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Climbing: Watch Michaela Kiersch become the first woman to climb the Golden Ticket 5.14c

May 24, 2017 by badassery No Comments

“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.

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Watch: Kalen Thorien’s high traverse hike of the Sierra Nevada Mountains

May 17, 2017 by badassery No Comments

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.

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Watch: Kelly Halpin completes ‘The Picnic’

May 12, 2017 by badassery No Comments

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…

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OCR badass: Karin Karlsson

May 3, 2017 by badassery No Comments

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!

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Be proud of what your body can do

March 19, 2017 by badassery No Comments

I’ve never tried crossfit, but I love the message in this video: be proud of what your body can do.

Proud of What Your Body Can Do

"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

Posted by CrossFit on Sunday, 19 March 2017

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Lindsay Hilton: The Definition of Badass

March 16, 2017 by badassery No Comments

Living Differently: I Am A Limbless Weightlifter

Lindsay Hilton is one incredible human being!

Posted by BBC Sport on Thursday, 16 March 2017

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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