#ToughGirlPodcast 8/43

Parvinder Chawla - Travelling the world solo in her wheelchair.

Parvinder was doing well until she was 22, when she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and ended up needing a wheelchair.

Rebecca Ferry - Mum of 5. Ultra runner and high altitude mountaineer

Rebecca in her own words: “First and foremost, I’m a mum of 5. However, I’ve always maintained and embraced sport throughout pregnancies a

Sarah Williams - Speaking with Hannah Stevenson from Cicerone about walking the Wales Coast Path.

It's always fantastic to speak about my adventures. I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Hannah for Cicerone’s podcast.

Bonnie St. John - 1st African-American ever to win medals in Winter Olympic competition.

An African-American from a family of modest means, Bonnie became an amputee at age five. Against tremendous odds, she used imagination and..

Tori Murden McClure - 1st woman and 1st American to ski to the geographic South Pole (1989)

Tori is perhaps best-known as the first woman and first American to row a boat solo across the Atlantic Ocean, having accomplished the feat

Claire Smith - Ultra endurance athlete - Only person in the UK to finish a continuous Double Deca

Claire in her own words: “I have always been a highly motivated person, but when I was younger, I was highly motivated to self destruct!"

Anisa Aubin - Experienced ultra cyclist competing events such as the Transcontinental Race

Anisa Aubin, from Reading Cycling club, is an experienced ultra cyclist who has completed well know challenging events such as the Transcont

Susanne Masters - Ethnobotanist looking at the interactions we have with wildlife.

“I think we have become dangerously complacent about referring to how we are disconnected from nature.

Kelda Wood - First female adaptive athlete to summit Aconcagua & row solo across the Atlantic Ocean

Kelda started her sporting career playing netball at a national level as a teenager.

Mary-Ann Ochota - Anthropologist and lover of the outdoors. Hillwalking ambassador for the BMC

Mary-Ann is a broadcaster, anthropologist and lover of the outdoors. She mostly makes TV shows about archaeology and anthropology

Lael Wilcox - Ultra-endurance bike rider and racer who won the Trans Am Bike Race in 2016

Lael Wilcox is an ultra-endurance bike packer from Alaska. In racing, she’s excited to compete against the whole field and sometimes wins ov

Jillian A. Brown - Paddling a tandem sea kayak down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon

After leaving her entire life behind to escape an abusive relationship, Jillian found herself living in a tent in the woods.

Donna McConnell - The Iron Empress. Ironwoman - IM Barcelona 2021.

Donna 52, mother of one (27yrs). Recently completed Ironman Barcelona (Oct 3rd 2021) her first full distance endurance triathlon