“If you’re not failing in climbing, you’re not pushing yourself to your full extent.”
Watch 22-year old student and climber, Michaela Kiersch, fail over and over before finally becoming the first woman to successfully climb the 5.14c Golden Ticket route, in Kentucky, USA.
Love spectacular scenery? Love badass women on solo missions to explore the world? Watch pro skier and adventurer, Kalen Thorien, document her 18-day, 270-mile solo high traverse hike of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in this beautiful film courtesy of Salomon TV.
Check out this stunning short film which follows cool mountain endurance athlete, Kelly Halpin (interview coming soon!), as she attempts ‘The Picnic’ – aka The Grand Teton Triathlon, in Jackson, Wyoming.
Kelly was the first woman to complete the challenge (dubbed an epic sufferfest) self-supported, swimming 2.6 miles across Jenny lake in the pitch black, cycling 42 miles then hiking and climbing 20 miles to the 12,000ft-high summit of Grand Teton. And then doing the whole thing in reverse as part of the challenge.
On a separate note, how stunning is the scenery? My wishlist of destinations is growing rapidly…
Love this video of Swedish obstacle course racer, Karin Karlsson. She’s an absolute machine on the technical obstacles, won the Toughest Mini Tour race series last year and came third in the world at the long-course OCR World Championship 2016 race after taking second place at the 3km race, the day before.
Obstacle course racing demands an intense mix of endurance and strength (if you think the obstacles give you a chance to rest and catch your breath, think again!) so I’ll be finding out how the top racers train.
Coming next week: my interview with current (and double) OCR World Champion, the unstoppable force that is Lindsay Webster!
"For women, they become proud of what they can do—not what their body tells them in the mirror." Fittest on Earth: A Decade of Fitness: http://bit.ly/FOE2015iT Also available in the CrossFit Journal: http://bit.ly/FOE2NOW
While I was musing about what makes a badass, I came across this video. I defy you to watch it and fail to be inspired. Lindsay Hilton, YOU are the ultimate definition of badass. This amazing women was born without hands and feet, yet lifts heavy shit better than most of us could dream of doing. Badass attitude and badass strength (Lindsay’s one-rep max deadlift is 170lbs, wahh!) Total and utter respect and admiration for you, you amazing woman.
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I'm a sports/adventure journalist and copywriter, and I LOVE reading about badass women in sport, fitness and adventure. So I’m on a mission to find them, share their stories, and quiz them about their training, their motivation, and insider tips (totally hoping some badass magic will rub off on me along the way!). Plus I’ll bring you how-tos, must-have kit and tales of epic from some of the coolest and toughest events on the planet.
