Finding pristine powder requires some skill. But, don’t worry, you have what it takes! Ski mountaineering is easier than you imagine and is one of the best ways to explore. The recipe for it: mountains, fitness, AT (alpine touring) or telemark gear, and a will to go higher.
This is our first adventure race, and we are doing it together, for fun, and with no competitive intentions. We’re the only all-female team in the two-person open division. Our goals: Have fun and don’t finish DFL (dead effing last). But she is smoking me, and we are actually doing pretty well.
I believe that life is about living gracefully through the transitions. I have climbed the world over for the last 10 years and developed a keen sense of my body and its strengths. As a healthy expectant mother I continued to listen to the needs of my body. I hope you enjoy this video.
Imagine mountain biking up a steep ascent and reaching the top only to continue with white-water rafting, running, zip lining, climbing, and rappelling. Now imagine doing all of this with one leg. Or blind. Or paralyzed. Welcome to the 2011 Adventure TEAM Challenge, a race among teams of five that each have at least two disabled members.
Pro climber Abbey Smith shares photos and stories from her two months bouldering in the Himalayas.
In the darkness, thoughts escape as quickly as they arrive. Very little oxygen actually completes the arduous journey from my lungs to my brain…
In the final week of their quest, the 3 Peaks 3 Weeks women reach Mt. Kilimanjaro. Part one of their last quest.
Africa’s highest peak looms large to my left; a full moon dangles amidst the stars to my right. I am breathless, but not because I am hiking at altitude.
It’s an absolutely freezing clear morning. The sky is full of so many stars that I can barely keep my eyes on the ground. However, looking up isn’t really an option.
Two days ago, 11 women converged in Nairobi, Kenya united by one mission – to begin the 3 Peaks 3 Weeks 2011 Challenge
Chris Kassar will be sharing her climbing adventure with 3 Peaks 3 Weeks over the next month. 3 Peaks 3 Weeks is an annual all-female climbing event to summit three of Africa’s highest peaks in three weeks, raising money and awareness for three issues; education, environment and health.
September is ovarian cancer awareness month and in partnership with HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation, we’re a handful of stories of cancer survivors who are thriving and finding themselves in the outdoors. Eden Ellman’s story is our second of this three-part series.
As is often the case in life, reaching our destination wasn’t easy, but it was almost harder to figure out what to do once we arrived. That part can be scary and debilitating.
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