With a mission to “ensure that everyone can relieve themselves outdoors with comfort, confidence, and safety,” this female-led startup has created a pair of pants that *might* even make you look forward to peeing outside.

“I really appreciate Spotlights like this for people that have to fight to get a seat at the table, this gives us our own entire table.”

“These hikes can bring up tears for some of our hikers because being with community and feeling seen is something we all are looking for in this life.”

Coby Pfafff got his first crush on another boy at summer camp when he was a kid. Today he’s come full circle and plays a key role at a summer camp created specifically for LGBTQ+ kids like the one he used to be.

When Em Donkers (they/he) received word that they were officially a sponsored Gymshark athlete, they thought it was an April Fools’ joke. It was, in fact, actually April 2nd - and very much not a joke.

When I returned to Vermont from England this summer, I only had one pair of shorts in tow - my black Patagonia Baggies. Previously, my Baggies had been something I wore on hikes and that’s about it. This summer, however, would be different.

“I went out looking to re-experience a connection to nature that I used to experience before puberty - to find that young kid and unfettered joy at where I could go, what I could do, and what it was to be one small piece of this planet.”