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June 27, 2018Fifty Years as an Outdoor Entrepreneur: Sheri Tingey
Sheri Tingey has been making gear in the outdoor industry for the past 50 years, and she's done a lot of it with her own two hands. Learn about what drives her to solve problems, how she learned the important lesson of slowing down, and what happened after she re-started her career in her 50's by founding Alpacka Raft.
Sheri started out making custom ski apparel in Jackson Hole in the late 1960's and she founded Alpacka Raft in 2000. The latter revolutionized packrafting as a sport in and of itself. (Color us impressed!) In between the two ventures, Sheri spent 17 years with a then-mysterious illness, chronic fatigue. She raised her kids in Alaska then, but she stayed active in the outdoor community, making custom clothing for dog mushers with her limited energy. She was in her early 50's once she found treatment and started Alpacka Raft.
Sheri has fun solving problems and being an entrepreneur - which may just be the secret to her success.
Women featured in this episode: Sheri Tingey, the founder of Alpacka Raft, a company that makes Packrafts in Colorado. Sheri has been innovating since the late 1960's when she started a ski apparel company, Design by Sheri, because she couldn't find the ski clothes she needed.
Hosted by Gale Straub
In this episode, you'll hear:
What the outdoor industry was like in the late 1960's and 70's
The catalyst for Sheri's first company, Design by Sheri
When Sheri knew it was time to move on from her first venture
How chronic fatigue affects your body and creative ability
The value of slowing down, and how Sheri incorporates that lesson in her life (and work) today
What it's like to gain confidence again after treatment for a chronic illness
What packrafting is
The unique challenges and rewards of a product-based company
The importance of re-evaluating your business after it's been around for a certain period of time
Why sometimes it's better to stay small as a company
Sheri's advice for other entrepreneurs as she looks back at her career
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
Alpacka Raft
Ray Jardine's Lightweight Backpacking
She Explores Facebook Group
Music is by Lee Rosevere, Kai Engel, and Steve Combs via Free Music Archive (CC by A license)
Music is also by Memory Palace
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June 20, 2018DIY: Advocating for Parks Near and Far
A beginner's guide of sorts to advocating for land we can all love and enjoy. This week, we’re back camping with Amanda Machado, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), and 13 women who are passionate about learning about championing public land.
Women featured in this episode: Special reporter Amanda Machado (learn more at brownenvironmentalist.org); Laura Torres, Megan Hernbroth, Amy Wong, Aracelli Hernandez, Briget Underwood, Christine Mariano, Grace Rougier, Jenifer Mendez, Jenny Lopez, Nanci Torres-Poblano, Maricela Rosales, Miyuki Gomez, Michelle Magalong, Rebeca Contreras, and Sally Garcia.
Hosted by Gale Straub
In this episode, you'll hear:
Camper Amy Wong's story of love of the outdoors and public land starting in her own backyard
Why public lands matter to the women attending a campout with the NPCA
The unique relationship women of color have with parks
How to make the outdoors more accessible to all people
How the outdoor industry is gradually changing and the importance of brands getting behind issues of accessibility to public land
Steps the NPCA recommends to get started with advocacy for public land
The impact sharing the outdoors with people you love has on your life and public land
A summary of tangible action steps for getting involved
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
National Parks Conservation Association: Website
NPCA Advocacy
Amanda Machado: Portfolio
Brown Environmentalist
She Explores Episode 19: Finding Your Voice to Speak for Public Land
Brown People Camping
Latino Outdoors
Brothers of Climbing
Melanin Basecamp
She Explores Facebook Group
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Music for this episode is by Lee Rosevere, Josh Woodward, Kai Engel via freemusicarchive.org with a CC by A license.
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June 13, 2018Breaking Ground for Others
Ever feel like you're alone in your relationship with the outdoors? Join a group of women who are leading by example in their communities by spending time outside and breaking ground for others to do the same. Amanda Machado shares her experience camping with the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) for a special night near Los Angeles.
Because it was rainy, the group huddled until tarps and told stories about how they find healing in the outdoors. And by doing so, they found friendship and the realization that they weren't going it alone. The event was unique in that the majority of the women are Latina, which added an integral layer to what they had in common. This episode reminds us of the importance of spending time outside with other women and encouraging each other to share.
Women featured in this episode: Special reporter Amanda Machado (learn more at brownenvironmentalist.org); Laura Torres, Megan Hernbroth, Amy Wong, Aracelli Hernandez, Briget Underwood, Christine Mariano, Grace Rougier, Jenifer Mendez, Jenny Lopez, Nanci Torres-Poblano, Maricela Rosales, Miyuki Gomez, Rebeca Contreras, and Sally Garcia.
Hosted by Gale Straub
In this episode, you'll hear:
About the purpose of the women's camping trip with NPCA
Why the women wanted to attend
Personal early memories of outdoor experiences
Why "gear shaming" is a thing (but really shouldn't be)
What it's often like for Latinx to explain their love of the outdoors
to their families
How the outdoors is healing for the women who attended
The ways in which this healing is unique to Latina women and children
of immigrants
What the women took away from the experience
Sponsors & Codes:
Ridge Wallet: Get 10% off (and free worldwide shipping) at checkout with code EXPLORE
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
National Parks Conservation Association: Website
Amanda Machado: Portfolio
Brown Environmentalist
Vox.com article: The Strangeness of Being a Latina Who Loves Hiking
REI
She Explores Facebook Group
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Music for this episode is by Lee Rosevere, Josh Woodward, Kai Engel via freemusicarchive.org with a CC by A license.
Music is also by WMD.
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June 06, 2018One Step at a Time: Karla Amador
Could a hike a week change your life? Interview with Karla Amador, co-founder of 52 Hike Challenge. We talk about why she chose to hike 52 times in a year, how It helped clarify what she wanted out of work and life, and how a feeling of accomplishment can carry with you long after the trail.
Women featured in this episode: Karla Amador
Hosted by Gale Straub
In this episode, you'll hear:
How Karla’s mom (and adventurous spirit) was a positive influence
Why a divorce lead to Karla taking one hike a week for a year
The impact 52 hikes had on Karla’s work and active life
Why Karla and her partner wanted to share the 52 Hike Challenge with
others
Why a hike can be as long or as short as you want it to be
How a feeling of accomplishment can carry with you
Gale and Karla talking about ideas for business growth
Advice for listeners interested in starting a business
What's next for 52 Hike Challenge
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
52 Hike Challenge Website, Instagram, and Facebook
Karla's Instagram
Episode 69 Landing Page
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Music for this episode is by Lee Rosevere, Josh Woodward, Kai Engel, and Steve Combs via freemusicarchive.org with a CC by A license.
Music is also by Our Many Stars.
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May 30, 2018Perfectly Capable of Climbing: Kareemah Batts
Kareemah Batts is a cancer survivor and the founder of Adaptive Climbing Group. After finding climbing after losing part of her leg to cancer, Kareemah wanted to share the feeling she has on the wall with others. She's done with sympathy, she just wants to climb.
Women featured in this episode: Kareemah Batts
Hosted by Gale Straub
Featured in the midroll: Maggie Peikon
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In this episode, you'll hear:
About the outdoor activities you can access in and around New York City
How Kareemah got into rock climbing, despite reservations
Why it can be difficult to go back to your favorite activities after an amputation
The impact First Descents had on Kareemah's re-discovering her love for the outdoors post-cancer
How discrimination can impact a job search when you have a disability
Why Kareemah wanted to share climbing with other people, and why she believes anyone can climb
How disability is a culture
The growing pains of starting a nonprofit climbing program and the significance of organic growth
Tips for how to be more welcoming to disabled people in the outdoors (hint, treat them the same as anyone else)
How Adaptive Climbing Group's unique training instills empathy into their instructors
Why Kareemah is motivated to keep doing what she's doing
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Sponsored by Vasque.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
Adaptive Climbing Group: Website, Instagram, and Facebook
Kareemah Batts: Instagram and Facebook
Donate to Adaptive Climbing Group
First Descents
Vasque
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Music for this episode is by Lee Rosevere and Meydan via freemusicarchive.org with a CC by A license.
Music is also by Kevin J. Simon.
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May 23, 2018Fat and Outdoorsy: Jenny Bruso
Jenny Bruso is the founder of Unlikely Hikers. Her work is rooted in her belief that there is room for every body on the trail. Jenny is queer, fat, and femme, and she's passionate about cultivating a safe space in the outdoors for people of all backgrounds and body sizes.
Unlikely Hikers is just two years old, but its positive reception proves that the time is right for outdoor media and meetups that include rather than exclude, and encourage people to occupy their bodies rather than critique them. We talk with Jenny about Unlikely Hikers' growth, how straight-sized people can be considerate of others while in the outdoors, where she finds her hiking apparel, and more.
Women featured in this episode: Jenny Bruso
Hosted by Gale Straub
Featured in the midroll: Kaily Gashi, hiker and mother of twins
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In this episode, you'll hear:
Why Jenny Bruso started Unlikely Hikers and what it means to be one
How her time on the trail equates to self care
How Unlikely Hikers group hikes intentionally cultivate a safe space for all people (including queer, trans, people of color, fat, disabled, etc.)
Why Jenny's ground rules for hikes include not talking about weight or dieting
The assumptions straight-sized people make about fat people on the trail (and how to avoid making them)
Why representation of marginalized communities in the outdoor industry won't change unless those communities are included when decisions are being made
The lack of options available for plus sized athletic clothing (and who is doing a good job)
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Sponsored by Vasque.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
Jenny Bruso: Unlikely Hikers Instagram & Blog, JennyBruso.com
Donate to Jenny Bruso
Huffington Post article on Unlikely Hikers
Unruly Bodies Essays
Outside Online: "I don't hike to lose weight, I hike because I love it"
Diversify Outdoors
SHIFT Conference
Melanin Basecamp
Brown People Camping
Brothers of Climbing
Flash Foxy
Vasque
Kaily Gashi
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Music for this episode is by Lee Rosevere and Evan Schaeffer via freemusicarchive.org with a CC by A license.
Music is also by Feverkin.
40 min
May 16, 2018Finding Nature in the In-Between: Simone Martin-Newberry
Simone Martin-Newberry is a plant person. And the attention she pays to flora has led to her discovery that contrary to what most media would have you believe, nature is everywhere - especially if you're open to finding it.
Simone is naturally curious. She speaks with a deep reverence for the natural world, whether she finds it within the bounds of her longtime city of Chicago or when using her vacation from her full time work as a graphic designer to take trips around the US. Simone has a beautiful blog called “Darker Than Green” where she documents her appreciation for flora with photographs, green city guides, and contemplative writing.
Women featured in this episode: Simone Martin Newberry
Featured in the midroll: Sasha Cox, founder of Trail Mavens
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In this episode, you'll hear:
The benefits of having plants in your home
How Chicago values green spaces
What 'outdoor time' means to Simone living in a city that places importance on public space
Why you don't have to drive hours from your city to appreciate (and benefit from) the outdoors
Embracing the in-between moments and reflecting them social media
How plants can parallel the human experience
How discomfort makes us better equipped for future decisions
Advice for experiencing our National Parks in a way that acknowledges their history and the history of the people who lived on their land
Why Simone identifies as an artist
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Sponsored by Vasque.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
Simone Martin-: Instagram, Portfolio, & Blog, Darker Than Green
Grist.org Video - Our National Parks Belong to Everyone. So Why Are They So White?
Bell Hooks
Vasque
Trail Mavens
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Music for this episode is by Chris Zabriskie, Lee Rosevere, Josh Woodward, and Kai Engel via freemusicarchive.org with a CC by A license.
Music is also by Emancipator.
A note about Episode 65 - we incorrected stated that Brooke Holloway spoke at about 20:36, this was in fact Paige Garratt.
35 min
May 09, 2018Playing to Her Strengths
In climbing, it's key trust yourself and your community. Discover what it's like to attend the Flash Foxy Women's Climbing Festival through the ears of a beginner. Jaymie Shearer takes us to Bishop, CA to climb, contemplate, and learn some life lessons.
Women featured in this episode: Jaymie Shearer, Shelma Jun, Claudia Gallegos, Shelma Jun, Tristin Vaughn, Savannah Norris-Jenkins, Jolie Varela, and Brooke Holloway. Featured in the midroll: Stephanie Harper.
In this episode, you'll hear:
Thoughts on setting intentions to respectfully climb and recreate in
outdoor spaces
An introduction to three types of climbing: trad, sport, and
bouldering
What it's like to climb with just women
The element of fear in rock climbing and how it relates to life
What it means to 'identify as a climber'
Learning to your strengths
How Shelma Jun got started climbing and where she found mentorship
The need for more mentors in climbing
The importance of being vocal in outdoor situations
Real women talking about why they love rock climbing
Advice for how to invite others in and create safe spaces for women in outdoor activities
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Sponsored by Vasque.
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Visit She-Explores.com
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Jaymie Shearer: Instagram and Portfolio
Flash Foxy
Women's Climbing Festival
Friends of the Inyo
Leave No Trace Principles
Indigenous Women Hike
The Mentorship Gap (article by Shelma Jun)
Vasque
Sanni McCandless Coaching
Raising Kids Wild
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Music for this episode is by Chris Zabriskie, Lee Rosevere, and Kai Engel via freemusicarchive.org with a [CC by A][15] license.
Music is also by Distance.
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April 25, 2018When You Just Have to Laugh
Those moments on the trail when you just have to laugh because it's the only way forward. Live storytelling of mishaps in the outdoors and an interview with Marielle Cowdin of Oregon Wild. Recorded at the Columbia Flagship store in Portland, OR.
Women Featured in this Episode: Marielle Cowdin, Amy Faust, Stephanie Smith, Stacey Arnold, and Stephanie Makris
Hosted and produced by Gale Straub.
In this episode, you'll hear:
About how Marielle Cowdin's love of the outdoors overlaps with her work at Oregon Wild, an environmental nonprofit
Advice for hiking and camping solo
Advice for getting started in the nonprofit field
Marielle's funny stories on the trail (including animal encounters)
Live stories about when things go "wrong" hiking in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere (spoiler alert: it probably rains)
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Sponsored by Columbia Sportswear. Watch the "Offline" video featuring She Explores here.
Join the She Explores Podcast community on Facebook.
Visit She-Explores.com
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Oregon Wild
Marielle Cowdin's Instagram
Stephanie Smith: Boredom the Adventure Youtube and Instagram
Stacey Arnold: Blog, Instagram, Facebook
Stephanie Makris: Instagram
Columbia Sportswear
Episodes air weekly on Wednesdays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.
Music for this episode is by Chris Zabriskie via freemusicarchive.org with a CC by A license.
Music is also by Danielle Grubb.
47 min
April 18, 2018Risk Takers
What happens when we take risks when we’re spending time outside? How does it pay off and when does it backfire? These are your stories of taking risks in the outdoors.
Women Featured in this Episode:
Hallie Seay
Shelby Stanger, Host of Wild Ideas Worth Living
Claire Giordano, Instagram & Portfolio
Karen Wang, Instagram & Portfolio
Megan Bixel
Brooke Weeber, Instagram
Sheree Angela Matthews
Nikki Frumkin, Instagram & Portfolio
Mara Johnson-Groh
Danielle O'Farrell, Instagram & Portfolio
Ashleigh C, Instagram
Rebecca
Becky Jensen, Portfolio
Tori Duhaime, Instagram
Hosted and produced by Gale Straub.
In this episode, you'll hear:
How listener Rebecca went from self-identifying as "not a risk-taker" to going on her first backpacking trip
How trying something new can help change the expectations you have of yourself
About the clarity you can find by hiking solo
The way risks you take in the outdoors can mirror your everyday life
The challenges of plein air painting
When not getting a job turns into an opportunity
Climbing Mount Whitney for sunrise
Surviving a big storm on your first solo hike
The importance of differentiating between risk and unneccessary risk
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Sponsored by Columbia Sportswear. Watch the "Offline" video featuring She Explores here.
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Visit She-Explores.com
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Live She Explores Event: Portland Oregon
Sarah's production company: [Le
Columbia "Offline" Film
Columbia Sportswear
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Original Music is by Liam McNally. Find him on Instagram.
Music for this episode is by Chris Zabriskie via freemusicarchive.org with a CC by A license.
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Come find inspiration with women in the outdoors. Interviews, in-the-field recordings, and listener submissions make up a tapestry of episodes covering themes such as solo hiking and camping,…