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Marcus Woolf has been a reporter, writer, and editor for outdoor business and consumer media for nearly 30 years. He served as the editor of Outdoor Retailer Magazine and worked as a contributing editor for the Outdoor Retailer Daily Exposure newspaper, SNEWS, and Gear Trends Magazine. His writing has also appeared in consumer publications such as Outside and Backpacker. Marcus is an avid hiker and the author of the guidebooks Afoot & Afield: Atlanta and Hiking Huntsville, which covers trails in his hometown of Huntsville, Alabama. When he isn’t mapping trails or traveling to visit outdoor retailers, Marcus enjoys backpacking, canoeing, and kayaking with his wife, Wendy.
Amelia Arvesen is an independent journalist in Portland, Oregon who has worked in the outdoor industry since 2018, first as an editor at SNEWS and now with publications like Outside, Backpacker, Trails, and Field Mag. Through her writing, she explores the intersection of humans and their environments—whether they're on the trail or in their studios. This year she's researching how wool became a performance textile through her newsletter, Honing Her Craft. She loves to run, climb, cook, and sew.
