Tough Girl Podcast
806 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsThe Tough Girl Podcast is all about inspiring and motivating YOU!
I will be interviewing inspirational women from around the world, who’ve faced and overcome difficult challenges and situations, they will share their story, their knowledge and provide advice and essential tips for you to overcome your own personal challenges.
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Darcy Gaechter - First woman to kayak the Amazon River, 4,300 miles from the source to the sea!
September 15, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 40.6 MBDarcy Gaechter is the first and only woman to kayak the Amazon River from source to sea. She has been whitewater kayaking for twenty-one years and, for the past fifteen years, she has been considered one of the world’s best female kayakers and one of the most accomplished expedition kayakers. Darcy has won whitewater kayaking races throughout the world, and has participated in and led kayaking expeditions in eighteen different countries. In addition, she has been a kayak, raft and ad...
Rhiane Fatinikun - Founder of Black Girls Hike UK and Tales of a Hiker.
September 10, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 30.5 MBBlack Girls Hike (BGH) is a safe space for black women to enjoy the outdoors and be themselves without feeling judged or misunderstood. It's is about removing barriers and challenging stereotypes and reinforcing the message that the outdoors is for everyone. In Rhiane’s words: Created in 2019, Black Girls Hike UK is an organisation that offers a safe space for black women to explore the outdoors. We know that the outdoors is great for mental and physical health but it’s not very...
Kristin Knight Pace - Finishing the 2015 Yukon Quest a 1,000 Mile Sled Dog Race and the 2016 Iditarod.
September 08, 2020 07:00 - 54 minutes - 43.3 MBIn 2009, after a crippling divorce that left her heartbroken and directionless, Kristin decided to accept an offer to live at a friend's cabin outside of Denali National Park in Alaska for a few months. In exchange for housing, she would take care of her friend's eight sled dogs. That winter, she learned that she was tougher than she ever knew. She learned how to survive in one of the most remote places on earth and she learned she was strong enough to be alone. She fell in love twi...
Dr. Tekemia Dorsey - Ironman & CEO of the International Association of Black Triathletes (IABT)
September 03, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 38.4 MBDr. Tekemia Dorsey is the CEO of the International Association of Black Triathletes, and Owner of IABT MultiSport Racing. Dr. Dorsey is the founder of the 2018 “Youth & Junior TRI-Conference®/EXPO*Event!” Dr. Dorsey received her Doctorate of Management in Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix and Masters of Education in Guidance & Counseling from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Using her leadership principles and core pillars, Dr. Dorsey has become ...
Carla Molinaro - Breaking the women's record for Land's End to John O'Groats, running the length of Britain in just 12 days, 30 minutes and 14 seconds!
September 01, 2020 07:00 - 49 minutes - 39.3 MBCarla in her own words: I am an elite ultra runner, running coach and adventurer who seeks out events that are slightly harder than the average. I love pushing my body to the limits by running a long way, up mountains, around islands and recently running the length of Great Britain from Land’s End to John O’Groats and setting a new ladies World Record along the way. It’s safe to say that I have caught the ‘micro-adventure’ and exploration bug. I have represented Great Britain at ...
Lauren Gay - Travel Blogger & Podcaster - Inspiring black women to embrace nature and outdoor recreation through adventure.
August 27, 2020 07:00 - 44 minutes - 35.8 MBLauren is a single mom with a propensity for adventures, travel, and nature. Lauren works as a travel writer and social media influencer who is passionate about inspiring black women to step out of their comfort zones to have experiences in travel and adventure, to use nature as healing and therapy, and to embrace outdoor recreation. Lauren in her own words: I don’t believe we were put on this earth just to exist. We are here to learn as much as we can and leave our imprints as w...
Alexandra Nemeth the first Hungarian to climb the 7 summits!
August 25, 2020 07:00 - 49 minutes - 39.6 MBAlex in her own words: I had my first taste of climbing mountains in March 2012 when I made a solo three-week trek in the Nepal Himalayas. The experience was life changing and inspired me to reach even greater heights by setting one of the biggest goals of my life so far – to climb the 7 summits. I tackled the first of the 7 summits on 9 June 2014 as a very proud member of the first team to summit Russia’s Mt. Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe, from the difficult north side...
Alicia Doyle - Journalist & Author of ‘Fighting Chance’, winner of 2 Golden Gloves championship titles and named, The California Female Fight of the Year in 2000
August 20, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 34.9 MBFighting Chance is written by Alicia Doyle, an award-winning journalist who discovered boxing at age twenty-eight in the late 1990s when she went on assignment at a boxing gym for at-risk youth called Kid Gloves. For two years, she simultaneously worked as a newspaper reporter while training and competing as a boxer, making her one of only a few hundred women in America who infiltrated this male-dominated sport. During her boxing career, she won two Golden Gloves championship t...
Lipa Nessa - Sports Activist, Coach & Co-founder of the 'I Think She's Offside' Podcast
August 18, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 37 MBLipa was formally a semi-professional footballer and now she's a grassroots coach and sports activist. Lipa's passion for football is constantly growing and led her to coin her catchphrase “I’m going to change the world with a hijab on my head and a ball at my feet.” Lipa wants to be the change, and will continue to challenge herself and engage with minority communities; by doing so her catchphrase will become a reality. Lipa is a co-founder of the podcast called ‘I Think She’s ...
Ailsa MacDonald - Ultra Runner and Distance Triathlete, Canadian National Champion for 100 miles & Ironman Canada 2018 winner.
August 13, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 27.1 MBAilsa, 39, is an ultra endurance athlete who has a passion for long distances races and triathlons! Ailsa holds six course records and two overall wins at the ultra-running distance. In 2017 she won the 50K and 100 mile Canadian National Champion title. In 2018 she won Ironman Canada. As well as training for her races, Ailsa also balances a full time job in an oil field in Northern Alberta. During this podcast Ailsa shares more about her passion for running, how she got into cycling a...
Nicole Snell - CEO Girls Fight Back, Solo Adventurer, Hike Lead @blackgirlstrekkin
August 11, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 36.8 MBNicole purchased Girls Fight Back in 2020 because of her passion for empowering women and helping others. She is dedicated to bringing the message of living a fearless life and combating violence to millions of young women across the country. Nicole received a full scholarship to Cal State Long Beach as a President’s Scholar, and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BA in Speech Communication. Her self-defense training includes IMPACT LA (where she is also a lead instructor), Defense Aga...
Sarah Williams - Reflections on 2019 & and the start of 2020. Plus answering questions from the Tough Girl Tribe.
August 07, 2020 07:00 - 51 minutes - 41.9 MBOn the 5th Year Anniversary of the Tough Girl Podcast I’ve taken this as an opportunity to share more about what’s been going on over the past 12 months and sharing more about what’s been happening behind the scenes and answering questions from the patrons and members of the tough girl tribe community. If you would like to listen to other solo episodes these can be found here: 2016 - Reflections for 2016 & Plans for 2017 (Released 30th December 2016) 2017 - Reflecting on 2...
Mya-Rose Craig - “Bird Girl” - 18-year-old British Bangladeshi top world teen birder, conservationist and environmentalist
August 06, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 28.8 MBMya-Rose in her own words: “I love birds and wildlife & am a naturalist, conservationist and environmentalist wanting to save our planet and everything on it. I believe that we have to do everything we can to save the environment from damage and I want to try and persuade as many people about that as possible, especially those in power. Birding in different countries has given me the opportunity to see the damage being inflicted on places and the indigenous peoples who live in t...
Saray Khumalo - Zambia-born South African explorer and mountaineer. In May 2019, she became the first Black African woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
August 04, 2020 13:00 - 48 minutes - 38.6 MBSaray is the first black African woman to ski to the South Pole and summit Mt Everest 66 years after the mountain was first summited in 1953. Saray is an award-winning mountaineer and a business executive with over 18 years’ experience in industry leading blue-chip companies which drive innovation and change both locally and internationally. Through mountaineering and @summitswithapurpose, she has raised over R1.5 million towards literacy and education in Africa. As a Mandela...
Zahrah Mahmood - aka 'The Hillwalking Hijabi’ sharing more about her passion for hill walking and climbing Ben Nevis, Scotland.
August 04, 2020 11:00 - 40 minutes - 32.6 MBZahrah is a Muslim woman of South Asian heritage, who lives in Scotland. Zahrah got into hiking three years ago when a friend took her out for a walk to reduce the stress of her chartered accountant exams. Zahrah shares her walks on instagram where she is know as @the_hillwalking_hijabi. Zahrah is passionate about getting people outdoors, she share her walks and hopes others will be inspired to give it a go. Zahrah especially wants to help encourage other Muslim women to spend time out...
Karen Darke - Modern-day ‘Alchemist’, passionate about turning challenge into opportunity and transforming the difficult stuff into ‘gold’
August 04, 2020 09:00 - 46 minutes - 36.8 MBKaren Darke is a British Paraplegic adventurer, athlete and author. Karen was a keen runner and mountaineer (climbing both Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn), however, at 21 years old, she was paralysed from the chest down following an accident, whilst sea cliff climbing. Karen has continues to go follow her interests and passions and loves going on adventures, which have included, hand cycling over 2,000 miles from Canada to Mexico down the Pacific Coast Highway, which she did in 2017. ...
Lungi Mchunu - Intrepid Sailor, Adventurist, Explorer, Speaker and Climate Change Activist.
August 04, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 34.9 MBAfter a year of facing her childhood fear of open seas, Lungi wrote her name in history by being the first African female to sail to the Arctic on her recent climate change and plastic pollution expedition to the North Pole. The 34-year-old’s professional background is in banking but, after taking up sailing in 2016, she's already achieving what most people can only ever dream of. Lungi shares more about her early life, her passions for sailing, and the environment as well as mo...
Nikki Love - Adventure Runner, Ran 63 marathons in 63 days in 2017. Training to run 2,500 miles on a treadmill in 63 days…
July 30, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 42.3 MBNikki in her own words; I’m here to do my best, be my best, have a blast and meet as many people as I can along the way. I’m Chasing Extraordinary! Since … well ever since I can remember, I’ve been into moving my body, pushing, training, looking after and loving my body. I started ballet at the tender age of 4 and it’s been all sorts of incarnations of fitness since then. My love, my passion, my sanity is now adventure running. It’s the wonderment of where can my feet take me, ...
Jana Paremoud - Climbing the Matterhorn and starting an Adventure Travel company during the pandemic!
July 28, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 39 MBJana was born in Russia, and her parents moved to the U.S. when she was 12. Her first experiences with hiking was heading out with her parents to New Hampshire. After college she moving to New York City and started to make some big changes to her lifestyle, and wanted to see what her body could do. She started by getting back into running, and was hiking every weekend, sometimes twice a weekend, and that's when she decided to become a guide with Discover Outdoors as a personal "passio...
Anoushé Husain - Para-climber, cancer survivor & co-founder of Para Climbing London!
July 23, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 32.1 MBAnoushé works as a civil servant, and also writes, speaks and campaigns to encourage people that sport can be done by everyone, regardless of physical capabilities. Anoushé was born missing her right arm below the elbow, has survived cancer, and lives with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Anoushé continues to be a role model and is an ambassador for ‘LimbPower’, the leading amputee and limb different charity, and for ‘Ehlers Danlos Support UK’. Anoushé has helped to encourage more women and gi...
Michelle Griffith-Robinson OLY - Former GB Olympian, wife, mother of 3, lifestyle coach, personal trainer and Ambassador for Diabetes UK
July 21, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 37.5 MBMichelle Griffith-Robinson OLY is a former Olympic athlete who represented Great Britain in the Triple jump. Michelle was the first woman in the UK to have jumped over 14 metres. Michelle is married to Matthew Robinson, an ex professional Welsh rugby player and she has three children. In 1999 after leaving professional sport, Michelle became qualified as a personal trainer and stated to follow her passions of helping others through coaching and mentoring her own clients. Michelle is a...
Selene Yeager - ‘The Fit Chick’, Pro Mountain Bike Racer, Author & All-American Ironman triathlete
July 14, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 38.5 MBSelene Yeager is a top-selling professional health and fitness writer who lives what she writes as a NASM certified personal trainer, USA Cycling certified coach, Pn1 certified nutrition coach, pro licensed off road racer, and All-American Ironman triathlete. Selene has written, co-written, and contributed to more than two dozen books such as ROAR, Bike Your Butt Off!, and Get Fast! She is a frequent contributor to Runner’s World, Women’s Health, and Shape magazines, and has a regular ...
Paula McGuire - Everyday adventurer, anxiety survivor, trier, fail-er, author. Currently trying something new every day in 2020.
July 09, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 42.4 MBPaula is an adventurer, speaker and author, but, most of all, she’s a trier. For thirty years Paula suffered crippling anxiety, panic attacks and depression that would eventually rob her of even the most basic freedoms. After decades of medication and intervention, adventure became Paula’s personal therapy in 2012, when she became Paula Must Try Harder, trying the 17 Commonwealth sports, facing her fears head on and fighting her way back into the world. Ever since, Paula has terrified...
Sabrina Pace-Humpreys - Ultra runner, going from Anxiety to Accomplishment - Running the Marathon des Sables and challenging Rural Racism
July 07, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes - 44.5 MBSabrina a 42 year young mum of 4 and grandmother of 2, comes on the Tough Girl Podcast to share more about her early life, dealing with racism from a young age, suffering from anxiety and post natal depression after her first child at 18. Sabrina, shares more about her reasons for wanting to take on the Marathon des Sables, a challenging 250km, multi-day ultra race across the Sahara desert. Sabrina goes into detail about planning and preparation, making the commitment to the rac...
Jessica “Dixie” Mills - Thru-Hiker & Vlogger walking 500 miles on the Camino de Santiago (the French Way)!
July 02, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 37.5 MBWe have been following Jessica (Trail name - Dixie) since 2016 when we first spoke with her about her thru hike of the Appalachian Trial, we then caught up with Jessica in Feb 2019, when she shared more about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide Trail. During this episode, Jessica shares more about her most recent challenge - walking 500 miles on the Camino de Santiago, which is also known as the French Way. The journey begins at Saint Jean Pied de Port, in France...
Sally Gunnell - The only woman to hold the World, Olympic, European, and Commonwealth Gold Medals at the same time!
June 30, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 34.5 MBSally Gunnell is an Olympian who won Olympic gold in the 1992 400-meter hurdles and took gold at the 1993 World Championships in the 400-meter hurdles. Sally is the only woman ever to hold four major track titles concurrently – Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth! Since retiring from international athletics, Sally has gone onto become a television presenter, keynote speaker and wellbeing advocate. Sally shares more about her early years, her passion for running, how she ha...
Elisabet Barnes - Queen of the Desert Ultra, 2x winner of Marathon des Sables (2015/2017) - looking to transition out of competitive running.
June 25, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 41.9 MBElisabet is a Swedish ultra running athlete, who is also a two time winner of the toughest footrace on the planet - the Marathon des Sables - which she won in 2015 and 2017. We first spoke with Elisabet for the Tough Girl Podcast in 2015 when she shared more about her earlier life, working as a management consultant, how she got into running and what it was like winning her first big race. A lot has changed in the 5 years since we last spoke; Elisabet has remarried, sold her ol...
Suzanne “Sunny” Stroeer - First woman to circumnavigate and summit Aconcagua in a single push - the Full 360!
June 23, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 37.9 MBSunny started leading multi-day backcountry trips in the mid-2000s as a student at Harvard College. She went on to obtain an MBA from Harvard Business School and pursue a career as a management consultant while simultaneously expanding her climbing and mountaineering skill set. At the end of 2015, Sunny decided to leave behind the business world in order to focus full-time on climbing and running mountains. Today, she is a professional mountain athlete with multiple speed rec...
Alex Mason - Thru-Hiker turned Ocean Rower! Rowed the Atlantic Ocean - January 2020
June 18, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes - 44.6 MBAlex, 36, is a multi-discipline adventurer, since 2015 she has hiked over 9,400 miles across America and New Zealand on the Pacific Crest, Appalachian and Te Araroa Trails. Alex has cycled around 4,000 miles across Australia and Indonesia, she’s also climbed up to 6,500m on Mera Peak in the Himalayas and has rowed across the English Channel. During this podcast Alex shares more about her most recent adventure rowing across the Atlantic Ocean. She talks about the preparation, the chall...
Danielle Brown MBE - 2x Paralympic Gold Medallist,1st disabled athlete to represent England in the able-bodied team, Speaker & Inclusion Champion
June 16, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 36.5 MBDanielle in her own words… “I've always had big dreams for my future. Even though I didn't always have a clear idea of what that success would look like, I knew that whatever vocation I eventually settled into I was going to be good at it. Failure was not an option. My plans came crashing to a halt when I was struck down with a disability as a teenager that severely effected my mobility. I was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, a rare and very painful condition in my ...
Nicky Spinks - Fell Runner & Farmer who ran in the Barkley Marathon & completed the Double Paddy Buckley Round!
June 11, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes - 42.7 MBNicky first came on the Tough Girl Podcast in 2018 where she shared more about her early running career and completing the Double Ramsay Round and becoming the fastest women to do so! Nicky held the women's records for all three Rounds simultaneously until 2016, and is the holder of the overall record for the double Bob Graham Round and the only person ever to complete doubles of the other two Rounds. Nicky is passionate about running and during this episodes she shares more abou...
Sensi Graves - professional kiteboarder & entrepreneur, empowering women to get out there and do what they love.
June 09, 2020 07:00 - 49 minutes - 39.4 MBSensi Graves is a professional kiteboarder, entrepreneur, speaker, kiteboarding instructor and writer. In 2007, she tentatively signed up for a kiteboarding lesson in North Carolina’s Outer Banks and immediately fell in love. Just two years later, she applied to be a kiteboarding coach, relocated to the East Coast, and started collecting accolades. The Hood River, Oregon, local regularly places in the top three at some of the biggest international kiteboarding invitationals, garners continuo...
Elle Linton - Fitness Professional & Blogger at Keep it SimpELLE
June 02, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 31.1 MBElle is a Fitness Professional based in the UK, with a degree in Exercise Science and over a decade of experience in Sport Development, Leisure Management, Personal Training and Group Exercise. Elle in her own words - I've come to understand that my skills lie in sharing insight, providing input, relating to others and quite often, playing 'devils advocate'. My passion is in learning, sharing that learning and listening to the stories of others. No matter what role I have undert...
Ursula Martin - Survived Ovarian Cancer - Walked 3,700 miles in Wales. Wrote a book. Now walking 5,000 miles across Europe!
May 26, 2020 07:00 - 56 minutes - 44.9 MBIn 2011, at the age of 31, Ursula was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and later spent 17 months walking around Wales raising money and awareness of ovarian cancer. Since the walk, Ursula went on to write a book about her experience “One Woman Walks Wales”. During this podcast we learn more about Ursula’s early life, when she discovered that she did have stamina, leaving school after doing her GCSEs and spending time with her sister in Spain, as well as her kayaking journey down the river...
Janey McGill - Explorer of people, places and thoughts. Crossing 800km across Oman’s Empty Quarter on foot #meetmeinthefield
May 21, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 30.1 MBWe first spoke with Janey in November 2018 when Janey shared more about her early life, the challenges she has faced and overcome; from breaking her back in a horse riding accident to losing her purpose and way. We also discuss her solo 630-mile trek on the South West Coast Path. https://www.toughgirlchallenges.com/single-post/Janey-McGill During this podcast we catch up with Janey and find out what she’s been up to since November 2018, she discusses conflict, the loss of her f...
Jo Moseley – Joy Encourager, Midlife Adventurer & Beach Cleaner who SUP 162 miles, Coast to Coast across Great Britain!
May 19, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes - 42.9 MBJo is known by her twitter and Instagram handle @HappyHealthy50 which is where I first discovered her. Jo is 53 years young and lives on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Jo is a single mum, after getting divorced in her early 40s and has two sons aged 21 and 17. In May 2014, after the loss of her mum, Jo decided to row a million metres and marathon for Macmillan Cancer Support. For eight months Jo would head down to her local gyn and hop on the rowing machine. She would then ro...
Arita Baaijens - To rewild the western mind Arita Baaijens looks for ancient narratives that matter in the modern world.
May 14, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 37.8 MBWe first spoke with Arita on February 8th 2016. Since then Arita has continued to follow her passions. She has recently returned from her 2nd expedition to the rainforest in Papua New Guinea. While in Papua’s New Guinea, Arita has been focusing on life in the forest. This has involved taking sound recordings of ambient sounds, birds, etc. with the goal of producing a podcast in which the forest is the main character. There has also been a focus on the birds and how they communicate wi...
Arita Baajians - To rewild the western mind Arita Baaijens looks for ancient narratives that matter in the modern world.
May 14, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 37.8 MBWe first spoke with Arita on February 8th 2016. Since then Arita has continued to follow her passions. She has recently returned from her 2nd expedition to the rainforest in Papua New Guinea. While in Papua’s New Guinea, Arita has been focusing on life in the forest. This has involved taking sound recordings of ambient sounds, birds, etc. with the goal of producing a podcast in which the forest is the main character. There has also been a focus on the birds and how they communicate wi...
Louise Johnstone - Endurance Athlete & PT, discussing mental health, Marathon des Sables & her next challenge #2020RunNorthSea
May 12, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 35 MBLouise is a Dundee based person trainer and endurance athlete. She has spent her career focusing on improving the mental and physical health of women, utilising her expansive knowledge to adapt recommendations to allow each individual to strive for an improvement in their health. Louise has struggled with depression throughout her life. This in turn has been the driving motivation for the fundraising Louise has undertaken over several years. To give an example of the extent of her runn...
Carolin Botterill - Bravery, Running the Jungle Ultra for the 5th time - Plus Escaping the Jungle - a 200km race in Belize!
May 07, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 31.1 MBCarolin Botterill is a 54 year old mom of 3 grown daughters. She lives with her husband and dog in Calgary, Canada. Carolin loves taking herself on ultra-running and backpacking adventures to far-flung corners of the globe, and she is passionate about shining the light on mental illness as a member of the Bigger Than the Trail team. During this podcast episode we catch up with Carolin, who we first spoke to in November 27th 2018. Since then Carolin has gone on to her first 100...
Rosie Watson - Running from the UK to Mongolia, finding stories of better ways of living in the climate crisis.
May 05, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 32.9 MBRosie, 25, a fell runner, climber, wild swimmer and all-round mountain lover from the Lake District in the UK is currently running to Mongolia! While running, she’s searching for stories about new ways of living and working while meeting our needs in a time of climate crisis. "I will also cross as many mountain ranges and areas of wilderness, remoteness and natural beauty as I can” Rosie started her solo and self supported run on the 17th August 2019. Along the way, Rosie will be...
Audrey McIntosh - 56, Her Global Odyssey, 100km non-stop in each of the World’s Continents!
April 30, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 38.6 MBAudrey in her own words.. In November 2013, I made a bit of running history when I became the first Scot (and second British woman) to complete my Antarctic Odyssey — the Antarctic Ice Marathon and Antarctic 100km double — in the space of three days, and this is one of my greatest achievement. Crossing that 100k finish line marked both the end of a journey and the beginning of a new one... In 2015, I completed the North Pole Marathon and became the first Scot to complete al...
Gina Johansen - Walking 3,000km the length of Norway, plus a solo crossing of Lake Baikal in Siberia!
April 28, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 29.5 MBGina 28, from Sweden has a passion for travel and adventure, and for pushing herself outside of her comfort zone. Her goal is to “Escape the Ordinary”. Over the past few years, that is what Gina has done! On May 14th 2016 Gina left Sydney on a bicycle, with everything she would need to be self sufficient as she cycled 2,700km up the east coast of Australia to Cairns, where she stayed for 2 months. In early 2018 Gina decided to take on her first big solo winter expedition, skiing ...
Alice Morrison - A 1,000 mile walk with 3 Amazigh (Berber) companions and 6 camels across the Sahara desert in Morocco!
April 23, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 38.9 MBAlice in her own words… “I am an adventurer and an explorer. I travel to the furthest places on earth and walk through its toughest habitats. I have been described as ‘Indiana Jones for girls’ (which I liked!) We live in a time when the world is in crisis in so many ways. I want to bear witness to what is happening to the planet as our climate and our society changes and I want to tell the stories that bring we humans together rather than the ones that drive us apart. Together, we can...
Dr Kate Edwards & Dr Blair Green - Go Ahead, Stop and Pee: Running During Pregnancy and Postpartum
April 21, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes - 42.5 MB“Slow down. Stop running. Pregnant and postpartum women have heard this advice since the beginning of time. Many runners have no idea what they can and cannot do during pregnancy and postpartum, leaving them unsure, scared, and susceptible to injury.” During this podcast, we talk with Kate and Blair about their first book. Go Ahead, Stop and Pee: Running During Pregnancy and Postpartum. This book throws out all those old wives’ tales and proves that women can keep running—during and af...
Phoebe Smith - Extreme Sleeping Adventurer, Storyteller-in-Residence at Calm.com, & host of the Wander Woman Podcast.
April 16, 2020 07:00 - 54 minutes - 43.7 MBPhoebe Smith is an adventurer, presenter, broadcaster, author, editor, photographer, speaker and filmmaker. By day she is award-winning travel writer, broadcaster and presenter, host of the Wander Woman Podcast, Sleep Storyteller-in-Residence at Calm.com and contributing editor for Wanderlust Travel Magazine. By night she’s an extreme sleeping outdoors adventurer who thrives on heading to the wildest locations she can find to sleep in the strangest places she can seek out. She wa...
Miriam Lancewood - Woman in the Wilderness: A Story of Survival, Love and Self-Discovery in New Zealand
April 14, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 32.1 MBMiriam Lancewood was born in a loving home in a small village in the Netherlands in 1983. After completing her university degree, she worked for a year in Zimbabwe, and then traveled to India. And in India she met her now husband Peter Raine. Peter had resigned from his job as university lecturer in New Zealand and had moved to India to live like a ‘modern nomad’. He had lived five years in India when they met. Together they hiked over eight mountains ranges in the Himalayas, jou...
Mollie Hughes - 29, Youngest woman to ski from Hercules Inlet in Western Antarctica to the South Pole.
April 09, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 40.3 MBIn 2019 Mollie set off on her most ambitious expedition to date, skiing solo from the coast of Antarctica to the Geographic South Pole. 29-year-old adventurer and motivational speaker, who was born in Devon and lives in Edinburgh, started her world record attempt at 1.40 pm (Chilean time / 4.40 pm UK time) on Wednesday 13 November. After 58.5 days and 650 hours of skiing alone in whiteouts, storm-force winds and temperatures hitting minus 45C, Mollie reached the Geographic South...
Alyssa Azar - Mountaineer - Youngest woman to Summit Mt Everest from both the North and South sides at 21 years old.
April 07, 2020 07:00 - 49 minutes - 39.8 MBAlyssa is the youngest Australian to Summit Mt Everest which she did at 19 years old on the 21st May 2016. Alyssa is also the youngest woman to Summit Mt Everest from both the North and South sides after successfully reaching the summit of Mt Everest from the North Side (Tibet) on the 19th May 2018 at just 21 years old. Alyssa began trekking in 2005 with her first challenge, crossing the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea. Alyssa then trekked in Nepal, completed treks such as Everest Base C...
Anna McNuff - Running 2,300+ miles through Great Britain barefoot!
April 02, 2020 07:00 - 58 minutes - 47.1 MBAnna McNuff is an adventurer, speaker, author and mischief maker. Named by The Guardian as one of the top female adventurers of our time, Condé Nast Traveller included her in a list of the 50 most influential travellers in the world. She is also the UK ambassador for Girl Guiding. Anna’s major journeys include cycling a beautiful pink bicycle through each and every state of the USA, running the length of New Zealand, and exploring the peaks and passes of The Andes mountains – a journey...