What would you do if you were told you had just twelve months to live?
For Australian adventurer Donna-Lou Nixon, that life-changing question became the beginning of an extraordinary new chapter.
Why Not? Meet Donna-Lou Nixon, the Woman Behind MORE Read More »
Picture a group of young women carving through the streets of Cochabamba, Bolivia — voluminous skirts billowing, wheels grinding, hearts fearless. This is no ordinary skate crew. This is ImillaSkate, and their story is one of the most electric things you’ll see on screen this year.
Skateboards, Polleras, and a Revolution on Wheels Read More »
Featuring professional skier and artist Piper Kunst, MIMIC isn’t your typical ski film. It’s immersive, emotive, visually stunning and deeply human, blending breathtaking mountain cinematography with honest reflections on creativity, burnout, identity and self-expression.
MIMIC: The Ski Film That Goes Far Beyond the Mountains Read More »
There’s a particular kind of focus that takes over the moment a kayaker drops into a rapid. The roar of the water swallows everything else. Every stroke has to be precise, every read of the current has to be right, and there’s no pausing to second-guess yourself once you’re committed to the line. It’s a sport that demands total presence — and increasingly, that demand is being met by a new generation of fearless women.
Riding the Rapids: Women Are Redefining Whitewater Kayaking Read More »
Pacific Lady, directed by Zada Clarke, brings her story back into focus for a new generation. For the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour audience, it feels less like a history lesson and more like a rediscovery—of a woman who quietly did something extraordinary, long before the world was ready to recognise it.
Pacific Lady: The Woman Who Sailed Into History—and the Story That Refused to Fade Read More »
Helen Thayer: Most people at 50 are enjoying their careers, trying to keep up with their kids and struggling to find a minute for themselves. Helen Thayer was dragging a 73-kilogram sled across shifting Arctic ice with a black husky named Charlie as her only companion, polar bears stalking her every step, becoming the first woman to reach the Magnetic North Pole solo and unsupported.
No Age Limit on Adventure: Helen Thayer’s Extraordinary Life Read More »
When Marot followed Laura Pineau and Kate Kelleghan into Yosemite to document their attempt at the legendary Triple Crown — linking El Capitan, Half Dome, and Mount Watkins in a single 24-hour push — he expected to capture performance. Grit. Vertical granite at its most punishing. The kind of footage that makes your palms sweat just watching it.
Hanging Between Worlds: Filming The Queen Swing on Yosemite’s Big Walls Read More »
Meet the British- born Australian adventurer who paddled the Nile from source to sea — and is now plotting a journey from one end of the Earth to the other.
From the Nile to the Poles: Sarah Davis and the Art of Going Anyway Read More »
In Oct 24, Robin Goomes won the inaugural women’s Red Bull Rampage, marking the first time in the event’s 23-year history that women competed in an official category.
Celebrating 10 Years of Gutsy Girls: Adventure Women Who Inspire Us with Robin Goomes Read More »
Lydia Bradey: Lydia’s love affair with adventure didn’t start on a rock face. It started in books — with the kind of stories that make a young mind restless and hungry for something it can’t yet name. “Firstly, stories of adventure,” she says. “Not necessarily real ones, but reading and stories.”
Lydia Bradey: A Life Lived at Altitude, The Ultimate Adventure Woman Read More »
