User:Peterognli

Pete Rognli is an outdoor magazine writer based in Jackson Hole, WY. He writes about outdoor recreation and fitness.

Writing Background
Pete has written for Backpacker, TrailRunner, Time Out New York, Chicago, Paddler, Alpinist.com , Girls' Life and several other national, glossy publications. His articles range from preteen dating for the post-modern middle schooler to the effects of local terrorism on the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of northern Minnesota. He's written behind-the-counter yoga for the coffee shop barista and about modernist, prefab architecture for anyone who wants Frank Lloyd Wright delivered on the back of a semi-truck. Much of Pete's writing provides accessible, fitness education to outdoor recreation enthusiasts. When he's not writing about barefoot trail running, Pete contributes much of the front-of-book health and fitness content for Backpacker magazine. His topics include plyometrics for scrambling up scree, packable protein for the backcountry, dynamic stretches to stay limber on the trail and thermarest yoga to help backpackers avoid the simian hunch.

Sample Articles
Backpacker Magazine

TrailRunner Magazine

Outdoor Educator
As an outdoor educator, Pete has led experiential backpacking treks on the Appalachian Trail, canoe country voyages through the Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota, bicycle touring adventures from Seattle to San Francisco and slickrock mountain bike trips through Colorado and Utah. He has served as the Program Director for large, experiential- based programs for teenagers, both in inner-city Brooklyn and rural Minnesota. He has taught English as a second language in Slovenia and New York City. A hands-on teacher of group dynamics, Pete has led initiative games, team building activities, and high ropes course challenges to various groups across the country.