If you went to summer camp as a kid, you get it. The bats at dusk, the swim across the pond, the feeling of being someone slightly new for a week… Those memories don’t fade.

Many of us equate running with suffering. But that doesn’t have to be the case.

Viv Serrano navigates bipolar disorder, manages stabilizing medications, and still shows up for the kind of training that demands a lot from both mind and body.

Here are my 9 tips for preparing your body, honing your mindset, and embracing the Wild Woman spirit for your first ultra.

Lauren Delaunay Miller is the editor of “Valley of Giants: Stories from Women at the Heart of Yosemite Climbing,” and also a producer and award-winning audio reporter.

Paula Murray didn’t start backpacking until she was nearly 60 years old, and now she can’t get enough.

Here are my 9 tips for preparing your body, honing your mindset, and embracing the Wild Woman spirit for your first ultra.

Brittain Noel is a storyteller whose practice began in childhood and followed her through foster care, to Tibet, across Asia and into the mountains she climbs today.

In 2021, Lucy set the record as the youngest person to summit all the highest points in the 52 United States. Then, at 18, she set a record as the youngest American woman to climb Mount Everest.

Kelly Fields is a rock climber, certified climbing guide, and owner of Athena Rock Climbing, a nationwide guide service with a specialty in multi-pitch trad climbing and a primarily all female guide staff.

Heather Anderson has hiked over 50,000 miles — including completing the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail multiple times, and often faster than anyone before her. Despite a non-athletic background, Heather found hiking as an adult, which filled a significant hole in her life.

Sarah Histand is an Alaskan adventurer, a somatic nervous system educator, and a mental health-informed fitness trainer through her business, Mind & Mountain. Sarah loves nerding out about nervous systems and figuring out how to take good care of ourselves while we’re building the world we want for future generations.

Have you been censoring yourself? If you’ve ever softened your language, felt imposter syndrome, or kept quiet when you had a message screaming inside of you, buckle up for a pep talk.

Carlie Graham lives in Seattle, WA, where she’s pursuing a career in finance while staying deeply connected to the outdoors, especially through climbing and trail running. After experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic as a high schooler and falling in love with mountaineering, Carlie led the climbing team at UC Irvine in Southern California.

Christine Reed, author of Alone in Wonderland, joined us to talk about body challenges on trail, behind the scenes of writing and sharing books, and her company, Rugged Outdoorswoman Publishing.

Rachel Lee Boim is a record holding endurance athlete and Doctor of Physical Therapy who has set Fastest Known Times on iconic routes like the Kilimanjaro Summit Circuit, Aconcagua, and the trail from Namche Bazaar to Everest Base Camp. Rachel’s also a volunteer Trailblazer at The Cairn Project, blending her passion with philanthropy so other girls and women can experience the magic of time outdoors.

For teen girls, the barriers to wilderness adventures are real. In 2024, Cheri Heng and Aubryanna Jarchow were two of the young adults selected for the Summit Scholarship Foundation’s Mt. Baker youth climb, funded by our Trailblazers at The Cairn Project.

The first episode of Field Notes is See Her Outside’s host, Angie Marie, sharing her own story. In 2023, Angie got a life-changing opportunity to spend 21 days rafting through the Grand Canyon. On Day 13, a handful of mistakes led her group to be trapped in a side canyon during a flash flood.

Rachel Fagiano is an avid hiker, mountaineer, rock climber and ice climber based in New York City. They have a career background in racial justice, and now their work focuses on creating safe and welcoming environments and improving access to the outdoors for communities that have been traditionally excluded in those spaces.

Natalie Warren, author of Hudson Bay Bound: Two Women, One Dog, Two Thousand Miles to the Arctic, joined us for a peek behind the scenes of her life as an adventurer, author, and parent.