TOUGH GIRL PODCAST 2021

Every episode is full of inspiring stories of women overcoming great challenges.

The Tough Girl Podcast won the Shextreme Best Adventure Podcast Award in 2019 & the Women's Sports Trust #BeAGameChanger National Award for Media Initiative of the Year 2018.

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Jessie Stevens Youth Climate Activist, outdoors enthusiast and founder of the movement People Pedal Power. Cycling 570 miles from Devon to Glasgow #ride2COP26	Kirsty Pallas Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor. Founder of Our Shared Outdoors, and panellist on, On the Outside Podcast. * 12th October *	Lindsay Dare Shoop OLY Athlete & Educator - Using my physical capacity and love of learning to help people. Author of Better Great Than Never * 5th October *
Jenny Valentish New book: Everything Harder Than Everyone Else: Why some of us push our bodies to extremes. Exploring the fine line between hedonism & endurance. * 28th September *	Verna Volker From the Navajo Nation, Non-runner to Ultra Runner in 12 years. Founder of Native Women Running and Hoka Global Ambassador. * 25th September *	Kathy Elkind 57, walking the 1,400 mile/2,286km Grande Randonnée Cinq (GR5) with her husband of 27 years * 23rd September *
Houda Loukili Former Dutch National Kickboxing Champion, and Youth Coach for Personal Growth * 21st September *	Katie Spotz Endurance Athlete & WR Holder. 5X Ironman, cycled across the USA, run 100 miles nonstop in under 20 hours, and rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean. * 18th September *	Jcy Ho One of Hong Kong’s top ultra runners. She won VMM 70km and was the HK50 Series winner 2018/19. * 16th September *
Prerna Dangi Mountain Guide and Climber from India who is pushing the limits on rock, ice, and everything in between. * 11th September *	Emma Kingston Teacher, Outdoor Adventurer and Author of Bikepacking England 20 multi-day off-road cycling adventures. * 9th September *	Vera Ngosi-Sambrook Endurance Cyclist & Engineer - Competing in her first 2,000km self-supported endurance cycling race, The Pan Celtic Race 21. * 7th September *
Prof. Angie Abdou Author - This One Wild Life: A Mother-Daughter Wilderness Memoir. * 4th September *	Dr. Hajjah Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir Malaysian Polar Explorer who ski-sailed across Antartica from the South Pole to Hercules inlet in 22 days. * 2nd September *	Jessica Hatcher-Moore Journalist & author living on a hillside in North Wales, writing about improbable things; most recently, childbirth. AFTER BIRTH: What nobody tells you – How to Recover Body and Mind. * 31st August *
Dr. Sarita Robinson aka “Dr Survival” is a leading academic researcher in Survival Psychology. Sharing how to improve your chances of survival in disaster situations. * 28th August *	Abbie Barnes Founder of Spend More Time In The WILD, an organisation that seeks to inspire and empower individuals to get outside for the benefit of mental and physical health. * 26th August *	Dr. Adya Misra British Canoeing #ShePaddles Club Champion. Raising awareness on the lack of diversity in paddlesports and helping to improve gender, ethnic and neuro-diversity in the paddlesports community. * 24th August *
Cherelle Harding Founder of Steppers UK. Encouraging Diversity Outdoors, Supporting Black, Asian & Ethnic Minority communities to build positive relationships with the outdoors. * 19th August *	Nadhira Alharthy First Omani Woman to summit Mt Everest (2019) and First Arab Woman to summit Mt Amadablam (2021). * 14th August *	Sufiya Ultra Runner, Fastest female to Run from Kashmir to Kanyakumari (4,000 km in 87 days) and the Indian Golden Quadrilateral Road (6000 km in 110 days, 23 hours). * 10th August *
Jasmine Sanchez Runner, Founder of Vessel Athletics, and a Community Lead of the Running Industry Diversity Coalition. * 5th August *	Hannah Jennings "The Destroyer" shares more on how to become a badass, level up your strength, and build unparalleled confidence in yourself. * 4th August *	Sam Ortiz A plus size, Latinx, rock climber, mountaineer, and founder of Climb Big. * 4th August *
Denise Mueller-Korenek Goal Setting, Overcoming Performance Anxiety and becoming the fastest cyclist on earth! * 4th August *	Jessica Nabongo Ugandan-American World Traveller, who became the first Black Woman to travel to every country in the world! * 4th August *	Milbry Polk Explorer and Photo Journalist, Founder of Wings WorldQuest, and on the Board for The Explorers Club * 3rd August *
Nuran Honakhande An adventurous mum whose aim is to inspire and encourage mums to adventure solo with kids. * 29th July *	Dr. Megan Banker A plus-size outdoor adventurer and chiropractor on a mission to inspire and empower people to step into their power and live without limits. * 27th July *	Krystal Salvent Her passion for cycling and being a co-leader of Black Girls Do Bike Denver. Helping to promote cycling among a community of BIPOC women, femmes, and girls in Colorado. * 22nd July *
Rosie Stancer Accomplished Polar athlete and explorer since 1996 - described by one journalist as “a cross between Tinker Bell and the Terminator” * 20th July *	Dora Atim Running Coach and Founder of Ultra Black Running. Completing The Speed Project twice, a 340-mile relay race from LA to Las Vegas! * 15th July *	Charlotte Austwick Explorer of the Natural World, FRGS, SES Rivers Foundation Explorer 2019, Filmmaker & public speaker. * 13th July *
Preet Chandi Army Physiotherapist and Ultra Runner, training for her first solo unsupported expedition to the South Pole! * 8th July *	Maria Coffey Award Winning Author, Adventurer & Pioneering Expedition Kayaker. * 6th July *	Soraya Abdel-Hadi Award-winning writer, artist, and advocate for women and diversity in the UK outdoors. Founder of @alltheelements_ * 1st July *
Dr. Mina Endeley Senior Military Doctor, Mother, Lupus Warrior and Marathon Runner. * 29th June *	Dr. Katharine Ganly Endurance Runner - Spartathlon 2017, Dragons Back 2017, Grand Union Canal Race 2016, Centurion 4x100mile "Grand Slam" 2014 - first female, Marathon des Sables 2013. * 24th June *	Alvina Begay Diné/Navajo Woman, Mother, Olympic Qualifier x3 in the Marathon & 10K, and Registered Dietitian * 22nd June *
Lucy Shepherd Adventurer. Polar, Mountain and Jungle. Fellow of the RGS. * 17th June *	Lavina Mehta MBE Award Winning PT & Wellness Coach, Mum of 3, MBE for Services to Health & Fitness. * 15th June *	Cathy Alldred Planning and leading an expedition to climb Fox Jaw Cirque in East Greenland (2014) * 10th June *
Tima Deryan Mountaineer & Mindset Coach. 1st Lebanese woman to summit Mt. Everest (2019) * 8th June *	Angela White aka The Running Granny, Completing JOGLE (875 miles) at 60 years old in 18 days, 10 hours and 3 minutes! * 3rd June *	Amira Patel The Founder of The Wanderlust Women Group, which encourages hiking and adventure for Muslim women. * 1st June *
Nalini Ravindranath Outdoor Novice & Mistake Maker. Adventure Seeker. Appalachian Trail Thru Hiker. * 27th May *	Brooke Thomas Running with a heart condition. The Nurse who broke the women’s record for completing the Te Araroa Trail, NZ (3,000km) in 57 days! * 25th May *	Jessie Leong Award winning filmmaker, brand ambassador for Montane and current Ordnance Survey #GetOutside Champion * 20th May *
Jessi Morton-Langehaug High school chemistry teacher, mother, and ultra runner - women’s winner of Moab 240! * 18th May *	Jordan Marie Daniel Using her running platform to raise awareness over the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women, girls, two spirits and relatives (MMIWG2S). #RunningForJustice * 13th May *	Ellie Douglas Mental Health Personal Trainer aiming to raise awareness, and challenge stigma around mental health. *11th May *
Patricia Alcivar Professional Boxer turned Mountaineer - Climbing Kilimanjaro (in 2 days!), Aconcagua & Mount Elbrus. * 6th May *	Frankie Dewar Writer, speaker and content creator, cycling 3,175km around the UK. Host of the Extraordinary Ordinary You Podcast. * 4th May *	Zelzin Aketzalli (Trail Name: Quetzal) - First Mexican person to have completed the triple crown of hiking in America. * 29th April *
Cadi Lambert An Adventurous Girl - Blog on adventure, travel, fitness & mental health! * 27th April *	Neruja Srikantharajah An Unlikely Outdoor Adventurer - Pushing the importance of representation. * 22nd April *	Natalie Warren Author of Hudson Bay Bound: Two Women, One Dog, Two Thousand Miles to the Arctic * 20th April *
Jai Bharathi Award winning Motorcyclist, Traveller & Author. Over 100,000+ kms on motorcycles through 7 countries. * 15th April *	Ann Raiho A 2,000-mile journey by paddle from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay * 13th April *	Alina “Abstract” Drufovka Colombian-American artist and thru hiker (Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail & Israel National Trail). * 8th April *
Mariam Berrada The @hijabi.hiker who is excited about sharing her journey into the outdoors #DiversifyOutdoors * 1st April *	Tania Aebi solo circumnavigation of the globe in a 26-foot sailboat between the ages of 18 and 21, making her the first American woman and the youngest person (at the time) to sail around the world! * 30th March *	Shadi Ganjavian-Connor Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society and IBG Philanthropist, Adventurer, and founder of Team GC. #DareToBeDifferent * 25th March *
Liv Arnesen First woman in the world to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole (1994) – a 50-day expedition of 745 miles (1,200 km) * 23rd March *	Winnie Poaty Congolese open water swimmer. Mental Wellness Advocate. * 18th March *	Marie Cheng Avid outdoor and adventure enthusiast, dog mum, and founder of Three Peaks Adventures. * 16th March *
Sue Barrett First ‘Adventure Queen’ Grant Winner - A mother and daughter human powered mountain adventure of 1,300 miles, through 8 countries along the spine of the Alps. * 14th March *	Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner The first woman to scale all 14, 8,000-meter peaks without the use of supplementary oxygen. * 11th March *	Yui Pow Redford First Asian woman to visit every sovereign country in the world! * 9th March *
Ashley Manning A plus-size adventurer who promotes body inclusion, equity and diversity in the outdoors * 4th March *	Dani Reyes-Acosta Athlete, advocate, and storyteller rewriting the narrative of who plays outside * 2nd March *	Helen Mort Poet & Author - ‘Never Leave The Dog Behind’ who explores the relationship between people, dogs and the great outdoors. * 25th February *
Lee Vue Paddling the Mississippi River (2,300+ miles) and her team winning first place in the Women’s Voyageur Division in the Yukon River Quest, paddling 444 miles in 53 hours. * 23rd February *	EmmaLucy Cole The joys and challenges of being a solo woman researcher, explorer and biker. Sharing more about spending 2 years with a Bedouin tribe in Sinai. * 18th February *	Monisha Rajesh Author of “Around the World in 80 Trains”, Nat Geo Traveller Book of the Year. * 16th February *
Kat Young Hiker & Blogger at Attitude over Ability - Hiking the Coast to Coast UK, Alpine Pass Route, Switzerland and the South Island of New Zealand. * 11th February *	Santia Deck Professional athlete making history as the highest paid Female Professional American Footballer. * 9th February *	Kim Ingleby International Award Winning Mind & Body Coach. Passionate about helping people embrace fear, grow their confidence, and take action. * 4th February *
Sophia Danenberg The first African American and first Black woman to climb Mount Everest. * 2nd February *	Lauren Woodwiss Setting the WR for the fastest female pair to row the Atlantic Ocean & 8 weeks later coming 4th female in the Marathon des Sables! * 28th January *	Genny Brown Aiming to be the first Aruban to ski to the South Pole and raise awareness on the devastating effects of Lyme Disease. * 26th January *
Katie Holmes Independent sports historian writing about women's distance running and sharing stories of female runners over 50. * 21st January *	Nazia Khatun An award winning fitness specialist, connecting neuroscience and fitness to help you fall in love with yourself * 19th January *	Renata Chlumska Adventure athlete who became the first Swedish and Czech woman to climb Mount Everest and in 2005 did a circumnavigate of the lower 48 States of the United States by her own power. * 14th January *
Alice Dearing British Marathon swimmer. World and European Junior Champion. Co-founder of Black Swimming Association. * 12th January 2021 *	Jeannette McGill 1st South African woman to summit Manaslu, the 8th highest mountain in the world. * 7th January 2021 *	Lola Akinmade Åkerström Award-winning writer and travel photographer exploring culture through food, tradition, and lifestyles. * 5th January 2021 *

Jessie Stevens Youth Climate Activist, outdoors enthusiast and founder of the movement People Pedal Power. Cycling 570 miles from Devon to Glasgow #ride2COP26	Kirsty Pallas Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor. Founder of Our Shared Outdoors, and panellist on, On the Outside Podcast. * 12th October *	Lindsay Dare Shoop OLY Athlete & Educator - Using my physical capacity and love of learning to help people. Author of Better Great Than Never * 5th October *
Jenny Valentish New book: Everything Harder Than Everyone Else: Why some of us push our bodies to extremes. Exploring the fine line between hedonism & endurance. * 28th September *	Verna Volker From the Navajo Nation, Non-runner to Ultra Runner in 12 years. Founder of Native Women Running and Hoka Global Ambassador. * 25th September *	Kathy Elkind 57, walking the 1,400 mile/2,286km Grande Randonnée Cinq (GR5) with her husband of 27 years * 23rd September *
Houda Loukili Former Dutch National Kickboxing Champion, and Youth Coach for Personal Growth * 21st September *	Katie Spotz Endurance Athlete & WR Holder. 5X Ironman, cycled across the USA, run 100 miles nonstop in under 20 hours, and rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean. * 18th September *	Jcy Ho One of Hong Kong’s top ultra runners. She won VMM 70km and was the HK50 Series winner 2018/19. * 16th September *
Prerna Dangi Mountain Guide and Climber from India who is pushing the limits on rock, ice, and everything in between. * 11th September *	Emma Kingston Teacher, Outdoor Adventurer and Author of Bikepacking England 20 multi-day off-road cycling adventures. * 9th September *	Vera Ngosi-Sambrook Endurance Cyclist & Engineer - Competing in her first 2,000km self-supported endurance cycling race, The Pan Celtic Race 21. * 7th September *
Prof. Angie Abdou Author - This One Wild Life: A Mother-Daughter Wilderness Memoir. * 4th September *	Dr. Hajjah Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir Malaysian Polar Explorer who ski-sailed across Antartica from the South Pole to Hercules inlet in 22 days. * 2nd September *	Jessica Hatcher-Moore Journalist & author living on a hillside in North Wales, writing about improbable things; most recently, childbirth. AFTER BIRTH: What nobody tells you – How to Recover Body and Mind. * 31st August *
Dr. Sarita Robinson aka “Dr Survival” is a leading academic researcher in Survival Psychology. Sharing how to improve your chances of survival in disaster situations. * 28th August *	Abbie Barnes Founder of Spend More Time In The WILD, an organisation that seeks to inspire and empower individuals to get outside for the benefit of mental and physical health. * 26th August *	Dr. Adya Misra British Canoeing #ShePaddles Club Champion. Raising awareness on the lack of diversity in paddlesports and helping to improve gender, ethnic and neuro-diversity in the paddlesports community. * 24th August *
Cherelle Harding Founder of Steppers UK. Encouraging Diversity Outdoors, Supporting Black, Asian & Ethnic Minority communities to build positive relationships with the outdoors. * 19th August *	Nadhira Alharthy First Omani Woman to summit Mt Everest (2019) and First Arab Woman to summit Mt Amadablam (2021). * 14th August *	Sufiya Ultra Runner, Fastest female to Run from Kashmir to Kanyakumari (4,000 km in 87 days) and the Indian Golden Quadrilateral Road (6000 km in 110 days, 23 hours). * 10th August *
Jasmine Sanchez Runner, Founder of Vessel Athletics, and a Community Lead of the Running Industry Diversity Coalition. * 5th August *	Hannah Jennings "The Destroyer" shares more on how to become a badass, level up your strength, and build unparalleled confidence in yourself. * 4th August *	Sam Ortiz A plus size, Latinx, rock climber, mountaineer, and founder of Climb Big. * 4th August *
Denise Mueller-Korenek Goal Setting, Overcoming Performance Anxiety and becoming the fastest cyclist on earth! * 4th August *	Jessica Nabongo Ugandan-American World Traveller, who became the first Black Woman to travel to every country in the world! * 4th August *	Milbry Polk Explorer and Photo Journalist, Founder of Wings WorldQuest, and on the Board for The Explorers Club * 3rd August *
Nuran Honakhande An adventurous mum whose aim is to inspire and encourage mums to adventure solo with kids. * 29th July *	Dr. Megan Banker A plus-size outdoor adventurer and chiropractor on a mission to inspire and empower people to step into their power and live without limits. * 27th July *	Krystal Salvent Her passion for cycling and being a co-leader of Black Girls Do Bike Denver. Helping to promote cycling among a community of BIPOC women, femmes, and girls in Colorado. * 22nd July *
Rosie Stancer Accomplished Polar athlete and explorer since 1996 - described by one journalist as “a cross between Tinker Bell and the Terminator” * 20th July *	Dora Atim Running Coach and Founder of Ultra Black Running. Completing The Speed Project twice, a 340-mile relay race from LA to Las Vegas! * 15th July *	Charlotte Austwick Explorer of the Natural World, FRGS, SES Rivers Foundation Explorer 2019, Filmmaker & public speaker. * 13th July *
Preet Chandi Army Physiotherapist and Ultra Runner, training for her first solo unsupported expedition to the South Pole! * 8th July *	Maria Coffey Award Winning Author, Adventurer & Pioneering Expedition Kayaker. * 6th July *	Soraya Abdel-Hadi Award-winning writer, artist, and advocate for women and diversity in the UK outdoors. Founder of @alltheelements_ * 1st July *
Dr. Mina Endeley Senior Military Doctor, Mother, Lupus Warrior and Marathon Runner. * 29th June *	Dr. Katharine Ganly Endurance Runner - Spartathlon 2017, Dragons Back 2017, Grand Union Canal Race 2016, Centurion 4x100mile "Grand Slam" 2014 - first female, Marathon des Sables 2013. * 24th June *	Alvina Begay Diné/Navajo Woman, Mother, Olympic Qualifier x3 in the Marathon & 10K, and Registered Dietitian * 22nd June *
Lucy Shepherd Adventurer. Polar, Mountain and Jungle. Fellow of the RGS. * 17th June *	Lavina Mehta MBE Award Winning PT & Wellness Coach, Mum of 3, MBE for Services to Health & Fitness. * 15th June *	Cathy Alldred Planning and leading an expedition to climb Fox Jaw Cirque in East Greenland (2014) * 10th June *
Tima Deryan Mountaineer & Mindset Coach. 1st Lebanese woman to summit Mt. Everest (2019) * 8th June *	Angela White aka The Running Granny, Completing JOGLE (875 miles) at 60 years old in 18 days, 10 hours and 3 minutes! * 3rd June *	Amira Patel The Founder of The Wanderlust Women Group, which encourages hiking and adventure for Muslim women. * 1st June *
Nalini Ravindranath Outdoor Novice & Mistake Maker. Adventure Seeker. Appalachian Trail Thru Hiker. * 27th May *	Brooke Thomas Running with a heart condition. The Nurse who broke the women’s record for completing the Te Araroa Trail, NZ (3,000km) in 57 days! * 25th May *	Jessie Leong Award winning filmmaker, brand ambassador for Montane and current Ordnance Survey #GetOutside Champion * 20th May *
Jessi Morton-Langehaug High school chemistry teacher, mother, and ultra runner - women’s winner of Moab 240! * 18th May *	Jordan Marie Daniel Using her running platform to raise awareness over the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women, girls, two spirits and relatives (MMIWG2S). #RunningForJustice * 13th May *	Ellie Douglas Mental Health Personal Trainer aiming to raise awareness, and challenge stigma around mental health. *11th May *
Patricia Alcivar Professional Boxer turned Mountaineer - Climbing Kilimanjaro (in 2 days!), Aconcagua & Mount Elbrus. * 6th May *	Frankie Dewar Writer, speaker and content creator, cycling 3,175km around the UK. Host of the Extraordinary Ordinary You Podcast. * 4th May *	Zelzin Aketzalli (Trail Name: Quetzal) - First Mexican person to have completed the triple crown of hiking in America. * 29th April *
Cadi Lambert An Adventurous Girl - Blog on adventure, travel, fitness & mental health! * 27th April *	Neruja Srikantharajah An Unlikely Outdoor Adventurer - Pushing the importance of representation. * 22nd April *	Natalie Warren Author of Hudson Bay Bound: Two Women, One Dog, Two Thousand Miles to the Arctic * 20th April *
Jai Bharathi Award winning Motorcyclist, Traveller & Author. Over 100,000+ kms on motorcycles through 7 countries. * 15th April *	Ann Raiho A 2,000-mile journey by paddle from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay * 13th April *	Alina “Abstract” Drufovka Colombian-American artist and thru hiker (Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail & Israel National Trail). * 8th April *
Mariam Berrada The @hijabi.hiker who is excited about sharing her journey into the outdoors #DiversifyOutdoors * 1st April *	Tania Aebi solo circumnavigation of the globe in a 26-foot sailboat between the ages of 18 and 21, making her the first American woman and the youngest person (at the time) to sail around the world! * 30th March *	Shadi Ganjavian-Connor Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society and IBG Philanthropist, Adventurer, and founder of Team GC. #DareToBeDifferent * 25th March *
Liv Arnesen First woman in the world to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole (1994) – a 50-day expedition of 745 miles (1,200 km) * 23rd March *	Winnie Poaty Congolese open water swimmer. Mental Wellness Advocate. * 18th March *	Marie Cheng Avid outdoor and adventure enthusiast, dog mum, and founder of Three Peaks Adventures. * 16th March *
Sue Barrett First ‘Adventure Queen’ Grant Winner - A mother and daughter human powered mountain adventure of 1,300 miles, through 8 countries along the spine of the Alps. * 14th March *	Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner The first woman to scale all 14, 8,000-meter peaks without the use of supplementary oxygen. * 11th March *	Yui Pow Redford First Asian woman to visit every sovereign country in the world! * 9th March *
Ashley Manning A plus-size adventurer who promotes body inclusion, equity and diversity in the outdoors * 4th March *	Dani Reyes-Acosta Athlete, advocate, and storyteller rewriting the narrative of who plays outside * 2nd March *	Helen Mort Poet & Author - ‘Never Leave The Dog Behind’ who explores the relationship between people, dogs and the great outdoors. * 25th February *
Lee Vue Paddling the Mississippi River (2,300+ miles) and her team winning first place in the Women’s Voyageur Division in the Yukon River Quest, paddling 444 miles in 53 hours. * 23rd February *	EmmaLucy Cole The joys and challenges of being a solo woman researcher, explorer and biker. Sharing more about spending 2 years with a Bedouin tribe in Sinai. * 18th February *	Monisha Rajesh Author of “Around the World in 80 Trains”, Nat Geo Traveller Book of the Year. * 16th February *
Kat Young Hiker & Blogger at Attitude over Ability - Hiking the Coast to Coast UK, Alpine Pass Route, Switzerland and the South Island of New Zealand. * 11th February *	Santia Deck Professional athlete making history as the highest paid Female Professional American Footballer. * 9th February *	Kim Ingleby International Award Winning Mind & Body Coach. Passionate about helping people embrace fear, grow their confidence, and take action. * 4th February *
Sophia Danenberg The first African American and first Black woman to climb Mount Everest. * 2nd February *	Lauren Woodwiss Setting the WR for the fastest female pair to row the Atlantic Ocean & 8 weeks later coming 4th female in the Marathon des Sables! * 28th January *	Genny Brown Aiming to be the first Aruban to ski to the South Pole and raise awareness on the devastating effects of Lyme Disease. * 26th January *
Katie Holmes Independent sports historian writing about women's distance running and sharing stories of female runners over 50. * 21st January *	Nazia Khatun An award winning fitness specialist, connecting neuroscience and fitness to help you fall in love with yourself * 19th January *	Renata Chlumska Adventure athlete who became the first Swedish and Czech woman to climb Mount Everest and in 2005 did a circumnavigate of the lower 48 States of the United States by her own power. * 14th January *
Alice Dearing British Marathon swimmer. World and European Junior Champion. Co-founder of Black Swimming Association. * 12th January 2021 *	Jeannette McGill 1st South African woman to summit Manaslu, the 8th highest mountain in the world. * 7th January 2021 *	Lola Akinmade Åkerström Award-winning writer and travel photographer exploring culture through food, tradition, and lifestyles. * 5th January 2021 *

TOUGH GIRL PODCAST 2021

Jessie Stevens

Youth Climate Activist, outdoors enthusiast and founder of the movement People Pedal Power. Cycling 570 miles from Devon to Glasgow #ride2COP26

Kirsty Pallas

Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor. Founder of Our Shared Outdoors, and panellist on, On the Outside Podcast. *** 12th October ***

Lindsay Dare Shoop OLY

Athlete & Educator - Using my physical capacity and love of learning to help people. Author of Better Great Than Never *** 5th October ***

Jenny Valentish

New book: Everything Harder Than Everyone Else: Why some of us push our bodies to extremes. Exploring the fine line between hedonism & endurance. *** 28th September ***

Verna Volker

From the Navajo Nation, Non-runner to Ultra Runner in 12 years. Founder of Native Women Running and Hoka Global Ambassador. *** 25th September ***

Kathy Elkind

57, walking the 1,400 mile/2,286km Grande Randonnée Cinq (GR5) with her husband of 27 years *** 23rd September ***

Houda Loukili

Former Dutch National Kickboxing Champion, and Youth Coach for Personal Growth *** 21st September ***

Katie Spotz

Endurance Athlete & WR Holder. 5X Ironman, cycled across the USA, run 100 miles nonstop in under 20 hours, and rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean. *** 18th September ***

Jcy Ho

One of Hong Kong’s top ultra runners. She won VMM 70km and was the HK50 Series winner 2018/19. *** 16th September ***

Prerna Dangi

Mountain Guide and Climber from India who is pushing the limits on rock, ice, and everything in between. *** 11th September ***

Emma Kingston

Teacher, Outdoor Adventurer and Author of Bikepacking England 20 multi-day off-road cycling adventures. *** 9th September ***

Vera Ngosi-Sambrook

Endurance Cyclist & Engineer - Competing in her first 2,000km self-supported endurance cycling race, The Pan Celtic Race 21. *** 7th September ***

Prof. Angie Abdou

Author - This One Wild Life: A Mother-Daughter Wilderness Memoir. *** 4th September ***

Dr. Hajjah Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir

Malaysian Polar Explorer who ski-sailed across Antartica from the South Pole to Hercules inlet in 22 days. *** 2nd September ***

Jessica Hatcher-Moore

Journalist & author living on a hillside in North Wales, writing about improbable things; most recently, childbirth. AFTER BIRTH: What nobody tells you – How to Recover Body and Mind. *** 31st August ***

Dr. Sarita Robinson

aka “Dr Survival” is a leading academic researcher in Survival Psychology. Sharing how to improve your chances of survival in disaster situations. *** 28th August ***

Abbie Barnes

Founder of Spend More Time In The WILD, an organisation that seeks to inspire and empower individuals to get outside for the benefit of mental and physical health. *** 26th August ***

Dr. Adya Misra

British Canoeing #ShePaddles Club Champion. Raising awareness on the lack of diversity in paddlesports and helping to improve gender, ethnic and neuro-diversity in the paddlesports community. *** 24th August ***

Cherelle Harding

Founder of Steppers UK. Encouraging Diversity Outdoors, Supporting Black, Asian & Ethnic Minority communities to build positive relationships with the outdoors. *** 19th August ***

Nadhira Alharthy

First Omani Woman to summit Mt Everest (2019) and First Arab Woman to summit Mt Amadablam (2021). *** 14th August ***

Sufiya

Ultra Runner, Fastest female to Run from Kashmir to Kanyakumari (4,000 km in 87 days) and the Indian Golden Quadrilateral Road (6000 km in 110 days, 23 hours). *** 10th August ***

Jasmine Sanchez

Runner, Founder of Vessel Athletics, and a Community Lead of the Running Industry Diversity Coalition. *** 5th August ***

Hannah Jennings

"The Destroyer" shares more on how to become a badass, level up your strength, and build unparalleled confidence in yourself. *** 4th August ***

Sam Ortiz

A plus size, Latinx, rock climber, mountaineer, and founder of Climb Big. *** 4th August ***

Denise Mueller-Korenek

Goal Setting, Overcoming Performance Anxiety and becoming the fastest cyclist on earth! *** 4th August ***

Jessica Nabongo

Ugandan-American World Traveller, who became the first Black Woman to travel to every country in the world! *** 4th August ***

Milbry Polk

Explorer and Photo Journalist, Founder of Wings WorldQuest, and on the Board for The Explorers Club *** 3rd August ***

Nuran Honakhande

An adventurous mum whose aim is to inspire and encourage mums to adventure solo with kids. *** 29th July ***

Dr. Megan Banker

A plus-size outdoor adventurer and chiropractor on a mission to inspire and empower people to step into their power and live without limits. *** 27th July ***

Krystal Salvent

Her passion for cycling and being a co-leader of Black Girls Do Bike Denver. Helping to promote cycling among a community of BIPOC women, femmes, and girls in Colorado. *** 22nd July ***

Rosie Stancer

Accomplished Polar athlete and explorer since 1996 - described by one journalist as “a cross between Tinker Bell and the Terminator” *** 20th July ***

Dora Atim

Running Coach and Founder of Ultra Black Running. Completing The Speed Project twice, a 340-mile relay race from LA to Las Vegas! *** 15th July ***

Charlotte Austwick

Explorer of the Natural World, FRGS, SES Rivers Foundation Explorer 2019, Filmmaker & public speaker. *** 13th July ***

Preet Chandi

Army Physiotherapist and Ultra Runner, training for her first solo unsupported expedition to the South Pole! *** 8th July ***

Maria Coffey

Award Winning Author, Adventurer & Pioneering Expedition Kayaker. *** 6th July ***

Soraya Abdel-Hadi

Award-winning writer, artist, and advocate for women and diversity in the UK outdoors. Founder of @alltheelements_ *** 1st July ***

Dr. Mina Endeley

Senior Military Doctor, Mother, Lupus Warrior and Marathon Runner. *** 29th June ***

Dr. Katharine Ganly

Endurance Runner - Spartathlon 2017, Dragons Back 2017, Grand Union Canal Race 2016, Centurion 4x100mile "Grand Slam" 2014 - first female, Marathon des Sables 2013. *** 24th June ***

Alvina Begay

Diné/Navajo Woman, Mother, Olympic Qualifier x3 in the Marathon & 10K, and Registered Dietitian *** 22nd June ***

Lucy Shepherd

Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor. Founder of Our Shared Outdoors, and panellist on, On the Outside Podcast. * 12th October *

Athlete & Educator - Using my physical capacity and love of learning to help people. Author of Better Great Than Never * 5th October *

New book: Everything Harder Than Everyone Else: Why some of us push our bodies to extremes. Exploring the fine line between hedonism & endurance. * 28th September *

From the Navajo Nation, Non-runner to Ultra Runner in 12 years. Founder of Native Women Running and Hoka Global Ambassador. * 25th September *

57, walking the 1,400 mile/2,286km Grande Randonnée Cinq (GR5) with her husband of 27 years * 23rd September *

Former Dutch National Kickboxing Champion, and Youth Coach for Personal Growth * 21st September *

Endurance Athlete & WR Holder. 5X Ironman, cycled across the USA, run 100 miles nonstop in under 20 hours, and rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean. * 18th September *

One of Hong Kong’s top ultra runners. She won VMM 70km and was the HK50 Series winner 2018/19. * 16th September *

Mountain Guide and Climber from India who is pushing the limits on rock, ice, and everything in between. * 11th September *

Teacher, Outdoor Adventurer and Author of Bikepacking England 20 multi-day off-road cycling adventures. * 9th September *

Endurance Cyclist & Engineer - Competing in her first 2,000km self-supported endurance cycling race, The Pan Celtic Race 21. * 7th September *

Author - This One Wild Life: A Mother-Daughter Wilderness Memoir. * 4th September *

Malaysian Polar Explorer who ski-sailed across Antartica from the South Pole to Hercules inlet in 22 days. * 2nd September *

Journalist & author living on a hillside in North Wales, writing about improbable things; most recently, childbirth. AFTER BIRTH: What nobody tells you – How to Recover Body and Mind. * 31st August *

aka “Dr Survival” is a leading academic researcher in Survival Psychology. Sharing how to improve your chances of survival in disaster situations. * 28th August *

Founder of Spend More Time In The WILD, an organisation that seeks to inspire and empower individuals to get outside for the benefit of mental and physical health. * 26th August *

British Canoeing #ShePaddles Club Champion. Raising awareness on the lack of diversity in paddlesports and helping to improve gender, ethnic and neuro-diversity in the paddlesports community. * 24th August *

Founder of Steppers UK. Encouraging Diversity Outdoors, Supporting Black, Asian & Ethnic Minority communities to build positive relationships with the outdoors. * 19th August *

First Omani Woman to summit Mt Everest (2019) and First Arab Woman to summit Mt Amadablam (2021). * 14th August *

Ultra Runner, Fastest female to Run from Kashmir to Kanyakumari (4,000 km in 87 days) and the Indian Golden Quadrilateral Road (6000 km in 110 days, 23 hours). * 10th August *

Runner, Founder of Vessel Athletics, and a Community Lead of the Running Industry Diversity Coalition. * 5th August *

"The Destroyer" shares more on how to become a badass, level up your strength, and build unparalleled confidence in yourself. * 4th August *

A plus size, Latinx, rock climber, mountaineer, and founder of Climb Big. * 4th August *

Goal Setting, Overcoming Performance Anxiety and becoming the fastest cyclist on earth! * 4th August *

Ugandan-American World Traveller, who became the first Black Woman to travel to every country in the world! * 4th August *

Explorer and Photo Journalist, Founder of Wings WorldQuest, and on the Board for The Explorers Club * 3rd August *

An adventurous mum whose aim is to inspire and encourage mums to adventure solo with kids. * 29th July *

A plus-size outdoor adventurer and chiropractor on a mission to inspire and empower people to step into their power and live without limits. * 27th July *

Her passion for cycling and being a co-leader of Black Girls Do Bike Denver. Helping to promote cycling among a community of BIPOC women, femmes, and girls in Colorado. * 22nd July *

Accomplished Polar athlete and explorer since 1996 - described by one journalist as “a cross between Tinker Bell and the Terminator” * 20th July *

Running Coach and Founder of Ultra Black Running. Completing The Speed Project twice, a 340-mile relay race from LA to Las Vegas! * 15th July *

Explorer of the Natural World, FRGS, SES Rivers Foundation Explorer 2019, Filmmaker & public speaker. * 13th July *

Army Physiotherapist and Ultra Runner, training for her first solo unsupported expedition to the South Pole! * 8th July *

Award Winning Author, Adventurer & Pioneering Expedition Kayaker. * 6th July *

Award-winning writer, artist, and advocate for women and diversity in the UK outdoors. Founder of @alltheelements_ * 1st July *

Senior Military Doctor, Mother, Lupus Warrior and Marathon Runner. * 29th June *

Endurance Runner - Spartathlon 2017, Dragons Back 2017, Grand Union Canal Race 2016, Centurion 4x100mile "Grand Slam" 2014 - first female, Marathon des Sables 2013. * 24th June *

Diné/Navajo Woman, Mother, Olympic Qualifier x3 in the Marathon & 10K, and Registered Dietitian * 22nd June *

Adventurer. Polar, Mountain and Jungle. Fellow of the RGS. * 17th June *

Award Winning PT & Wellness Coach, Mum of 3, MBE for Services to Health & Fitness. * 15th June *

Planning and leading an expedition to climb Fox Jaw Cirque in East Greenland (2014) * 10th June *

Mountaineer & Mindset Coach. 1st Lebanese woman to summit Mt. Everest (2019) * 8th June *

aka The Running Granny, Completing JOGLE (875 miles) at 60 years old in 18 days, 10 hours and 3 minutes! * 3rd June *

The Founder of The Wanderlust Women Group, which encourages hiking and adventure for Muslim women. * 1st June *

Outdoor Novice & Mistake Maker. Adventure Seeker. Appalachian Trail Thru Hiker. * 27th May *

Running with a heart condition. The Nurse who broke the women’s record for completing the Te Araroa Trail, NZ (3,000km) in 57 days! * 25th May *

Award winning filmmaker, brand ambassador for Montane and current Ordnance Survey #GetOutside Champion * 20th May *

High school chemistry teacher, mother, and ultra runner - women’s winner of Moab 240! * 18th May *

Using her running platform to raise awareness over the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women, girls, two spirits and relatives (MMIWG2S). #RunningForJustice * 13th May *

Mental Health Personal Trainer aiming to raise awareness, and challenge stigma around mental health. 11th May

Professional Boxer turned Mountaineer - Climbing Kilimanjaro (in 2 days!), Aconcagua & Mount Elbrus. * 6th May *

Writer, speaker and content creator, cycling 3,175km around the UK. Host of the Extraordinary Ordinary You Podcast. * 4th May *

(Trail Name: Quetzal) - First Mexican person to have completed the triple crown of hiking in America. * 29th April *

An Adventurous Girl - Blog on adventure, travel, fitness & mental health! * 27th April *

An Unlikely Outdoor Adventurer - Pushing the importance of representation. * 22nd April *

Author of Hudson Bay Bound: Two Women, One Dog, Two Thousand Miles to the Arctic * 20th April *

Award winning Motorcyclist, Traveller & Author. Over 100,000+ kms on motorcycles through 7 countries. * 15th April *

A 2,000-mile journey by paddle from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay * 13th April *

Colombian-American artist and thru hiker (Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail & Israel National Trail). * 8th April *

The @hijabi.hiker who is excited about sharing her journey into the outdoors #DiversifyOutdoors * 1st April *

solo circumnavigation of the globe in a 26-foot sailboat between the ages of 18 and 21, making her the first American woman and the youngest person (at the time) to sail around the world! * 30th March *

Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society and IBG Philanthropist, Adventurer, and founder of Team GC. #DareToBeDifferent * 25th March *

First woman in the world to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole (1994) – a 50-day expedition of 745 miles (1,200 km) * 23rd March *

Congolese open water swimmer. Mental Wellness Advocate. * 18th March *

Avid outdoor and adventure enthusiast, dog mum, and founder of Three Peaks Adventures. * 16th March *

First ‘Adventure Queen’ Grant Winner - A mother and daughter human powered mountain adventure of 1,300 miles, through 8 countries along the spine of the Alps. * 14th March *

The first woman to scale all 14, 8,000-meter peaks without the use of supplementary oxygen. * 11th March *

First Asian woman to visit every sovereign country in the world! * 9th March *

A plus-size adventurer who promotes body inclusion, equity and diversity in the outdoors * 4th March *

Athlete, advocate, and storyteller rewriting the narrative of who plays outside * 2nd March *

Poet & Author - ‘Never Leave The Dog Behind’ who explores the relationship between people, dogs and the great outdoors. * 25th February *

Paddling the Mississippi River (2,300+ miles) and her team winning first place in the Women’s Voyageur Division in the Yukon River Quest, paddling 444 miles in 53 hours. * 23rd February *

The joys and challenges of being a solo woman researcher, explorer and biker. Sharing more about spending 2 years with a Bedouin tribe in Sinai. * 18th February *