See Her Outside: Stories From Women Who Adventure

Angie Lake | The GEA Alliance
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Get inspired with lessons from adventure that can't be learned indoors. Hear stories of women with a passion for the outdoors, from everyday athletes to activists breaking societal barriers to nature. By pushing limits in the wild, these women discover that they're more capable than they first thought-- and you are, too. Our nonprofit programs and adventure scholarships increase access to adventure for girls & women+, so that you'll always See Her Outside. Hosted by Angie Lake. Brought to you by the Alliance for Gender Equity in Outdoor Adventure.

  1. 4d ago

    ⛺ Psychological Safety + Democratizing Outdoor Access with Sally Steele of Outdoorithm | See Her Outside Podcast

    Just because somebody is physically safe in the outdoors doesn't necessarily mean that they can access a sense of belonging. Sally Steele is co-founder and CEO of Outdoorithm, a platform that makes it easy to find the right campground for your family, and of Outdoorithm Collective, a nonprofit bringing underrepresented families onto public lands for rest, nourishment, movement, and community. Sally and Angie talked about: How slavery, then sharecropping, disrupted her family's relationship to land for generationsGrowing up without any exposure to national parks or outdoor recreationThe barriers to belonging outdoors: logistics, the cost of gear, and physical and psychological safetyWhy "will I be physically safe" and "do I belong here" are two different, equally real questionsScarcity mentality, geotagging, and the difference between gatekeeping and entitlementBuilding a "Community Vibe Score" for campgrounds, modeled on the Negro Motorist Green BookOutdoorithm Collective's free family camping trips, and the mantras that anchor themWhy cultivating belonging on public lands is part of what protects them Check out these resources: OutdoorithmOutdoorithm CollectiveOutdoorithm on Instagram: @outdoorithm"Why Being Black and Outdoorsy Is a Whole Thing" — NPR"Embracing Our Relationships with Whiteness in the Outdoors" — Melanin Base Camp"The Achilles Heel of Trail Running" — Melanin Base Camp"Five Reasons Why You Should Keep Geotagging" — Melanin Base Camp"Does Geotagging Matter?" — FemignarlyThe Cairn Project on IGThe Cairn Project's newsletter Like this episode? Leave a 5-star rating and review on your podcast app. Make sure you subscribe to the See Her Outside Podcast so you don't miss a story! Follow on Spotify Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Listen on: Amazon, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, other platforms

    ⛺ Psychological Safety + Democratizing Outdoor Access with Sally Steele of Outdoorithm | See Her Outside Podcast

  2. Sep 17

    🔥Surviving Capitalism in the Outdoor Industry: Jen Gurecki on 12 Years of Coalition Snow, Enoughness, and Building Far Out by Her Values

    Jen started the first women-owned ski and snowboard brand in the universe, ran it for 12 years, and then closed it — and this conversation about what's actually worth fighting for is required listening for anyone who wants to survive capitalism and do some good in the world. Jen Gurecki is a multi-hyphenate entrepreneur who has spent her life doing things differently — founding Zawadisha, a microlending program for women in rural Kenya; starting Coalition Snow, the first women-owned ski and snowboard brand in the universe; and mentoring small business owners on aligning their values with their livelihoods. Her newest venture, Far Out, brings together outdoor adventure travel and creative exploration. Jen and Angie talked about: Growing up as an activist, not an entrepreneur — from a McDonald's playground moment to taking down her principal in the school paperStarting Coalition Snow in 2014 "to f**k with the industry"Why "unisex" gear is a business decision, not changeThe cancer diagnosis that rewrote what's worth fighting forDeciding to close Coalition after 12 yearsFar Out: no fake urgency, no discounts, and a story page for every makerRedefining wealth, enoughness, and why you should stop waiting for someone else to fix it Check out these resources: Far OutFar Out on Instagram: @letsget_faroutJen on Instagram: @yogureckiJen's Substack: Redefining RadicalThe Cairn Project on IGThe Cairn Project's newsletterBecome a TrailblazerSummit Scholarship Foundation Like this episode? Leave a 5-star rating and review on your podcast app! You can help us close the gender gap outdoors and beyond: Become a Trailblazer. Your Adventure Fundraiser makes wilderness experiences possible for girls and women.Check out the Summit Scholarship Foundation.Send this episode to a friend who wants to survive capitalism and do some good in the world. Make sure you subscribe to the See Her Outside Podcast so you don't miss a story! Follow on Spotify Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Listen on: Amazon, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, other platforms

    🔥Surviving Capitalism in the Outdoor Industry: Jen Gurecki on 12 Years of Coalition Snow, Enoughness, and Building Far Out by Her Values

  3. Sep 3

    📢 How to Blend Your Adventure Passions and Advocacy with Alex Garcia

    Although Puerto Rico is less than a four-hour flight from East Coast hubs like New York City and Washington, D.C., many continental Americans haven't experienced its stunning ecosystems and culture: rainforest, mangroves, bioluminescent bays, and one of the largest underground cave systems in the world. Writer, athlete, and engineer Alex Garcia grew up in that landscape, and this conversation traces how she carried it with her through a hard relocation to the mainland US, a period of major injuries and professional upheaval, and back out into some of the biggest adventures of her life. Alex and Angie talked about: The culture shock of relocating to Virginia for workFeeling like a second-class citizen despite being born a US citizenGetting through 2021–2023, a period riddled with major injuries and professional upheaval, and the mantra that carried her: "the only way out is through"Difficult Pursuits: her yearly practice of choosing one hard, self-designed outdoor challengeBecoming the first and fastest person to complete the Veredas Noreste, Puerto Rico's only long-distance backpacking trail, in January 2023How to be a sustainable change agent without burning out — focusing your energy where it's needed most Check out these resources: ⁠The Cairn Project on IG⁠⁠The Cairn Project's newsletter⁠⁠Become a Trailblazer⁠⁠Summit Scholarship Foundation⁠ Like this episode? Leave a 5-star rating and review on your podcast app! You can help us close the gender gap outdoors and beyond: ⁠Become a Trailblazer⁠. Your Adventure Fundraiser makes wilderness experiences possible for girls and women.Check out the ⁠Summit Scholarship Foundation⁠.Send this episode to a friend who wants to survive capitalism and do some good in the world. Make sure you subscribe to the See Her Outside Podcast so you don't miss a story! ⁠Follow on Spotify⁠ ⁠Subscribe on Apple Podcasts⁠ Listen on: ⁠Amazon⁠, ⁠Pocket Casts⁠, ⁠iHeartRadio⁠, ⁠other platforms

    📢 How to Blend Your Adventure Passions and Advocacy with Alex Garcia

  4. Aug 20

    🚲 Parenting Is Easier Outside: Mountain Biking Through Pregnancy + Building the Mothership Collective with Julie Bacon

    If you've ever worried that becoming a parent means losing the adventurous parts of yourself, this conversation is the antidote: Julie mountain biked through both of her pregnancies, and she's built a community of thousands of moms proving you don't have to shrink your world after kids. Julie Bacon is the founder of Mothership Collective, a community helping moms stay connected to the outdoors, adventure, creativity, and themselves through motherhood. (And they fully embrace "alien disco ball vibes" as feral moms.) Julie and Angie talked about: What moms are missing in traditional outdoor communitiesThe viral climbing-wall photo that drew hundreds of critical comments a dayHow pregnant athletes can modify sportsThe hardest parts of the first year of motherhoodBuilding the Mothership: a viral reel, a 10,000-member Facebook group, and 160 Rally the Village events across North America in one monthWhat outdoor brands get wrong when talking to moms and why honesty beats polishHer pep talk for new moms: you don't have to wait, and you can start small Check out these resources: Mothership CollectiveMothership Collective on Instagram: @the.mothership.collectiveThe Cairn Project on IGThe Cairn Project's newsletterBecome a TrailblazerSummit Scholarship Foundation Like this episode? Leave a 5-star rating and review on your podcast app! You can help us close the gender gap outdoors and beyond: Become a Trailblazer. Your Adventure Fundraiser makes wilderness experiences possible for girls and women.Check out the Summit Scholarship Foundation.Send this episode to a mom you know — or somebody who's kid-curious. Make sure you subscribe to the See Her Outside Podcast so you don't miss a story! Follow on Spotify Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Listen on: Amazon, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, other platforms

    🚲 Parenting Is Easier Outside: Mountain Biking Through Pregnancy + Building the Mothership Collective with Julie Bacon

  5. Aug 6

    🌲 What Makes a Fantastic Outdoor Leader: Resilience through a Rappelling Accident, NOLS Rejections, and Olympic Dreams with Jeannette Stawski

    On day 21 of an instructor course in the Wind River Range, Jeannette Stawski's rope dislodged a 250-pound boulder. It landed on her legs — 15 miles from the nearest trailhead, in a designated wilderness where no helicopter was coming fast. Since then, Jeannette has identified the ingredients that make a fantastic outdoor leader, and resilience is a muscle she's built through an entire career of setbacks that became pivots: Olympic dreams ended by back surgery, multiple NOLS rejections, and that day under the boulder. Jeannette and Angie talked about: Pivoting from pre-Olympic rowing camps to raft guiding in Glacier National Park after back surgery ended her Olympic dreamsGetting rejected by NOLS multiple times and how their coachable rejections shaped her careerThe rappelling accident in the Wind River Range and the rescue that followedThe gift she's giving her kids: a cross-country road trip to climb the Grand Teton without their parentsThe self-deprecation pattern in women outdoor leaders Check out these resources: The Outdoor Leader by Jeannette StawskiLeading ValiantlyJeannette on Instagram: @leadingvaliantlyJeannette on LinkedInGrand Canyon Rim-to-Rim, October 10, 2026 — women 50+The Cairn Project on IGThe Cairn Project's newsletterBecome a TrailblazerSummit Scholarship Foundation Like this episode? Leave a 5-star rating and review on your podcast app! You can help us close the gender gap outdoors and beyond: Become a Trailblazer. Your Adventure Fundraiser makes wilderness experiences possible for girls and women.Check out the Summit Scholarship Foundation.Send this episode to a friend who leads others outdoors. Make sure you subscribe to the See Her Outside Podcast so you don't miss a story! Follow on Spotify Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Listen on: Amazon, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, other platforms

    🌲 What Makes a Fantastic Outdoor Leader: Resilience through a Rappelling Accident, NOLS Rejections, and Olympic Dreams with Jeannette Stawski

  6. Jul 23

    ⛺ Campfire Stories from 70 Years Outdoors: Scout Wilkins on Idiot Badges, Animal Instincts, and Why Life Doesn't End at Any Age

    Meet a lifelong outdoor guide who has kept adventure in her life for 70 years and counting. You'll hear 7 campfire stories about what the wilderness has taught her. Scout Wilkins has been guiding since she was 11 years old — backpacking, horses and mules, rivers and canyons, winters as a ranch hand, a fire lookout tower in eastern Oregon, and these days guiding in places like the Zion Narrows. She has taken what she learned in the wilderness and mapped it over to the human-built environment: her trainings work to free people, systems, and cultures from being trapped in the idea that there is one right way. Check out these resources: Scout's personal coaching and guiding: TravelingLIGHT.lifeWordTrails — Scout's game to nurture an improvisational lifeGrand Canyon Rim-to-Rim, October 10, 2026 — women 50+The Cairn Project on IGThe Cairn Project's newsletterBecome a TrailblazerSummit Scholarship Foundation Like this episode? Leave a 5-star rating and review on your podcast app! You can help us close the gender gap outdoors and beyond: Become a Trailblazer. Your Adventure Fundraiser makes wilderness experiences possible for girls and women.Check out the Summit Scholarship Foundation.Send this episode to the Bessie Greener in your life — or the 22-year-old who needs one. Make sure you subscribe to the See Her Outside Podcast so you don't miss a story! Follow on Spotify Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Listen on: Amazon, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, other platforms

    ⛺ Campfire Stories from 70 Years Outdoors: Scout Wilkins on Idiot Badges, Animal Instincts, and Why Life Doesn't End at Any Age

  7. Jul 9

    The First Ukrainian Woman to Summit the Five Highest Mountains on Earth: What Mountaineer Antonina Samoilova Wants Women to Know About Fear

    Antonina Samoilova's mountaineering career began with a breakup, two weeks' notice, and a one-way ticket to Antarctica. Antonina is the first Ukrainian woman to summit the five highest mountains on Earth — Everest, K2, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, and Makalu — and in 2024 she made history by summiting Everest and Lhotse in a single 24-hour push. She grew up as a city girl in central Ukraine with zero outdoor background, and her message for women is as direct as the routes she climbs: fear is a door, not a wall. Antonina and Angie talked about: Growing up in a landlocked city in Ukraine with no mountains and no outdoor role modelsHer first mountain — Kilimanjaro — and swearing she'd never climb again (she lied)The breakup that sent her to Antarctica on two weeks' notice, and how that trip changed everythingSummiting Everest just four months after AntarcticaRunning out of oxygen on Kanchenjunga at 8,400 meters — and her only option was to keep climbingSummiting Everest and Lhotse back-to-back in exactly 24 hoursWhy she believes women's biggest limits live in their heads, not their bodiesManaging your menstrual cycle at extreme altitudeHer current "fear frontier": public speaking in EnglishWhat's next — Nanga Parbat and the full Crown of the Earth Check out these resources: Antonina's websiteAntonina on Instagram: @tonya.samoilovaThe Cairn Project on IGThe Cairn Project's newsletterBecome a TrailblazerSummit Scholarship Foundation Like this episode? Leave a 5-star rating and review on your podcast app! You can help us close the gender gap outdoors and beyond: Become a Trailblazer. Your Adventure Fundraiser makes wilderness experiences possible for girls and women.Check out the Summit Scholarship Foundation.Send this episode to a friend who wants to climb an 8,000m peak. Make sure you subscribe to the See Her Outside Podcast so you don't miss a story! Follow on Spotify Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Listen on: Amazon, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, other platforms

    The First Ukrainian Woman to Summit the Five Highest Mountains on Earth: What Mountaineer Antonina Samoilova Wants Women to Know About Fear

  8. Jun 29

    🎤 Rachel Entrekin Live at Wild Woman Race Weekend (Bonus episode)

    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. We recorded our conversation in case you weren't there IRL! Rachel Entrekin is a pro trail runner and record holder who most recently outright won the Cocodona 250 race in Arizona. Rachel and Angie talked about: Traits that make for a strong runner (that society sometimes weaponizes against women)The life-changing moment in the middle of Cocodona 2026 and what she's passing onto other womenHow sharing your story with others can shape the future of trail culture Learn more: The First 50k SisterhoodRachel on Instagram: @rachel__entrekinWild Woman Trail RunsStart your own Adventure FundraiserThe Cairn Project on Instagram: @thecairnproject

    🎤 Rachel Entrekin Live at Wild Woman Race Weekend (Bonus episode)
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Get inspired with lessons from adventure that can't be learned indoors. Hear stories of women with a passion for the outdoors, from everyday athletes to activists breaking societal barriers to nature. By pushing limits in the wild, these women discover that they're more capable than they first thought-- and you are, too. Our nonprofit programs and adventure scholarships increase access to adventure for girls & women+, so that you'll always See Her Outside. Hosted by Angie Lake. Brought to you by the Alliance for Gender Equity in Outdoor Adventure.

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