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    Person Irresponsible - Author of "Everything You Ever Taught Me". Female, fat, funny
    • Jan 11
    • 3 min

    Person Irresponsible - Author of "Everything You Ever Taught Me". Female, fat, funny

    "In 2020 the world went to hell in a handbag. This isn’t exactly headline news - although it was then. I went from perfectly locatable in th
    Leah Goldstein - The 1st female ever to WIN the overall SOLO division of the Race Across America.
    • Jan 6
    • 3 min

    Leah Goldstein - The 1st female ever to WIN the overall SOLO division of the Race Across America.

    Leah was born in Canada, conceived in Israel, and raised in Vancouver, B.C. by new immigrant parents.
    Kristen Berkeley - City girl who moved to the subarctic! Advocating diversity and inclusion outdoors
    • Jan 4
    • 3 min

    Kristen Berkeley - City girl who moved to the subarctic! Advocating diversity and inclusion outdoors

    Kristen (she/her) is originally from Toronto and has been living in the Northwest Territories for nearly four years.
    Eleanor Carey - Adventurer and Ocean Rower, 2x GWR holder for rowing 2,400 miles
    • Jan 1
    • 3 min

    Eleanor Carey - Adventurer and Ocean Rower, 2x GWR holder for rowing 2,400 miles

    Eleanor Carey is the first Australian woman to row across the mid-Pacific Ocean. Rowing 2,400 miles from California to Hawaii.
    Julie Veloo - Canadian Adventurer for Good. Expeditions Chief, Horse Trek Mongolia
    • Dec 30, 2021
    • 4 min

    Julie Veloo - Canadian Adventurer for Good. Expeditions Chief, Horse Trek Mongolia

    Born the youngest of 6 children and raised in small town in Northern B.C. Canada, Julie never expected she would end up in Mongolia, feeding
    Gowri Varanashi - Environmental Educator, Climber and founder of Climb Like A Woman (CLAW)
    • Dec 28, 2021
    • 3 min

    Gowri Varanashi - Environmental Educator, Climber and founder of Climb Like A Woman (CLAW)

    Gowri is a naturalist and environmental educator who loves finding an excuse to be outdoors in nature—and climbing is one of her favourite e
    Anna Taylor - Rock climber who recently completed a link up of all 83 Classic Rock climbs in the UK
    • Dec 25, 2021
    • 4 min

    Anna Taylor - Rock climber who recently completed a link up of all 83 Classic Rock climbs in the UK

    Anna is an up and coming British trad climber based in the Lake District. She has multiple climbs in the E6-E8 range on her CV and favours b
    Annie Voigt - Running 1,000km solo from the lowest to highest point of Germany
    • Dec 23, 2021
    • 4 min

    Annie Voigt - Running 1,000km solo from the lowest to highest point of Germany

    Annie in her own words: “My adventure career began with climbing, when I ticked off nearly every single box of "Mistakes to Avoid While Tra
    Pammy Johal - Founder and Operations Director of Backbone. Celebrating Diversity Through Adventure.
    • Dec 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    Pammy Johal - Founder and Operations Director of Backbone. Celebrating Diversity Through Adventure.

    About Pammy: Born in the 60’s in inner city Coventry to a Sikh immigrant family. At 16, a school trip introduced her to the mountains wher
    Ann Bancroft - First women to ski to both poles, and lead the first all women's expedition to the...
    • Dec 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    Ann Bancroft - First women to ski to both poles, and lead the first all women's expedition to the...

    Minnesota native. Earned a teaching degree from the University of Oregon and taught a short few years before joining a team to dogsled to th
    Marcia Roberts - First woman to record an official time for cycling 1,725 miles from LEJOG and back
    • Dec 16, 2021
    • 3 min

    Marcia Roberts - First woman to record an official time for cycling 1,725 miles from LEJOG and back

    As she approached middle age, Marcia discovered a love for getting on her bike and riding a long way. In fact, when things got tough cycling
    Preeti Khattri - Engineer, trail runner, and founder of trail running company Nepal Trail Series.
    • Dec 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Preeti Khattri - Engineer, trail runner, and founder of trail running company Nepal Trail Series.

    “I come from the land of beyuls, the sacred valleys according to Himalayan Buddhism, where the physical and spiritual world connect with eac
    Debbie North - Wheelchair user, “Making the inaccessible accessible”
    • Dec 11, 2021
    • 3 min

    Debbie North - Wheelchair user, “Making the inaccessible accessible”

    Since becoming a wheelchair user Debbie has campaigned tirelessly to break down barriers in all aspects of promoting accessibility for all.
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