When Lightning Strikes: No Man’s Land Film Festival
The idea struck me like a bolt of lightning. I was standing on bow watch on a 125-foot sailboat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It had been nearly…
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AK Salmon Sisters: Commercial fishing and a love of wild spaces
Twenty-somethings Claire Neaton and Emma Teal Laukitis grew up on a family homestead near the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. Their wild upbringing has translated into a continued love of the…
Wylder Goods for environmentally-conscious outdoor women
Jainee Dial and Lindsey Elliott were sick of the lack of technical gear for women. To address the issue, they combined their business sense and love of adventure to create…
In the field with wildlife biologist Imogene Cancellare
Imogene Cancellare is not scared of lions, tigers or bears. She refers to them as, “Big, sexy carnivores,” and feels she has a healthy respect for the beasts. The 29-year-old…
Technology and social media with polar explorer Ann Bancroft
At the turn of the 20th century, the names of explorers were frequently brought up in households, restaurants and daily conversation across the globe. The Wright brothers made their first flight…
U.S. Forest Service “Dweeb” Miranda Leconte
Before 19-year-old Miranda Leconte asked the U.S. Forest Service for a job, she didn’t know the difference between wilderness with a little “w” and Wilderness with a big “W.” Three…
Super Sessions II: Documenting women’s big-wave surfing
When we started Whoa, we wanted to create our own publication to showcase the incredible physical and mental feats of women from all over the world. We felt the media…
Moroccan Dead Reckoning
If you were asked to join someone on the longest, hardest all-female overlanding race in the world what would you say? Rhonda Cahill was hesitant at first, but her best friend…
OKIINO update: Amazing surf leggings and some big news
When we last talked about OKIINO, the trio of founders were proud to announce their Indiegogo campaign which fully funded the initial phases of manufacturing their amazing surf leggings. We…
Dionne Ybarra never turns her back on the ocean
Dionne Ybarra grew up skateboarding in a rough neighborhood in Salinas, California. If you had told her she’d be spending her time teaching young girls how to surf in the…