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Inside an Everest Summit Climb – Dr Melanie Windridge

April 23, 2019 by badassery No Comments

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Scientist Dr Melanie Windridge is a plasma physicist and Vice President of the Alpine Club. Last year she summited Everest, filming her journey to the top to share the science behind her summit whilst also producing a YouTube series on it for the Institute of Physics.

Now busy writing a book about the science of summiting Everest, Melanie let me quiz her about her summit, the importance of acclimatisation, plus her training and kit (which for her Everest trip was sponsored by Montane). Scoot further down the interview to watch the film she made about her summit. It’s fascinating.

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WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO… Climb with an ‘invisible’ disability

September 20, 2017 by badassery No Comments
Lessons in Badassery - WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO… Climb with an ‘invisible’ disability

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30-year-old Anoushé Husain gives an honest account of the challenges she has faced and overcome as a paraclimber with both a limb difference and the ‘invisible’ disability of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

I’m Anoushé and I was born with my right arm missing below the elbow, I am a cancer survivor, a Muslim who wears a headscarf, and I live with invisible conditions. When I’m not in the office, I train as a paraclimber and use my voice to talk about and challenge barriers and self-limiting beliefs.

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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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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.

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