Moving Mountains
Shannon Galpin fights for women’s rights in Afghanistan, becomes the first woman to ride a mountain bike there, and finds her own strength in the process.
Slither On
Not for the faint of heart, caving takes you underground among bats, through subterranean rivers, down mudslides, and into a world like none you’ve ever seen.
Leaving Las Vegas
Everyone stares as Kim Coats strides through the Kigali café. Any muzungu (the Kinyarwanda word for white person) creates a spectacle, even in Rwanda’s capital city, but this statuesque blond from Las Vegas makes an especially significant splash.
Suzy Chaffee
Suzy Chaffee began racing at age six. “My first coach told me I was a pretty little thing but was never going to make it,” says Suzy. “His putdown was a great gift because I wasn’t all that aggressive normally, so his words were the kick I needed.”
Beat the Winter Blues
Three out of four people who suffer from seasonal affective disorder are women. Keep SAD at bay by staying active this season.
But I’m a cheerleader
Push-pull-push-pull. I chanted through clenched teeth to keep my legs pedaling. Or maybe I was just humming the words in my head.
Go Fly a Kite
Thanks to advances in equipment, kiteboarding is no longer only for daredevils. Combining the best of snowboarding, surfing, and paragliding, kiteboarding just may be the most fun you’ve ever had in the water.
Shades of Gray: The Suzanne Sonye Story
Suzanne Sonye takes the seat across from me at a side street coffee house. She’s here to talk about a painful experience. She orders nothing, not even water. It’s clear by her uneasy posture and strained eyes that this is going to be difficult for her. But that hasn’t stopped the 46-year-old before.
