Penney Garrett

Penney is a seasoned traveler, chef, rock climber, and yogi currently residing in beautiful Lake Tahoe as part of the in-house GearLab editorial team. When she's not cooking or hiking with her pup, you can find her camping, reading voraciously, or knitting — a pastime she's had since grade school. She's also actively working to improve her skiing, canyoneering, and trail running skills and is currently part of the 2023/24 cohort for Leadership Lake Tahoe.

Penney's journey to full-time editor for GearLab was long and eclectic. She has a BFA in Fine Art and worked in specialty coffee for over a decade, dabbling in everything from barista competitions to roasting. She is a certified clinical herbalist and nutritionist and has also studied botany from the rainy Pacific Northwest to the mountains of Colorado to the deserts of New Mexico. She is an accomplished baker, skilled in everything from grain-free Paleo treats to long-fermented sourdough loaves. Basically, if there's coffee, wine, food, books, dogs, and plants, she's psyched.