2016 Holiday gift guide
This gift guide is not just a collection of cool stuff your loved ones might like to receive this Chrismahanukwanzakah. These are products Whoa believes in. We dig the companies…
BANGS shoes: Responsibly sourced and totally cool
I first heard of BANGS shoes through Lennon and Maisy Stella  – the sisters on “Nashville” who came to fame a few years ago with their cup game cover of  “Call Your…
Dont Date a Girl Who Treks
She’s the girl with the uneven tanned body Scorched skin from the rays of the sun from trekking the high passes. She’s the girl with the high cut boots And…
The Decision and Unexpected Joys of Traveling Alone
I tend to build things up in my head. A lot. The idea of traveling alone was no different. My initial trigger was a not-so-nice breakup that left me a…
When All Else Fails
“29?! Shit. Do we want kids? Do we want to be tied down to a mortgage, and in turn a location, for the next 30 years? Do I want to…
My Mountain in Mexico
For the first time in fifty hours I felt comfortable. My hair was not greasy, my legs were not asleep, and my clothes weren’t bunched up and wrinkled. The caravan…
I climbed a mountain, and got a lot more than this lousy t-shirt
It was nearly 11:00 PM when we crested a bench on the snowfield and spotted the twinkling lights that signaled Camp Muir. My relief was short-lived: they still seemed impossibly…
Adventure podcasts we love
You can’t adventure every single day. Or if you can, we salute you and will carry on with our daydreaming. We turn to podcasts for inspiration when we are jonesing…
Melting Landscapes
My mind slows down, like a slow-moving sonic vibration, connecting the rhythm of my feet to the ground. I make a conscious choice to disconnect from the lights, buttons, and…
Aisha Weinhold – Creating No Man’s Land
24-year-old Aisha Weinhold is living many adventurers’ dreams. She runs a women’s film festival and co-owns an outdoor store. But that’s not why we like her. We’re big fans of…