Women

Record Broken: One of the Hardest FKTs in the US

Sansone crushed the women’s supported Nolan’s 14 FKT on Sept. 10-12, dropping the time from nearly 49 hours to under 46.

Written by Sarah Brady September 12, 2022

Meet the First Afghan Woman Who Will Compete in the IRONMAN World Championships: Zeinab Rezaie

Zeinab Rezaie trains for the IRONMAN World Championship in Utah this October — while raising money for Afghan women and seeking asylum for herself.

Written by Andrew McLemore September 12, 2022

Bask in Kaytlyn Gerbin’s Palpable Stoke With This Ultrarunning Clip

Every endurance athlete knows the effect well: when you start your run or ride, you’ve got worries, but by the end, you’ve got peace.

Written by Sam Anderson September 08, 2022

Lume Six Solves the Sports Bra Conundrum: ‘Cirra High Impact’ Review

Margaux Elliott climbed a million feet on a mountain bike in a year in 2020 — and it was then that her idea for a…

Written by Mary Murphy September 06, 2022

Gnara Go There Hiking Pants Review: First-Ever Women’s Pants With a Fly for Peeing

Not only are the groundbreaking SheFly Apparel Go There outdoor pants wildly comfortable — they easily and efficiently let women go to the bathroom outside.

Written by Morgan Tilton September 01, 2022

Largest Female-Centric Surf Event, ‘Super Girl Surf Pro,’ Returns This September

The biggest names in women’s surfing will go head-to-head this September in the world’s largest female surf event: Super Girl Surf Pro.

Written by Andrew McLemore August 31, 2022

Jones Snowboards Debuts First-Ever Recycled 750-Fill Down Jacket This Season

Jones is pioneering the industry’s first-ever sustainable down jacket with recycled 750-fill down feathers (for women!), in step with the brand’s entry into winter apparel.

Written by Morgan Tilton August 30, 2022

A Meditation on Challenge With Trail Runner Abby Hall

Abby Hall looks back on a career filled with purpose, struggle, triumph, trail dust, and pain.

Written by Andrew Marshall August 29, 2022

Kialani Hines Teases Us With Epic MTB Views in ‘California Winter’

Winter in La Jolla might just be paradise. If it is, these two MTB park and trail riders are living in it.

Written by Sam Anderson August 18, 2022

US Forest Service to Offer Paid Wildland Firefighter Training for Women

The Apache-Sitegreaves National Forest will host an all-expenses-paid training for women to become Firefighter Type 2 certified.

Written by Andrew Marshall August 18, 2022

Pro Women Surfers Make Long-Awaited Return to One of Earth’s ‘Most Dangerous Waves’

For the first time since 2006, women returned this week to Tahiti’s Teahupo’o to face one of the most exacting — and intimidating — waves…

Written by Sam Anderson August 18, 2022

Persistence Wins for Woman Who Shatters Tahoe Rim Trail FKT

Forty-four-year-old mother and endurance runner Amber Weibel just set a new female record for running the 173-mile Tahoe Rim Trail: 49 hours, 39 minutes.

Written by Andrew McLemore August 17, 2022

Rooted Vermont: The Gravel Clinic for Femme Leaders

Turns out, building a community and improving your gravel game require the same main ingredient: work. Learn about Rooted Vermont.

Written by Sam Anderson August 04, 2022

New 24-Hour CO 14er Record: Andrea Sansone Tags 12 Peaks in Huge Effort

A mountain runner headed into the hills late Sunday night with a committed support crew, a sturdy training base, and a big goal.

Written by Sam Anderson August 01, 2022

Hawaiian Surfer Malia Manuel on Hula, Waves, and Going With the Flow

Follow the professional surfer around her home island as she rides, hula dances, and talks about the joy of movement.

Written by Jilli Cluff July 27, 2022

Watch Sasha DiGiulian on First Female Ascent of 5.14 ‘Joe Exotic’ in The Flatirons

In her latest send, Sasha DiGiulian not only makes 5.14 look like a cakewalk — she narrates every single move while doing it.

Written by Andrew McLemore July 26, 2022

‘Girls Gone Wide’ and Hard Crack Climbs: ‘Tradprincess’ on 5.13 in Indian Creek

After a prolonged recovery from wrist surgery, Mary Eden returned to Indian Creek to battle a 5.13- finger crack.

Written by Andrew McLemore July 20, 2022

Watch Ultrarunner Struggle to Help Afghani Women in Wake of US Withdrawal

An ultrarunner starts a nonprofit to aid Afghani women who just want to run in the incredible wilderness of their own country.

Written by Andrew McLemore July 19, 2022

Putting It to the Test: KUIU Women’s Hunting Gear Apparel Review

KUIU introducing a complete line of women’s hunting gear isn’t something anyone expected, because they said it would never happen. Yet, here we are.

Written by Rachelle Schrute July 14, 2022

Gravel Rider Rachel Parker Speaks to the Transformative Power of Obstacles

What is it like to be a queer Black woman in cycling? For one rider, it’s a vulnerable, powerful, and transcendent experience.

Written by Jilli Cluff July 14, 2022

Watch Alex Puccio and Michaela Kiersch Crush a V13 Boulder in Switzerland

In this stoke-intensive edit, we get to see Kiersch and Puccio run a send train on ‘Steppenwolf,’ V13/8B, in Magic Wood, Switzerland.

Written by Jilli Cluff July 12, 2022

Watch Women of MTB Build Trails & Fellowship in ‘She Digs’

This short film follows 50-plus women on an empowering and sweat-laden mountain bike trail-building mission.

Written by Jilli Cluff July 05, 2022

‘Baby Steps’: Caroline Ciavaldini Provides a Roadmap for Climbing Through Motherhood

The successful comp climber and first ascensionist is out to dismantle the idea that motherhood comes at the price of one’s identity.

Written by Jilli Cluff July 01, 2022

Runner Adelle Tracey Traded the UK for Jamaica. Here’s Why

This summer, the British running star will leave her stomping grounds to run and advocate for Jamaica’s women.

Written by Jilli Cluff July 01, 2022

Meet Johanna Åström, the Record-Breaking, Down-to-Earth Skyrunner

Johanna Åström has broken skyrunning records and won many elite skyraces. But it isn’t competition that drives the young Swede.

Written by Jilli Cluff June 28, 2022

Calling on 2 Wheels: Chelsea Kimball Shreds Freeride MTB

Kimball is fierce, hella skilled, and steeped in MTB good vibes. A new film, ‘Esperanto,’ explores the sport through the lens of her vibrant personality.

Written by Jilli Cluff June 28, 2022

Black Girls Do Bike: Community Through Mountain Biking

Professional mountain biker Britt Greer and Black Girls Do Bike co-leader Brooke Goudy find commonality and support through their shared love of mountain biking.

Written by Heather Hendricks June 14, 2022