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...
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Why Wear A Sports Bra – Protect those puppies from bouncing!
SunGod launch new Vanguards snow goggle with 20% more peripheral vision
15 Sustainable Gift Ideas – Kind on the planet and cool AF + discount codes
Women’s Competitive Big Wave Surfing: A new and long overdue era
Clothes Crush – Lazy days of style with Conner Hats – Sustainable fashion
Holiday in New York City: A sports lover’s dream
Dear Surfing: I Hate You
SWELL – Liz Clark’s solo surf and sailing adventure from your wildest dreams
New ski movie, WINTER FOX – An journey through the frozen lands of Japan
International Surf Competition Hosts No Women’s Division: A story of inequality in surfing
The reasons why we surf
Surf Progression – Making the transition from longboarding to shortboarding
How To Repair A Surfboard – DIY ding repair
Latest Features
Making Space for Joy: Living a decluttered life around the holidays
Deep Breathing: Why every athlete should be doing it
Finding Flow in Sports: What the Yoga Sutras teach us
Sailing Around the World – The less obvious ‘How To’ steps
Never Feeling Good Enough – Depression and the perceived curse of being ‘different’
How to survive surfing in winter – 8 ways to nail winter surfs
How to Know if Conditions are Above Your Ability Level or if it is Just Fear Holding You Back
How to choose the right surfboard – A surf coach breaks it down for you
Organic Skincare vs. Chemical Nasties – Why you need to switch now!
Equal pay for women in all WSL controlled events from 2019 but NOT the QS (yet)
Laura Crane has skin in the game – A surf story in 5 parts
Passion will see you through the toughest of times – Meet Swiss surfer Delphine
How to surf like a pro with no waves nearby – Meet German surfer Kat Kern
For Her Eyes Only – Surf tips for girls. Because all these things will happen to you!
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Musings
Simple living is the hardest thing to do – Or is it?
Surfing Hokkaido in Winter – The snowiest place on earth
Surfing Hokkaido in winter I remember watching this video of surf legend Sally Fitzgibbon’s documenting on a surf trip to Novia Scotia, Canada. Beat down from the cold, she wept in the car, saying to her dad over and...
Living off the grid – One girl’s solo snowmobile adventure to Alaska
Aged 18, I met Inga on my first season in Whistler Blackcomb in 2002. She was this cool Norwegian chick living up the road, that I’d always see in the snowpark ripping the same features as me. I...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Reviews
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Yoga
Finding Flow in Sports: What the Yoga Sutras teach us
What the Yoga Sutras have to teach us about finding flow in any sport The whole idea behind the practice of yoga is to remove excess thinking and start becoming. The Yoga Sutras, an ancient Hindu text, mentions only...
Surf
Deep Breathing: Why every athlete should be doing it
Deep breathing has hundreds of proven benefits. That’s why some of the world’s top athletes practice it regularly. We all know we should take more deep breaths. But doing it is another story. Here are...
Snow
SunGod launch new Vanguards snow goggle with 20% more peripheral vision
SunGod Vanguards bring 20% more vision to the slopes The SunGod Vanguards snow goggle has been two years in the making. SunGod say the Vanguards are the best goggles they have ever made. SunGod have a pretty solid track...
Videos to make you go WOW
a land shaped by women – Film teaser is here!
Surf #vanlife through Iceland. New film explores ‘a land shape by women’
Meet Raha Moharrak – The first Saudi woman to climb the 7 Summits of The World
Don’t date a girl from the mountains – Stunning poem & video
Coco Ho Documentary – A look at the surfer’s life & 10 years on tour
Alexa Hohenberg – Graduating from park-rat to the backcountry snowboarding (film)
Battling Depression – Jess Grimwood on suicide and the support of surfing
Fitness
You aint paddling right! – Surf tips to paddle stronger & surf better
Paddling – Show that sweet spot some loving! – Guest post by surf coach Alice Louise Brown of King Surf surf school If you ain’t paddling right, there’s no point in trying to learn new surf tricks...
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
Patagonia Provisions Review – Delicious organic camp food for adventures
Patagonia Provisions are making healthy, organic camp food! Yup, you read that right. Patagonia, the awesome company leading the charge for sustainable production, fair trade, supporting grassroots environmental causes and...
