Becca Downs is a former D1 competitive runner, trail runner, and D1 assistant running coach. After notching a few FKTs, she channels her passion for running into coaching, writing, creating training plans, hiking, and running.
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Dean Krakel is a three-time Pulitzer-prize-winning photojournalist. He’s also hiked the Colorado Trail and brings this experience to his stories for Treeline.
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Ebony Roberts is a British Columbia-based outdoor writer at Treeline Review. When she’s not testing out gear, she loves spending time outdoors with her son.
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Mike Unger is one of few to hold the title of Double Triple Crowner, having hiked the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide Trails twice each. He’s also into bicycle touring and gear electronics.
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Chris Meehan is an outdoors writer and guidebook author who covers mountain biking, hiking, skiing, and sustainability issues in the outdoor industry with over 20 years experience.
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Sam Schild is an outdoor writer, thru-hiker, bikepacker, and cyclist of 50,000+ miles. He has thru-hiked the PCT, CDT, Grand Enchantment Trail and Colorado Trail
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Mattie specializes in writing about outdoor adventures, gear, travel, fitness, health, and education/parenting, with more than 10 years of experience. Her areas of expertise include trail running, camping, backpacking, snowboarding, and hiking.
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Aubri “Data” Drake is a queer and transgender hiker, ultrarunner, writer, researcher, and LGBTQ+ activist. Aubri discovered long-distance backpacking in 2013 and has been running away to the woods ever since.
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Melissa “Treehugger” Spencer is self described ultralight gearhead, a veteran long distance backpacker, and a foodie. She has worked for 30 years in various capacities in outdoor retail, is co-owner of SimBLISSity Ultralight Designs (which designs long distance hiking trails), and does pack shakedowns for guiding companies.
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Naomi, Chief Operating Officer of Treeline Review, left her job in the private sector to spend more time in the outdoors. Since, she has traveled extensively!
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Amy Gravlee is a professional freelance copywriter and outdoor enthusiast. She currently works as a copyeditor on the production team at Treeline Review.
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Matt McDonald has written for various outdoor-industry publications like Outside, Freeskier, Powder, Backpacker, Mountain, and a variety of smaller outlets in the outdoor and travel space. He tests apparel, ski gear, and more for Treeline Review.
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Sara, or Socks, is an artist and overall gear nerd. She has been a hiker and backpacker for over 20 years, and is also a snowboarder and former ski patroller. When she’s not running ops for Treeline or testing gear, you can usually find her outside — backpacking, hiking, running, skiing, or painting.
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Mary Beth Skylis is a freelance writer who specializes in adventure content and travel. She’s been climbing across the globe for more than a decade, and is a total sucker long multi-pitch climbs. She currently works as a columnist for Backpacker Magazine. When she isn’t writing, she can typically be found in the Rocky Mountains with her pups.
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Mary Murphy split her time growing up between the oceans of the East coast and the mountains of Colorado. Paddling is one of her passions (paddleboarding, kayaking, or packrafting), as well as climbing, hiking, and backpacking. She’s section-hiked on the CDT, CT, and AT and just generally loves to be outside. You can find her mountain biking, rock climbing, hiking, backpacking, SUPing, skiing, or ice climbing near Golden, Colo.
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