Summer 2013 Issue
Women’s Adventure magazine’s Summer 2013 issue is chock full of how-to articles, inspirational photos, stories about women pushing the boundaries of their passions, and gear advice.
Poi: Women Who Play with Fire
Poi, (rhymes with “boy”) is a performance art where one swings tethered weights in different geometric and rhythmic patterns.
Women Veterans: Outdoor Peace
The outdoors provides the peace, adrenaline rush, inspiration, escape, and security that helps these women persevere after war.
New Heights: Young Adults Fighting Cancer
First Descents Camp challenges young adults fighting cancer, presenting real obstacles to fear, confront, and conquer.
Get what you need and learn how to fish this year
Julie Sprinkle—a fly fishing guide and the buyer for one Colorado fishing shop—provides expert gear-buying advice for female anglers.
Wilderness First Aid: Respond to a Wilderness Emergency
Don’t get caught unprepared when you’re out in the wild – taking a Wilderness First Aid class can pay off in a big way when you need it.
I’m Proof That… “Fast” Women Have More Fun
Marge Gunderson has spent her life adventuring on two wheels. At age 71, she has no plans to slow down.
Winter 2012-13
Snowshoe Racing, Backcountry Touring, Boots and Bindings, Winter Gear Essentials, Keeping Your Buns Warm!
Why Try Cyclocross?
Cross racers are the kind of people you hear say, ‘Cold rain and mud? Miserable conditions? I’m in!’
That Damn Wave
Woman-to-woman instruction is just what Hannah Nordhaus needed to master surfing. At a women’s camp in el Salvador, she fine-tuned her skills and discovered the details that helped her catch those damn waves.
Screwed: Mother Nature doesn’t play favorites
I am a girl and at times love a good dose of chivalry, but I am not a damsel!
Okavango Delta Safari Adventures in Botswana
An experienced equestrian and adventuress explores the hippo-made highways and elephant-trampled bush of this African delta on horseback, encountering sizeable game and overcoming challenges of equal proportion along the way.
Finding Her Path
How, at age 41, one woman found herself in the mountains of Nepal, and, in doing so, discovered a way to make a difference in the world
Bike Commuting
There are so many benefits to riding your bike to work. It’s a way to wake up and get the blood flowing, it’s exercise, it’s green (no carbon footprint), and, most importantly, it’s fun.
Farming for more than Food
Farming is no easy task. Why would anyone want to be a farmer? WAm interviews three women farmers to find out.
I’m Proof That… There is Creativity in Climbing
Gail Rothschild has spent thirty years integrating both athleticism and creativity into her work.
Active Advocacy
Being an active woman has its perks. Most of us will take any excuse to get outside, but knowing others are counting on you is extra motivating.
Traveling to Teach
Helen Thayer explores all corners of the globe to experience its cultures and share them with others.
Being a Wild Thing
Kasha Rigby has been skiing for 30 years and travels the world to find new wild places.
You’re never to young for adventure
Ultra-endurance runner, Helen Cospolich and musher, Emily Ross interviewed by Women’s Adventure Magazine
Meet Bev Sanders
In 1997, Bev Sanders realized she was learning to surf the hard way—bobbing in the shore-pound, on the wrong board, all alone.
Say What?
Looking to find Mr. Sporty Right? Here are three pick-up line strategies for athletic types
Chicks on Bikes Radio
Women’s Adventure magazine interviews April Lemy, founder of Chicks on Bikes Radio.
I’m proof that records were meant to be broken
When I was five, I won a handstand contest. Everyone in the neighborhood where I grew up had gotten together for a party. I am not sure whose idea it was to have a handstand contest, but it is my first memory of me competing. Looking back, I realize it was only the beginning.
Try This: Skydiving
You know that feeling when you plummet down a rollercoaster and your stomach lags 10 feet behind? Well here’s a secret: Skydiving doesn’t feel that way. You may be thousands of feet higher than that amusement park ride and strapped to nothing but the instructor on your back, but it only feels like falling for a few seconds. Once the wind resistance sets in, it simply feels like flying.
