A conversation with Danny Awang, a videographer and photographer whose year is basically built around race weekends, edit deadlines, and figuring out how to keep the story feeling fresh!
Danny takes us from filming skateboard edits in middle school to an early freelance chapter in Southern California (and the burnout that came with it), then into a totally random “marketing manager for bidets” era that somehow helped him level up his skills before jumping back behind the camera.
From there, everything snowballs. A road trip out West leads him to his first gravel race, cyclocross pulls him into the Mid-Atlantic scene, and a cold DM to Jeremiah Bishop opens the door to bigger projects and bigger weekends. We talk about what it looks like to actually spend time with athletes beyond race day, why the “before and after” moments are where the good stuff lives, and how he’s thinking about leveling up creatively when you’ve shot the same iconic races year after year.
We also get into a few epic moments like heading to the Tour de France Femmes with EF to help make daily YouTube episodes, the logistics of shooting a stage race, and the very real push and pull of travel.
Episode 50.
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A conversation with Roma, a content creator, cyclist, and triathlete who’s built her whole last year around saying yes to new challenges and documenting the process as she goes :)!
Roma grew up as a competitive rhythmic gymnast, then found endurance sports later through a simple entry point a road bike in Seattle that turned into longer rides, brick workouts, and eventually a full send into triathlon training. She shares what it looked like to build her first real routine without a coach, fall in love with the structure of training, and find community through run clubs, track nights, and cycling groups.
We also talk about how content creation became part of the journey. From early TikTok posts she didn’t want her friends to see, to a sudden stretch of momentum in spring 2025 where videos started popping off, brands started reaching out, and she decided to commit to creating full time. Roma breaks down how she thinks about making videos that still feel like her, while also understanding what performs online.
On the racing side, we talk about her first ever triathlon and what surprised her about race day. From there, the convo shifts into bucket list thinking, why she likes year long “projects,” what she’s excited about next, and how she’s balancing training with travel, hiking, and trying new sports like gravel and trail running.
We wrap with a few favorite moments from the year's Tour de France week, a huge mountain ride, and plenty of “how is this real life?” energy plus a book rec that reshaped how she thinks about success, and her biggest takeaway: say yes and figure it out from there.
Episode 49.
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A conversation with Lauren Gregory, a trail runner who’s spent the last few years figuring out where she feels at home in the sport! Lauren grew up running in the foothills around Fort Collins, went on to spend six years at the University of Arkansas winning team titles and racing at the NCAA level, and eventually found herself on the start line of the 2024 Olympic Trials in the 5K. The twist: on the day she finally got there, all she really wanted was to be at Broken Arrow.
In this episode we talk about what it looks like to shift from track to trail while navigating contracts, injuries, and expectations, and why she pushed so hard to make trail part of her pro path with Nike and now ACG. Lauren shares her experience racing Golden Trail and WMRA events, the contrast between “show” and “sport,” and what happens when you build an entire block around a race like Sierre-Zinal and it just doesn’t click. We also get into travel fatigue, jet lag, team camps in Chamonix, and why she’s oddly excited about gaming airline status as part of being a pro.
More than anything, this is a conversation about staying in love with the work. Lauren talks about coming back from burnout, learning to trust a second (or third) chapter in running, and why the most powerful thing she’s found—on the track, in the Alps, and on Colorado trails—is simple, steady consistency.
Hope you all enjoy this conversation :)!
Episode 48.
SHOW NOTES
World Mountain Running Association (WMRA)
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A conversation with Sam Pratt, a UK based climbing photographer and lifelong climber whose work sits at the intersection of movement, creativity, and community.
Sam grew up immersed in climbing through his grandfather, spending weekends on gritstone crags, scrambling in the Peak District, and learning the rhythms of life outdoors early on. Photography came alongside climbing, introduced through film cameras and an old school approach that shaped how he sees both the sport and the people within it.
In this episode, we talk about growing into photography through the climbing community, stepping away from competition, and how injuries quietly shifted his relationship with movement and work. Sam shares what it’s been like building a career as a photographer in a small, tight knit scene, learning how to value creative work, and navigating the balance between personal projects and commercial pressure.
We also get into documenting the Paris 2024 Olympics, what it was like photographing sport climbing on the world’s biggest stage without a traditional assignment, and how that freedom shaped the way he approached the event. Sam reflects on scale, access, and storytelling, from World Cups to the controlled chaos of the Olympic press room.
Later in the conversation, we dive into Exposure, the climbing photography festival Sam founded, why print still matters, and how creating space for photographers feels like giving something back to the community that raised him.
We also talk about his recent book made with climber Hamish McArthur, a year long documentation of Hamish’s road toward the Paris Olympics. What began as a project about performance slowly became something more honest, capturing doubt, burnout, pressure, and the human side of elite sport. Sam shares what it was like photographing such an intimate season, navigating trust and boundaries, and shaping the book as a physical object that holds time, emotion, and memory.
Hope you enjoy this conversation!
Episode 47.
SHOW NOTES
Sam Pratt
https://www.instagram.com/samm_pratt/
Exposure Climbing Photography Festival
https://www.exposurefest.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/exposurephotographyfestival/
A Season in the Shadows BOOK!
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Sara Van Vliet is an artist and cyclist who rides long distances not to escape her studio, but to deepen her connection to it. Her work lives in the space where movement, creativity, and attention meet. Drawing, cycling, filming, observing, all of it shaped by curiosity.
For a long time, Sara kept her athletic and artistic lives separate. She raced long distance speed skating at a high level while studying at the art academy, moving between two worlds that kept asking her to fully commit to one. She eventually stepped away from competitive sport, but the pull toward physical challenge never really left.
Things shifted in the summer of 2024 when she started recording small video vlogs during her solo cycling trips. They were meant for friends and family, but slowly turned into something else. The more she rode, the more she realized that long days on the bike created a kind of mental space she couldn’t access anywhere else.
In this conversation, we talk about how cycling became a bridge between two parts of her life that once felt far apart, how documenting her rides turned into a creative tool, and how she’s exploring the connection between the bike and artistic clarity.
We also walk through her four-thousand-five-hundred-kilometer solo trip from Antwerp to the North Cape. Forty-six days on the road, averaging one hundred and twenty kilometers a day, and one oil pastel drawing made every night after setting up camp. Those drawings became a record of the journey and a way to understand how repetition, solitude, and consistency shape the way we see.
We talk about the quiet moments of long distance travel, the friendships formed on ferries and in campgrounds, and running into the same riders again and again along the edges of Norway. Sara also shares her thoughts on burnout, posting work online, preparing for The Traka, and the next idea she’s considering, which may involve riding from Europe to India for a friend’s wedding!
Hope you enjoy this conversation :)
Sara on Instagram:
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Sarah’s Artwork + Exhibitionshttps://doorsaravanvliet.nl
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Episode 46.
Mia Lambson has spent the better part of her life with a camera in hand, carving out space for women in snowboarding. She’s a filmmaker, director, and the force behind Tomboy Media. After more than a decade shooting contests, street sessions, backcountry missions, and whatever wild projects the community throws her way, she is now pouring all of that grit, skill, and vision into Wayward, a full length documentary tracing the history of women’s snowboarding and the culture that shaped it.
In this episode, we start with Wayward: how an idea from 2018 grew into a multi year project that follows the evolution of snowboard culture through the lens of gender. Mia talks about uncovering nearly forgotten stories like Morgan LaFontaine throwing double backflips in the mid 90s, the lost film No Man’s Land, and what happens when women’s accomplishments aren’t preserved.
We also explore the bigger arc of women’s snowboarding: the male dominated early industry, the early 2000s “sex sells” era, and the moment things finally began to shift. Mia breaks down how opportunities like Big Air opening back up to women, massive progression moments, and how social media pressure on brands helped reshape the landscape. She shares what she heard from the 30-plus women she interviewed for the film, from pioneers who had to fight for every scrap of support to a younger generation who, for the first time, doesn’t carry the same weight of “you don’t belong here.”
From there, we go into Mia’s own path: her start in a world where anonymous forums tore apart every women’s edit, learning to create from fear instead of curiosity, and the way that slowly erodes your confidence. She talks about landing her dream job at Snowboarder Magazine, launching into freelance right as the pandemic hit, stepping back from snowboarding entirely to open a vintage furniture shop, and stumbling into production work in Salt Lake — where she learned the planning, organization, and producing skills that would eventually make Wayward possible.
We close with Tomboy Media and what comes next: why Mia built it at first as a simple LLC and now sees it as a future home for female creatives; what shifts when women are behind the lens as well as in front of it; and how she imagines building a directory or collective that brands can turn to when they want female led media. She shares the very real, unglamorous side of making an independent film — insurance, lawyers, endless emails — and her belief that a little bit of delusion is sometimes the only way big creative things get made :)!
Hope you enjoy this conversation!
Episode 44.
SHOW NOTES
Mia Lambson Brady — filmmaker, director, and founder of Tomboy Media
Tomboy Media — female-led production studio & creative collectivehttps://www.instagram.com/tomboy.media
Wayward — A DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT HOW WOMEN CHANGED SNOWBOARDING
https://www.tomboy-media.com/wayward
Woodward Park City — host of Wayward’s world premiere on December 14 !!
Woodward Park City, 3863 Kilby Rd, Park City, UT 84098 COME WATCH!
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Australian ski mountaineer Lara Hamilton joins us from Solitude for a catch-up on life in the French Pyrenees, chasing an Olympic sprint spot, and what it’s like to race skimo at World Cup level. We talk couch surfing, learning French via bakery orders, dialing in power and transitions on a nearly snowless pre-season, and how she’s balancing big dreams with staying grounded. A fun, look at an athlete going all-in on Milan–Cortina.
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A conversation from Solitude, Utah with Cam Smith and Anna Gibson! We sat down and chat a bit about who they are, what brought them into the sport, and how this season fits into the lead-up to the 2026 Winter Olympics!
Cam has been racing on the skimo World Cup for nearly a decade. Anna is new to the sport but comes in with years of ski experience and strong running fitness, learning the discipline quickly after a chance conversation at Broken Arrow. We get into training through a low-snow year, what the sprint and relay formats actually look like, and how both athletes are navigating the final stretch of Olympic qualification.
We also chat about the energy of having a World Cup in the U.S., the community behind the team, and what they’re most excited for as the season ramps toward the Games!
Show Notes!
For more on Anna listen HERE! & follow @annaagibson
For more on Cam & Skimo, listen to Skimo Gold! & @camfromcb
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Jane Maus is one of those quietly powerful athletes whose story reveals itself layer by layer, She is a runner, climber, and registered dietitian who’s built her life around movement, curiosity, and the mountains. She grew up in Salt Lake City, found running through steep local trails and the Cirque Series, and eventually wandered her way to Boulder, where community, opportunity, and a whole lot of vertical helped her see what she was capable of.
In this week’s episode, we talk about Jane’s path: from studying exercise science to stumbling into nutrition, navigating clinical work at the VA, and ultimately carving out a home in endurance sports nutrition. She shares how her own history with food, injury cycles, and early confusion about “what to do with her life” led her toward the work she does now — empowering runners through Mountain Sports Nutrition and partnering with Wild Strides as their go-to resource for fueling big goals.
We get into her breakout year on the trails, one that looked nothing like she planned: a tough DNF at Black Canyon, a reset at Lake Sonoma, a surprise win at GoPro Games, a huge result at Broken Arrow, and her first time racing for Team USA at the World Championships. Along the way, she rediscovered that she thrives on steep, technical terrain, blending all the best parts of a long day out.
Jane also talks about the joy of doing things that genuinely excite you, the power of betting on yourself, and what it looks like to take a real leap toward the life you want. We finish off chatting baking as a creative outlet, winter downtime, her two Caminos across Spain, and the mountain objectives she’s dreaming about next :)!
Hope you enjoy this conversation!
Show Notes
Jane Maus — trail & mountain runner, sports dietitian
https://www.instagram.com/_janemaus_/
Mountain Sports Nutrition — endurance-focused nutrition coaching
https://www.mountainsportsnutrition.com
Wild Strides Coaching Collective — women-led coaching + nutrition partnership
https://wildstridespaper.com/pages/about-the-wild-strides-coaching-collective
La Sportiva — mountain running & scrambling footwear
Camino de Santiago — the pilgrimage route Jane has walked twice
https://www.caminodesantiago.gal/en/inicio
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Episode 42.
This week, we sit down in-person for the first time and dive into the chaotic & creative rise of Couch View — the cycling media project turning pro racing into 30-second culture-forward mini films.
Ansel shares how Couch View began as a simple experiment filming a race off his TV, evolved through early Strade Bianche edits, and grew into a global community of fans, riders, and cycling obsessives. We get into the craft behind the chaos: how he watches full races to catch the moments no traditional highlight reel notices — the costumes, the cobbles, the culture — and why music is the anchor of every edit.
We also dig into the transition from a structured full-time job into a fully self-directed creative life, the unexpected learning curve of launching merch, the impact of shining a spotlight on smaller races, and the surreal moments when pro riders start sharing your work.
And joining the conversation is Sofia Schugar — a professional cyclist who brings her own perspective on the sport, the community around racing, and the rise of creators reshaping how we experience cycling.
Expect Tour de France stories, couch ratings, inflatable furniture, European race plans, and a reminder that sometimes the best path forward is following your dreams — responsibly.
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A conversation with SENIQ founders Madison Hilson and Tina Thompson, who are reshaping women’s outdoor apparel and redefining what it means to feel good—on trail, on snow, and in the day-to-day!
We talk through the origins of SENIQ—from their early days in merchandising at Victoria’s Secret, to chapters at Outdoor Voices and Backcountry, to the moment in the Wasatch Mountains when the idea finally clicked. They share how hikes became “therapy hikes,” how a record-breaking Utah winter inspired the name, and why mental health is just as central as movement in everything they create.
Madison and Tina break down the rapid rise of SENIQ: selling out their first launch within days, bootstrapping and building out of basements in Ohio, getting into major retailers like REI, Evo, and Backcountry, and trusting their instincts even when industry advice said otherwise. We dig into what it takes to design technical yet trend-driven apparel, why versatility matters so much for women in the outdoors, and the creation of Clarity Club—SENIQ’s community initiative built around getting outside for mental reset.
We also get into the realities of early-stage startups: burnout, building a business with your best friend, funding decisions, learning paid marketing on the fly, finding joy in the chaos, and why fear is often the clearest sign you’re moving in the right direction. It’s a grounded look at building a brand around mental health, movement, and choosing to take the scenic route—literally and figuratively.
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SENIQ Website: https://seniqbrand.com
SENIQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seniq
Clarity Club (SENIQ community hikes): https://seniqbrand.com/pages/movement-meetups
SENIQ Substack: https://seniq.substack.com
REI — SENIQ products: https://www.rei.com/b/seniq
Evo — SENIQ products: https://www.evo.com/shop/brand/seniq
Backcountry — SENIQ products: https://www.backcountry.com/seniq
Christy Sports — SENIQ ski apparel: https://christysports.com
A conversation with Jazmine Lowther — a runner, coach, and former plant biologist whose path into trail running has been anything but linear. Before racing professionally, she spent years working outdoors in BC, climbing, skiing, and slowly realizing she had a real spark for moving fast in the mountains. That mix of science, curiosity, and time outside still shows up in how she trains and how she thinks about the sport today.
This episode walks through her past year — one that started with a couple of tough DNFs and slowly shifted into a season full of momentum. We talk about rebuilding, playing in the Tetons, the Grand FKT project that ended up being a huge confidence boost, running OCC, and lining up for the World Championships in Spain, where she worked her way from the back of the pack to 4th. It’s a cool look at how a season can turn around when you stay patient and keep chipping away.
We also get into the behind-the-scenes pieces of her life: juggling coaching, training on the road, what she’s learned from her athletes, and how she uses female physiology as a guide rather than something to work against. She shares simple tools for spotting burnout, taking real rest, and building seasons that feel exciting instead of overwhelming.
Hope you enjoy this episode! :)
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Sofia Schugar’s a lifelong mover who got her start in triathlon at UC San Diego, but the bike was always the part that made sense. One ride turned into a few races, and before long, cycling took over completely—first in Australia, where she learned to race crits the hard way, and now across Europe, where she’s found her groove in the gravel world!
In this week’s episode, we chat about Sofia’s path from college racing to standing on international start lines. We talk about rebuilding after setbacks, finding confidence in unpredictable seasons, and chasing long days on the bike with friends. Between Girona summers and San Diego winters, she’s built a life that’s equal parts racing and exceptional fun—community rides that somehow turn into all-day missions, donut stops, and a lot of laughter along the way.
We get into her time with Team Best San Diego, the women’s rides that sparked a bigger local scene, and how she’s shaping her 2025 race calendar—a mix of UCI gravel events, spontaneous ideas, and what she calls “psychotic fun.” Sofia also talks about navigating hormones, health, and balance in a sport that rarely slows down, and why staying curious—and not taking it all too seriously—might be the key to longevity.
Hope you enjoy this one—bikes, community, and all the good chaos in between.
Show Notes
Team Best San Diego — inclusive cycling club and community hub based in Southern California
https://teambest.cc/
MAAP Cycling — apparel brand supporting Sofia through the Pro Forward Team
maap.cc
The Traka — Girona-based gravel race that marked a breakthrough moment in Sofia’s racing career
thetraka.com
Gravel & Wine — community-driven gravel event in California’s wine country
gravelandwine.com
24 Hours in the Old Pueblo — endurance mountain-bike relay in Arizona
epicrides.com
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Carey De Victoria-Michel’s story is one of creative evolution and movement — both physical and artistic. A climber-turned-designer, Carey spent years guiding and co-founding She Moves Mountains before heading to Barcelona to study design and launch Studio Rocky, her own creative practice rooted in the outdoors. Her work reflects that same duality — structured yet organic, clean yet deeply human — inspired by time spent in nature and a lifetime of visual curiosity.
In this week’s episode, we dive into the 40-mile run Carey completed across Minnesota’s Boundary Waters — a journey that became as much about processing grief and growth as it was about endurance. After becoming a mother and losing her dad, she felt called back to a trail she’d known for years, using movement as a way to honor memory and reconnect with herself. What unfolded was a season of quiet miles, friendship, and creative renewal — proof that sometimes, moving forward is the best way to move through it.
Carey shares how movement helps her process life, how she balances screen-based design with hands-on work like block printing and natural dye, and how she’s redefining creative sustainability in a season full of change.
Hope you enjoy this episode chatting all things art, running, and the simple joy of making things!
Show Notes:
Studio Rocky — design studio founded by Carey De Victoria-Michel
studiorocky.co
Instagram: @studiorocky.co
She Moves Mountains — women’s climbing organization co-founded by Carey
shemovesmountains.org
Kekekabic Trail — 40-mile trail through Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
Lightship RV — sustainable electric RV brand
lightshiprv.com
Literally Outside — Chicago-based outdoor brand
literallyoutside.com
Satisfy Running — creative running and apparel brand
satisfyrunning.com
Athleta Magazine — Italian sports and culture publication
athletamag.com
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A conversation with trail runner and community builder Courtney Coppinger, joining from Boulder, Colorado! Courtney is the kind of person who loves to bring people together and turn simple ideas into real community. She’s part of the Brooks Trail Team and has had an epic year—racing across the Golden Trail World Series, placing fourth at the Sunapee Scramble, representing Team USA at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, and finishing top-10 overall in the Golden Trail Final. She has also helped start Sometimes Pizza, a backyard pop-up that turns runs and local gatherings into easy hangs with good food and connection!
In this conversation, we chat about how Courtney shifted from the track to the trails, rediscovered her love for running in the mountains, and found her footing with the Brooks Trail Team and a year centered on curiosity over pressure. Courtney shares what fueled her season, her work with Wild Strides—a coaching collective she’s part of—and what’s next: more hosting, deeper roots in Boulder, and a low-key winter cross-country block just for fun :)!
Loved getting to know Courtney—such a rad human. Hope you all enjoy this conversation!
LINKS! For more Info!
Wild Stride Coaching:
https://wildstridespaper.com/pages/about-the-wild-strides-coaching-collective
Instagram:
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Sometimes PIZZA:
https://www.instagram.com/sometimes.pizza/
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A conversation with Millie Gibbons about ultra-cycling, bikepacking, and the growing women’s endurance scene! Millie shares her journey from casual weekend rides to taking on multi-day ultra events — exploring what it means to balance adventure, community, and the simple joy of being on the bike :)!
We talk about how her riding has evolved, the surge of women showing up in endurance cycling, and the moments that make all those long hours the expereiences they are! Millie also shares her recent women’s Everesting challenge in Girona — where four riders took on the elevation of Mount Everest in a single day — and what it taught her about camaraderie, persistence, and the fun that comes from doing something big together!
A rad conversation as usual, hope you enjoy!
https://www.instagram.com/milliegibbons/
Izzy is the founder of New Mountain Magazine, an independent outdoor publication that highlights creativity, storytelling, and the many ways people move through the outdoors. In this episode, we dig into the creative process behind Edition Two — from curating stories and collaborating with contributors to navigating the logistics of printing, shipping, and global distribution!
We talk about some of they key elements that define New Mountain, the balance between digital storytelling and print, and what it takes to grow an independent magazine from the ground up. Izzy shares insight into building community around print media, finding contributors whose stories feel timeless, and the realities of managing production, distribution, and funding as a one-woman operation.
Inside the new issue, we explore pieces like Chris Burkard’s personal essay on burnout and rediscovery, the “Arctic Sisterhood” story following six women adventuring in Svalbard, and a collection of essays, guides, and photo features that reflect the depth and diversity of outdoor culture today.
If you’re interested in independent media, creative production, or the intersection of art and adventure, this conversation offers a grounded look at the process behind a growing publication that’s redefining what outdoor storytelling can look like.
Find New Mountain Magazine at newmountainmag.com and follow along at @newmountainmag.
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A conversation with Neža, the Slovenian maker behind What Happened, a one-woman brand dedicated to building custom mountaineering backpacks. Her path into the craft is anything but straightforward. After nearly a decade in Budapest running an urban cycling brand, she walked away when she realized the business model was built on creating needs instead of answering them. Searching for a new direction, she landed a rare apprenticeship in Munich, learning the intricacies of outdoor gear repair, before joining Patagonia’s Worn Wear program and traveling across Europe in a rolling workshop that fixed gear for free.
When the pandemic shut that down, Neža returned to Slovenia and set up a sewing machine in a cabin in the woods. What began as small runs of bikepacking bags slowly evolved into the highly technical, hand-built alpine packs she makes today. Each order starts with a conversation, a trust-building exchange that allows her to translate a customer’s vision into a durable tool made to last years in the harshest environments.
Her packs are already traveling the world—on expeditions in Antarctica, to high peaks in Nepal, and on the backs of mountain guides who spend more than two hundred days a year outside. The name What Happened reflects both her repair roots and her belief that every piece of gear carries a story. She talks about why durability matters more than chasing recycled buzzwords, the challenges of working with Dyneema, and how true sustainability comes from building things that last and can be repaired.
This conversation dives into what it means to create slowly in an outdoor industry obsessed with speed and saturation. For Neža, craftsmanship is not a trend but a practice—one that connects maker and user through trust, intention, and use. “This business can last a very long time,” she says. “Because it was never in fashion.”
A conversation with Taylen, an adventure photographer and content creator based in Whistler, whose lens captures the raw energy of sport and wild places. From growing up with a love for the outdoors to turning her camera into a career, Taylen’s story is one of curiosity, risk-taking, and saying yes to the unknown. She first picked up a following by sharing adventures on TikTok, then pursued formal training in adventure guiding and marketing, blending her passion for the outdoors with the skills to tell stories that resonate.
In this episode, Taylen talks about her time in Tofino, where she pushed herself in the surf lineup and discovered a new rhythm of life on the coast. She shares how being selected for the Canon Futures Program accelerated her growth as a photographer, opening doors to mentorship and professional opportunities. And she takes us into the mountains on the Tantalus Traverse—a wild and unforgettable journey that taught her about preparation, humility, and the importance of being present in the moment.
A conversation about perseverance, creativity, and the courage it takes to follow unconventional paths, this episode captures Taylen’s perspective on what it means to create and live fully in the outdoors.
A conversation with Brookmyer McIntyre! In this episode she shares her journey from being an elite rower to becoming a competitive cyclist and content creator. After her visa expired in the UK, Brookmyer shifted from rowing to cycling—discovering new challenges, fresh opportunities, and the importance of embracing uncertainty along the way!
We dive into the similarities and differences between rowing and cycling, the endurance mindset required in both sports, and the nutrition strategies that fuel Brookmyer’s long rides. She opens up about the mental shifts necessary to succeed, the role of community in her development as an athlete, and how social media has amplified her ability to support and connect with other women in cycling.
https://www.instagram.com/wanderwomenscollective/
https://www.instagram.com/brookmyerrrr/
https://wanderwomenscollective.com/