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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
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The Shannon Reporting Interview: Sexism, surfing Nazaré, and staying vibrant
Debra Searle Interview “Choose your attitude” – Mindset, marriage, & rowing the Atlantic solo
A story as unique as the photos – Meet ocean photographer Shannon Glasson
Finding a Sense of Purpose: The pressure to accomplish more
Surfing’s Environmental Impact – 8 Eco-friendly surf products to swap out today
Diet Culture: The pressure on female athletes to be thin
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
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Malibu Popoyo Boutique Surf Resort Review
DKOKO Surf Bikini Review – Feminine, flattering & solid
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Ski Resorts Of The World – Where to go next!
Raquel Heckert Interview: Top female barrel rider, unsponsored and majorly inspiring
The Fight for Gender Equality: A summary of the movement in women’s big wave surfing
How athletes can improve their brain power with food
You Might be a Kook if: How to avoid the top 12 kook mistakes
Training for the uphill athlete – Manual for mountain runners and ski mountaineers
Snowboard Packlist: What you absolutely cannot forget
Storing your snow gear in the offseason
SURFMUD Surf Sunscreen Review – Natural, zinc-based & long lasting
Clothes Crush – Title Nine – Stylish & practical clothes for adventurous women
Sailing The Pacific Ocean
Sailing Around the World – The less obvious ‘How To’ steps
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
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 can’t remember how we...
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...
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...
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 over...
Surfing or Snowboarding? Can you love two sports equally?
Snowboarding or surfing? “Surfing or snowboarding – which do you prefer?” For what used to be an instant response, “Snowboarding of course!”, today the answer is taking a little longer to formulate. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
Malibu Popoyo Boutique Surf Resort Review
Malibu Popoyo offers the best of both worlds The Dilemma: A luxury all-inclusive vacation – or – a surf trip to a remote location with uncrowded waves? Both please! Use code STILLSTOKED for a discount on your booking...
Snow
Snowboard Packlist: What you absolutely cannot forget
Snowboard Packlist Don’t get stuck in the parking lot without your gloves! It’s the worst feeling ever. Imagine this… you are insanely stoked on a quick weekend getaway to the local mountains. You are so...
Videos to make you go WOW
New ski movie, WINTER FOX – An journey through the frozen lands of Japan
New Women’s Snowboard Movie – Listen to the eyes
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
Fitness
Surf Training: Shoulder strength and mobility for female surfers
Mobility training with surf strength, conditioning and mobility coach Michelle Drielsma Michelle is a master of movement. Sharing her knowledge with top performing athletes from surf, snow, and land disciplines. Her holistic...
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...
