Antonina Samoilova’s mountaineering career began with a breakup, two weeks’ notice, and a one-way ticket to Antarctica.

Ultrarunner Rachel Entrekin joined the First 50k Sisterhood and hundreds of other women running the Wild Woman Trail Runs races on June 19-21, 2026.

Our First 50k Sisterhood runners ran their first ultramarathon last weekend, and Coach Zoë was one of the folks who made it so successful.

Mimi Zieman was a third-year medical student when she signed on as the sole medical officer and only woman on a four-climber expedition attempting the east face of Everest from Tibet (a route that had only been climbed once before).

A lot of guides and outdoor workers know the feeling: You love the community, the adventure, the bigger purpose, and then every fall you get laid off, change your address, and try to figure out health insurance for the third year in a row.

What would you say if three women you barely knew asked you to disappear into the wilderness for almost three months?

The hands that built Melissa’s entire sport, business, and life were taken from her in an accidental instant.

It’s not you. It’s the gear. The outdoor industry has been designing backpacks for one type of body for a very long time, and women have been quietly adapting (and suffering) ever since. 

When Colleen was a kid, her mom read her a story about a family stranded in a storm on Kilimanjaro. Most kids would have been scared. Colleen thought: “I have to go there.”

Kat heard the conventional advice to prove her worth by climbing high mountains – but she ended up ditching the toxic culture to pursue true leadership instead.

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.