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- Mar 5, 2019
- 3 min
Georgina Miranda - CEO of She Ventures | Adventurer, entrepreneur and activist. Completed 6 of the
Georgina credits the mountains and a life of adventure to shaping who she is today. She is passionate about sharing the gift of adventure and wellness with others to unleash the power within and enjoy life a bit better. Georgina is a social entrepreneur, adventurer, public speaker, consultant, and coach combining over a decade of Corporate, Start-up, and Adventure experience. She is a social innovator working to accelerate gender equality globally and exploring new ways to un
- Feb 21, 2019
- 3 min
Jenny Tough - Running across 2 mountain ranges - the Atlas of Morocco, and the Bolivian Andes!
Jenny is passionate about human powered endurance challenges and loves combining this with her love of the mountains. At the moment, Jenny is making her way around the globe, running across a mountain range on every continent. In 2016 she ran across the Tien Shan of Kyrgyzstan, in 2017 she ran across the Atlas of Morocco, and most recently ran across the Bolivian Andes. In 2019 Jenny will be tackling her fourth expedition, the Southern Alps in New Zealand! Jenny first came on
- Feb 19, 2019
- 3 min
Callie Morgigno - Bike touring in Asia, climbing Denali and Aconcagua & finishing a 5,000 mile...
Callie 32, is a winter sports enthusiast who loves skiing and being in the mountains. She grew up in Southern California, before moving over to Alaska. One of Callie’s first challenges was bike touring from Dushanbe, Tajikistan to Ulaan Baaar, Mongolia. Callie has then gone on to successfully climb Mount Denali the highest mountain in North America and Aconcagua the highest mountain in South America. Both were unguided expeditions! Her most recent challenge led her to comple
- Jan 18, 2019
- 4 min
5 Lessons from Mountaineering with Expedition Leader Jo Bradshaw
One expedition changed Jo Bradshaw’s life and ultimately lead her to a new passion and new career as an expedition leader. Before that, she was a business advisor living a very normal, risk-free life. All it took was one adventure cycling 500 km in Peru to turn her life around. In her new life as a mountaineer, Jo Bradshaw has become the 3rd British woman to reach the true summit of Manaslu and the 36th British woman to reach the summit of Everest. Jo is now on route to compl
- Oct 19, 2018
- 4 min
6 Life Lessons to Inspire Your Biggest Goals from the Record-Setting Everest Twins
Popularly known as the ‘Everest twins’, Tashi and Nungshi Malik dedicate their adventures to empowering and encouraging Indian girls. These incredible sisters hold six Guinness World Records including the first female twins to scale Everest, first female twins and siblings to scale the Seven Summits and youngest persons to complete the Explorers Grand Slam. Tashi and Nungshi came on the Tough Girl podcast to talk about their grand adventures and the mission behind everything
- Aug 17, 2018
- 4 min
5 Tips for Doing the Impossible from Adventurer Squash Falconer
Born with a brilliantly positive attitude and a determination to take on whatever challenge her heart desires, Squash Falconer has done the impossible over and over again. In fact, Squash was the first British woman to climb and paraglide from the summit of Mount Blanc, which she rode to on a motorbike all the way from the UK. From climbing Muztagata to Everest, Squash knows what it takes to push your limits and the idea of what seems possible. Read on to learn how to incorpo
- Jul 20, 2018
- 4 min
Juggling Adventure and Motherhood with Moire O’Sullivan
Full-time mom, mountain runner, adventure racer, and author Moire O’Sullivan has plenty of experience juggling an impressive number of roles and interests. Since discovering mountain racing in her 30s, nothing could keep her from pushing her limits and taking on new challenges. Through her journey getting into extreme sport and having two children, Moire has learned valuable lessons on the art of juggling and staying sane as a young mother. Discovering a Passion of Solitude D
- Jun 5, 2018
- 3 min
Moire O’Sullivan - Mountain Runner, Adventure Racer, & New Mum! Author of Bump, Bike and Baby!
Moire is a a bit of an extreme sports junkie. She’s been involved in the mountain running scene in Ireland for over a decade. In 2013, she got into a relatively new sport: multi-sport adventure racing, where individual races can involve disciplines such as biking, running, and kayaking, on both smooth road and rocky mountain surfaces. Moire has adventure raced the Quest Glendalough, Gaelforce West and Westport Sea2Summit. Moire ended up winning the Irish National Adventure Ra
- Apr 27, 2018
- 3 min
How to Discover Your Adventurous Side with Charlene Gibson
While growing up in Scotland, Charlene Gibson never considered herself ‘outdoorsy’. Decades later, things quickly changed. After an amicable separation with her partner of 12 years, Charlene went on an expedition that began a new adventurous life of trekking and mountaineering. If you’ve ever wished that you were more adventurous, this incredible woman is the one to learn from. Her story is one that will inspire you to begin your next journey. Desire Something Different It ju
- Feb 20, 2018
- 2 min
Dr Suzie Imber - Associate Professor of planetary science at the University of Leicester
Dr Suzie Imber is an Associate Professor in space physics at the University of Leicester. Susie is a keen mountaineer, and was the first person to chart a number of remote peaks in the Andes. She was also the winner of the BBC Two television series Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes? Suzie shares more on the tough girl podcast about; growing up, working in academia, her mountaineering expeditions and why she wants to go into space! Listen to Dr. Suzie Now! Click here if yo
- Sep 12, 2017
- 3 min
Caroline Elliott - French Search and Rescue - Mountain rescue with avalanche dog 'Fjord'
Caroline has spent over 10 years working in ski patrol rescue and most recently as a SAR (Search and Rescue) dog handler. She is passionate about ski touring and generally being outside in nature. She enjoys sharing her professional experience with others, helping to train adults and youngsters in snow awareness so they can go out and enjoy the mountains to the full. During this podcast we will learn more about Caroline and how her love for skiing grew and what path she ch
- Jul 4, 2017
- 3 min
Tashi and Nungshi Malik - the first siblings and twins to climb the Seven Summits and reach the Nor
Despite roots in one of India’s most conservative rural Haryana state notorious for its skewed sex ratio in favour of boys, Nungshi and Tashi Malik, by 23 years old had achieved several global gender iconic milestones. They are the world’s first siblings and twins as well as youngest persons and the first South Asians to complete the ‘Adventurers Grand Slam’ (scaling highest peaks in all continents including Everest, and skiing to North and South Poles). Guinness World Record
- Jun 8, 2017
- 3 min
My three year mission to the top of Ben Nevis
Tough Girl Tribe Thursday Blog #TribeThursday Every Thursday, we champion the writing of women from the Tough Girl Tribe; blogs, poems, thoughts and stories. The aim of Tough Girl Challenges has always been to create a platform for women's voices about the outdoors and sport and now we can hear even more of them. My three year mission to the top of Ben Nevis My Ben Nevis story started a long time ago. In 2013/14, my mental health had declined enough for me to voluntarily agre