
Ben hauls a camera (and often his puppy Dexter) into places with no trailhead kiosk. Photography pulled him into long-distance hiking and lake travel.
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Contributor
Brennen Lesser
Brennen writes field notes on hunting, firearms, and the gear that has to work when the weather turns.