The ultimate guide to surfing in the Galapagos Islands Surfing in the Galapagos Islands is a well kept secret and for good reason. With a good variety of waves and world-famous wildlife, these surf rich, magical islands should be...
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Want to surf in Bali? A guide to Rapture Surf Camp
Rapture Surf Camp in Bali A week in May was the perfect time to visit Rapture Surf Camp in Bali. Best suited for beginners or a competent surfer looking for stress-free surf guiding. Rapture Surf camp is a luxurious, affordable...
CURMS Longsleeve Surf Wear Review: Made from recycled materials and love!
The CURMS Longsleeve Surf Wear is Your New Favorite Piece of Clothing When fashion meets function meets sustainability the result is CURMS. USe code stillstokedxcurms10 for 10% off. In my life there are two types of...
Bethany Hamilton UNSTOPPABLE Movie Trailer
Unstoppable – The fearless life of Bethany Hamilton Bethany Hamilton is rewriting the rules on being a fearless athlete. UNSTOPPABLE is her untold story. Against all odds, she remains one of the leading professional surfers...
Meet Michaela Davis-Meehan, the 1st Aussie snowboarder on the Freeride World Tour!
10 questions with Michaela Davis-Meehan, the Aussie snowboarder who just qualified for the Freeride World Tour! The struggle is real on both the surf and snow qualifying series and coming out on top after a year of endless...
Cracking the Ice – An interview with ice climber Beth Goralski
Cracking the Ice – An interview with ice climber Beth Goralski A glimpse into the life of a female ice climbing enthusiast who has built a career around her passion. Ice climber Beth Goralski tells her story in this interview...
Cold Water Surfing Tips – How to stop freezing your tits off!
Cold water surfing tips – How to not freeze your tits off! Cold water surfing is daunting at the best of times. We put together these practical cold water surfing tips to help make the experience all the more magical. Trust us...
Monique Rotteveel Sustainable Swimwear: Surf Bikini Review
Sustainability Meets Comfort and Style with the Monique Surf Bikini So functional and comfortable you will forget your are wearing the Monique surf-kini A surf bikini has specific requirements above and beyond any normal...
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Road Trip Through Mainland Mexico: How to budget
Meditation: One thing every injured athlete needs to do
Breast Augmentation for Athletes: Are my boobs in the way?
Las Sirenitas of Popoyo: Empowering Nicaraguan girls through surfing
A Point Break Scheduled to Become a Shipping Yard: Waves, indigenous people, and the environment at risk in Punta Conejo
Five Reasons to Surf a Dumping Beach Break, and One Big Reason Not to.
Surf Travel and Inequality: Are tourist dollars helping or hurting the locals?
Sailing to The Galapagos – 960 nautical miles from Panama City
Becoming a Waterwoman: What riding a surfboard didn’t teach me about the ocean
What is it About a Surfer Girl? 10 reasons why surfer girls are special
When ambition gets the best of a surfer
Drilling for Oil in The Great Australian Bight – What’s in it for us?
The Shannon Reporting Interview: Sexism, surfing Nazaré, and staying vibrant
Debra Searle Interview “Choose your attitude” – Mindset, marriage, & rowing the Atlantic solo
Sailing The Pacific Ocean
Sailing Around the World – The less obvious ‘How To’ steps
Dream of sailing around the world? Here’s how. All the things you never thought of. It’s an honor to introduce you to one of our best friends who made her dream happen. We’re so excited to be following (&...
Sailing to The Galapagos – 960 nautical miles from Panama City
Saying yes to sailing to The Galapagos – 960 nautical miles, Panama to Galapagos In the spirit of always saying ‘Yes‘, I find myself at the start of a 3-month sailing and surfing trip across the Pacific Ocean on...
SWELL – A Sailing Surfer’s Voyage of Awakening
Chasing a dream is never easy, but if you go far enough, it will set you free.
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Musings
Sex Sells You Short – Social media & the pressure on female athletes
Sex Sells You Short When I look back on the female athletes I admired as a kid, they were strong, unapologetic badass women, who shattered gender prejudice and trail-blazed a highway for other girls to follow (thank you Lisa...
Why you shouldn’t quit your job to travel the world
Don’t quit your job to travel the world – Guest post by Nina Ziezman from Shewhoadventures.com It’s become a cliche of the 21st century, hasn’t it? Quitting your job to travel the world. From your local...
Dear sports marketing. Ditch the f**king models. We want athletes & real women.
Real women inspire us I work in advertising. It pays the bills far quicker than snowboarding or blogging ever could. Sometimes I feel bad about this. Like that time I worked on fast-food chicken, shouting the benefits of...
An Open Letter to the International Olympic Committee on the “Shit Show” that was women’s slopestyle
The “shitshow” that was women’s Olympic slopestyle – This letter was written by Amber Stackhouse (an exceptional snowboarder that was a HUGE inspiration to me). Thank you Amber. I have added my...
Simple living is the hardest thing to do – Or is it?
Simple living in the mountains Alone in a hand-built log cabin deep in the Canadian mountains, I’m sitting here pondering life. It took a lot of effort to physically get here, and right now life is pretty sweet...
Don’t call me lucky. You make your own luck
You make your own luck One 12 hour flight. Two grueling 7 hour bus journeys. 3 countries and 2 continents later, here we are in the Andes! My face beams with excitement. I write this with a bus window view that spans the...
Losing My Identity: How injury forced me to question who I was
Sport as a sense of identity If someone asked me to describe myself in a few sentences, I’d answer immediately. I know exactly who I am. My identify is intricately linked to my biggest passion; I’m a snowboarder. I’m this...
Open letter to Department of Health – Instagram models paid $600,000 to promote health to young girls
Open letter to Department of Health Australia MissAdventure penned this open letter in response to breaking news that The Department of Health paid Instagram models & influencers $600,000 of taxpayer’s money to promote...
When someone shows you who they are, believe them
When someone shows you who they are, believe them – Famous quote by Maya Angelo This is an unusual post. Not at all action sports related, but life lesson focused. It’s about wanting to let something go...
Alexa Hohenberg – Graduating from park-rat to the backcountry snowboarding (film)
From park rat to the backcountry Growing up is weird. I’ve definitely been struggling with it recently. I turn 34 next month. Apart from the artheritis in my neck that has started to RAGE since surfing in 5C water...
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Yoga
Meditation: One thing every injured athlete needs to do
When injury prevents participation in the thing that brought you the most joy, meditation can help Inactivity for an athlete can mean boredom or even depression. Especially for those sports that come with an adrenaline rush...
Surf
Surfing in the Galapagos Islands – Everything you need to know!
The ultimate guide to surfing in the Galapagos Islands Surfing in the Galapagos Islands is a well kept secret and for good reason. With a good variety of waves and world-famous wildlife, these surf rich, magical islands should be...
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Meet Michaela Davis-Meehan, the 1st Aussie snowboarder on the Freeride World Tour!
10 questions with Michaela Davis-Meehan, the Aussie snowboarder who just qualified for the Freeride World Tour! The struggle is real on both the surf and snow qualifying series and coming out on top after a year of endless...
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Fitness
Five Reasons to Surf a Dumping Beach Break, and One Big Reason Not to.
Beach breaks in less than ideal conditions can be brutal. Here are a few good reasons paddle out anyway, and one not to. Sometimes it takes a little motivation to paddle out. If the water is cold or the conditions at the beach...
Reviews
Best Surf Sunscreen – Full review & breakdown of top brands
What is the best surf sunscreen? We test the best reef-safe surf sunscreens. Please look after your skin & don’t put chemicals in the ocean. Clue up on this stuff & READ THE LABELS! Each year I spend well...
Nutrition
How athletes can improve their brain power with food
How athletes can improve their brain power with food – Contributing article If you’re a hard-working athlete, it’s not uncommon to experience symptoms like mental fatigue, irritability, low mood or even poor memory...
