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Mountains-to-Sea Trail Record Attempt

Mountains-to-Sea Trail Record Attempt

By Jennifer on May 9, 2012

Ultrarunner Diane Van Deren is attempting a record on North Carolina’s 1,000-mile Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) starting this Thursday.

Posted in Blog | Tagged Destinations, environment, Health, Hiking Stories, Lifestyle Stories, Nutrition, Profiles, Running Stories, Travel | 2 Responses

Active Advocacy

Active Advocacy

By WAm on March 22, 2012

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.

Posted in Articles | Tagged Profiles, Winter 2011-12 | 1 Response

Traveling  to Teach

Traveling to Teach

By WAm on March 22, 2012

Helen Thayer explores all corners of the globe to experience its cultures and share them with others.

Posted in Articles | Tagged Profiles, Winter 2011-12 | 2 Responses

Ingrid Backstrom and Kasha Rigby in Yunnan, China. Photo: Jimmy Chin

Being a Wild Thing

By WAm on March 13, 2012

Kasha Rigby has been skiing for 30 years and travels the world to find new wild places.

Posted in Articles | Tagged Profiles, Winter 2011-12 | 1 Response

You’re never to young for adventure

You’re never to young for adventure

By WAm on March 13, 2012

Ultra-endurance runner, Helen Cospolich and musher, Emily Ross interviewed by Women’s Adventure Magazine

Posted in Articles | Tagged Profiles, Winter 2011-12 | 1 Response

Courtesy of Bev Sanders

Meet Bev Sanders

By WAm on March 13, 2012

In 1997, Bev Sanders realized she was learning to surf the hard way—bobbing in the shore-pound, on the wrong board, all alone.

Posted in Articles | Tagged Profiles, Winter 2011-12 | 1 Response

The author, at right, on the podium with Madi McKinstry (center) and Zoë Taylor. Photo credit: Michéle Taylor

Closing the Generation Gap

By WAm on March 13, 2012

Age is merely a number in the world of telemark ski racing

Posted in Articles | Tagged Profiles, Winter 2011-12 | 1 Response

Image courtesy April Lemly

Chicks on Bikes Radio

By WAm on March 12, 2012

Women’s Adventure magazine interviews April Lemy, founder of Chicks on Bikes Radio.

Posted in Articles | Tagged Profiles, Spring 2012 | 2 Responses

One Woman, 70 Days, A Record-Setting Trek

One Woman, 70 Days, A Record-Setting Trek

By WAm on March 1, 2012

British explorer Felicity Aston sees exploration as more than just a chance to discover new heights and new sites. And this perspective recently carried her across Antarctica—alone.

Posted in Blog, Snow | Tagged Profiles | 1 Response

The Mountains Are Calling

The Mountains Are Calling

By WAm on February 26, 2012

Helen Cospolich, mom, full-time worker, endurance runner.

Posted in Articles | Tagged Profiles, Running Stories, Winter 2011-12 | Leave a response

Dream Job:  CEO at Backcountry.com

Dream Job: CEO at Backcountry.com

By WAm on December 16, 2011

In 2004, Jill Layfield took a marketing job at Backcountry.com. Since her arrival, she has helped the online outdoor retailer grow from 215,000 to 2.6 million orders of gear shipped per year. This year, she was named as the company’s new CEO. And while her new duties are keeping her busy, this wife and mother of two won’t let anything slow her down.

Posted in Articles | Tagged Fall 2011, Profiles | 1 Response

Carrie Cooper on Living Gracefully Through Transitions

Carrie Cooper on Living Gracefully Through Transitions

By WAm on October 12, 2011

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.

Posted in Blog | Tagged Health, Lifestyle Tips, Nutrition, Profiles | Leave a response

Courtesy of Anna Cummins and Stiv Wilson

Roar: The Deep Blue Sea

By WAm on October 3, 2011

Plastic pollution in the ocean is infiltrating the food chain and that scares Anna Cummins, co-founder of the 5 Gyres Institute, to death—or at least into action

Posted in Articles | Tagged Fall 2011, Profiles | 3 Responses

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