Q’s and A’s with Freeskier Devin Logan
Devin Logan is a North Face Athlete, but she’s not just any athlete—she’s a freeskier. Most people have entertained fantasies about flying, but Devin’s actually gotten pretty close. Here are a few Q’s...
View ArticleInterview: Julie Ann Pedalino
Julie Ann Pedalino is not your average custom bike frame builder. With a background in the fine arts, she’s explored almost every medium out there. A creative, bubbly bike enthusiast, Julie learned to...
View ArticleKeep Your Humor, Even If You Lose Your Sole
The Western Highlands of Guatemala are the epitome of off-the-beaten-path, with long stretches so remote they were spared the country’s brutal 36 year civil war, and—as I discovered hiking across...
View ArticleAdventurin’ Ain’t Easy
As I tried to silently sob in my brother-in-law’s tiny Spanish apartment, my partner exasperatedly mumbled, mostly to himself, that maybe he would just stay in Spain longer and I could head home early,...
View ArticleFound Her: The search for female founders at Outdoor Retailer
For three days straight at the 2018 Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show in Denver, I switchbacked every aisle, ducked my head into countless booths, and pounded the entire expo hall floor. But my goal was...
View ArticleActs of Sweaty Joy
I started mountain biking for one of the more common reasons that people start anything that’s new, unfamiliar, and kind of scary: to impress a boy. It was springtime, and I was 24 with a new boyfriend...
View ArticleCompany on the path to solitude
A motorbike sped down the trail I had traversed the previous evening. It circled my tent and came to a stop. A man bent down, zipped open the tent and reached for my wallet and phone in the side mesh...
View ArticleExploring Women: Katie Losey, Conservation Catalyst for Future Generations
rench children’s author Jean de Brunhoff and A.A. Milne are responsible for introducing many young readers to Babar, the little elephant whose mother is killed by a hunter leaving him to escape the...
View ArticleTrust Exercises
Sometimes you just gotta get out of town and hack your way up a frozen waterfall. The maple-colored mushroom of ice loomed above my head. Snow piled atop my helmet, pelted my face, and coated the thick...
View ArticleExploring Women: Fashion and Technology
The most important factor for an explorer on an expedition is having the right clothing and gear. It can make the difference between life and death. The early pioneers of extreme expeditions never...
View ArticleWomen of the 1900s You Need to Know
This piece was first published by the National Park Foundation. Each year thousands of tourists descend upon DC to explore all that our capital has to offer. The numerous free museums that line the...
View ArticleA Recipe For Grit
Femurs swing on rusty hinges, everything wound around a core of pain. My shoulders creep up towards my ears and I have to forcibly, scold them down. As my arms cross over my body in acts of utter...
View ArticleA Monumental City: Women and the Outdoors in Washington, DC
What comes to mind when you think of Washington, DC? What about its outdoor space? Many Washingtonians come for the politics, but the city offers so much more than lobbying and legislative affairs and...
View ArticleThe Lighthouse Keepers
Six miles off the wild, southwest coast of Tasmania, in a remote region of world heritage wilderness, stands Australia’s most southerly lighthouse on a magnificent island called Maatsuyker. Maatsuyker...
View ArticleMinnesota’s Heart Beats Cold and Clear
Minnesotans have some pretty distinct quirks, like watching hockey in June, torturing their vowels, and waxing poetic about going “Up North.” Up North, it seems, is more of a theory than an actuality....
View ArticleDry Tortugas National Park
Unless you have a private boat or seaplane, the only way to get to Dry Tortugas National Park, the southernmost terminus of the United States, is on a ferry called the Yankee Freedom III that docks in...
View ArticleThe Value In Making Audacious Adventure Commitments
When I was a grad student, one of the most life changing pieces of advice I received was to book a vacation for after our thesis defense. If I passed, I could celebrate on vacation. And if I didn’t, I...
View ArticleInterview: Jenny Tough On Running The Tien Shan Mountains
Distance runner, traveler, adventurer, and writer Jenny Tough lives up to her name. She’s trekked and paddled her way through six continents, including the unmapped terrain of the Tien Shan mountains...
View ArticleLost and Found in the Far North
Since I touched down on a runway in Anchorage in a blizzard, I’ve had the feeling of being magnetized to a place for reasons unknown. It was my first year out of college, when it seemed like I was...
View ArticleGear Review: Making Friends with Feathered Friends
You know that comforting feeling you get hugging a friend? Or that all-encompassing warmth in the room when sharing a meal with a loved one? That’s Feathered Friends. But, I’m getting ahead of myself....
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