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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
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Musings
Dear sports marketing. Ditch the f**king models. We want athletes & real women.
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...
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...
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...
Why women need the support of men in the outdoors
Aspiring to be a strong female ski guide – This article took a long time to write. First started in 2016 and finished in 2017. I was scared to publish it. ‘Girl. You’ve got to be better, faster...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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Yoga
Yoga For Surfers: Pre-surf, post-surf and flat day yoga sequences (video)
Yoga for surfers We love our yoga! Here are three short, to-the-point “yoga for surfers“, sequences you can do to help you perform at the top of your game #1 Pre-surf yoga warm-up: This 5-minute sequence is...
Surf
How to survive surfing in winter – 8 ways to nail winter surfs
Surfing in winter : 8 ways to nail winter surfs Surfing in winter. With another British winter in Cornwall just around the corner, here are some top tips to get your head in the right spot to prepare for the bleak yet beautiful...
Snow
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...
Videos to make you go WOW
a land shaped by women – Film teaser is here!
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
Angelika Schriber continues to push women in wakeboarding (video)
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
Ski mountaineer Kit Deslauriers’ superfood turmeric tea recipe
Superfood turmeric tea Top performing mountaineer Kit Deslauriers is all about the turmeric, and for good reason Kit Deslauriers is a bad-ass American ski-mountaineer. She was the first person to ski down the Seven Summits...
