As you read these words on March 18th, 2015, 11 women from Team SCA are gliding through the Southern Ocean, sailing from Auckland, New Zealand en route to Itajai, Brazil. Today is the start of Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race, a grueling and epic nine-month sailing race around the world.
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At 39, she began bike touring; by 42, she was riding solo from Montana to and through Alaska, and to the Arctic Circle. If you’ve ever felt that you’ve been “too late” to try something, Marilyn is your newfound inspiration.
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Meet Elin Carlsson and FemAle–brewers of Sweden’s very first women-made beer, aptly named “We Can Do It!”
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The latest from our romads (road + nomad = romads!) on how to make a living while you call an RV home.
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“Now, let’s write in our journals.”
I follow her lead because this is her world, coming to the lakeshore to actively acknowledge the changing of the seasons. I am her guest.
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“The more you focus on the outcome, the worse you do. Be mindful and focus on the move. You’ll be more successful.” That’s the lesson Abigail Mayfield took home from a recent NOLS expedition. It’s a lesson she will carry into all aspects of her life. That’s the beauty of time spent with NOLS. The …
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At Misadventures, we celebrate women every day—women who love the outdoors, who travel far and wide, who embrace adventure within and without—but in honor of International Women’s Day 2015, we’ve rounded up interviews of ours with ten especially inspiring misadventurers. These women have been chained up at rallies, set world records, competed on Survivor, assisted …
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From her kitchen table to the heads of famous female athletes, Corinne Prevot’s Skida has come a long way!
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But feminism at large, lately, has been vexed by Fifty Shades of Grey and the rabbit-hole of questions that it poses. How could a notably feminist director, Sam Taylor-Johnson, volunteer to direct the movie? Why do so many women like the book?
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In a town where winter lasts close to six months and snowfalls are measured in feet rather than inches, the locals have become creative with their wintertime activities. Skiing and snowboarding are the first tier of snow-sports, but for those willing to look beyond their ski-passes, some truly quirky and wild activities can be found.
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Meet Michelle Emmons: competitive mountain biker, whitewater kayaker, rock climber, endurance racer, and a co-founder of Dirt Dojo, an outdoor adventure company with an emphasis on getting women on the trails.
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Loralee Simonitch got her CELTA, which enables her to teach English to adult learners around the world. She then found a teaching job in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she has been living the past two years.
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