101 Women in adventure films - Part 2
Here is the second half of the most inspiring and engaging women in adventure films.
Enjoy the amazing, badass and expansive world of women in adventure…
Please note that these videos are not at the exclusion of men. Many of the videos do include men, however, they also showcase a strong female lead and team.
Send me your favourites so I can add them to the list!
Yours in exploration,
Emma
Photo: Liam Kelly www.instagram.com/liamkellyphoto
52. The Ultra Addict with Courtney Dauwalter | Salomon TV
Trail running (11 mins)
In 2018, Courtney Dauwalter battled for two days and 205 miles on the steep, dry Tahoe Rim Trail. Lack of sleep, race mishaps and a relentless competitor pursued her as she was pushing her limits, running towards the overall victory. You can learn a lot about yourself when a race goes well, but you can learn even more when it all goes sideways.
53. Western States 100 with Courtney Dauwalter and Lucy Bartholomew | Salomon Running
Trail running (10 mins)
At Western States 100 2018, Courtney Dauwalter ran the second-fastest time in the history of the race. And we were able to share the story of Lucy B running her first 100mile race with the support of her Dad, Ash.
Let's relive that day along the very long trail from Squaw Valley to Auburn.
54. The Mother | Salomon TV
Running and pregnancy (6 mins)
Kasie Enman hails from the small town of Huntington, Vermont where she lives with her husband and family. She was World Mountain Running Champion in 2011 and had a string of podiums in the 2012 SkyRunning Series before falling pregnant with her second child. In this episode, we discover Kasie's home and family life as she shares her thoughts and feelings on running during pregnancy.
55. ROLL Recovery - Emma Coburn - Home Town Hero
Running (20 mins)
Not even Emma Coburn, the 2017 IAAF World Champion steeplechaser, is immune to race day nerves. How did an anxious, small town athlete become a world champion? We caught up with Emma Coburn in her home town of Crested Butte, Colorado to get a glimpse of her life after winning Gold and why starting the Elk Run 5k is so important to her.
56.PERTEX Presents 'A Feather in the West' - FULL FILM
Rock climbing (46 mins)
A Feather in the West' is about Owey, the eponymous wild, Atlantic frontier island just off the west coast of County Donegal. Many British & Irish climbers assume they have to travel long haul to find aesthetically beautiful, pristine condition, virgin unclimbed rock that’s ripe for new routing.
There is a perception that the opportunity to etch your name into the guidebooks by [making your contribution to] developing a world class crag, is basically gone, that all the good lines were climbed years ago.
But the reality isn’t so: In September 2019, a team of talented Irish climbers [Chloe Condron, Kevin Kilroy, Michelle O'Loughlin and Conor McGovern] travelled to the small island of Owey to explore sea cliffs that local guidebook writer Iain Miller, claims have “enough new routing potential to last at least twelve lifetimes”.
Despite its proximity to the mainland, Owey retains an ethereal otherworldly charm that harks back to the peacefulness and simplicity of life in bygone days. It’s also home to majestic granite sea cliffs that have been scoured pristine by huge ocean swells leaving awe-inspiring cliffs for adventurous climbers to enjoy.
57. Lessons from Jeju | Freediving and Motherhood with Kimi Werner
Freediving and motherhood (14 mins)
Seven months pregnant and apprehensive of the effect motherhood would have on her career as a professional freediver, Kimi Werner took a trip to the island of Jeju in South Korea to meet her heroes, the haenyeo – a group of freediving and fishing women often regarded as Korea’s first working mother’s whose culture dates back centuries.
Expecting her first child, Kimi will explore how the haenyeo represent feminine strength and resilience as a self sufficient sisterhood of diving mothers and grandmothers. As Kimi transitions from a solo underwater adventurist to a mother cultivating a family, she longs to learn from the haenyeo elders - many of which are well into their 70’s and continue to dive.
Join Kimi on her journey in Lessons from Jeju, where she gains a deeper understanding of what it means to pass on her own legacy and learns motherhood for a professional athlete isn’t a roadblock but instead a path forward.
58. Fishpeople | Lives Transformed by the Sea
Life in the ocean (49 mins)
Fishpeople tells the stories of a unique cast of characters who have dedicated their lives to the sea. Featuring Dave Rastovich, Kimi Werner, Matahi Drollet and more. Available for the first time online!
59. Wolfpack | The Family that Runs Together...
Trail running (13 mins)
High in the San Juan Mountains above Silverton, Colorado, a pack of runners roam. Together they traverse mountain meadows and navigate mineral-stained peaks through the rugged landscape of their backyard. The Braford-Lefebvre family chose to live here in order to raise their family wild. Through hard times and the best ones, running is their tool for experiencing life together.
60. Courtney Dauwalter | Ultra running documentary film exploring Courtney's source of will | The Source
Ultra running (39 mins)
The Source is a documentary film that explores elite ultra runner Courtney Dauwalter's source of will. How does the candy-loving, beer drinking athlete crush 200+ mile races, in some cases, beating all the men and the women?
The film gives viewers a front row seat as Courtney races the Tahoe 200 and lends insight.
61. CHINA DOLL - Love, Obsession and Hard Traditional Climbing with Heather Weidner
Rock climbing (20 mins)
China Doll is a provocative exploration of gender stereotypes, romance, and rock climbing. Witness Heather Weidner battle personal demons in the world of hard traditional climbing. With her ascent of China Doll, a 5.14- R traditional route in Upper Dream Canyon, Colorado, U.S.A., Heather Weidner nabs the first female ascent, and becomes the fourth woman in the world to climb a 5.14 traditional route. In the process, she discovers that loving herself is the ultimate project.
This story exposes the pervasive nature of unconscious gender roles and reveals differences in how men and women approach love and sport. Heather and her husband have what many climbers would call the perfect relationship. Despite external achievements and support from her husband, Heather refuses to believe in herself. This emblematic struggle is not just about discovering personal freedom, but giving oneself permission to enjoy it. Is confidence a choice?
LT11’s director Jon Glassberg teams up with writer Caroline Treadway in this groundbreaking short film starring Heather and Chris Weidner.
62. Hazel Findlay, Spice Girl. First Female E9 - Scary!
Rock climbing (7 mins)
Hazel Findlay became the first woman to climb a British E9 (hard and scary!) with her ascent of Once Upon A Time In The Southwest, near Devon, UK. This is an excerpt from the REEL ROCK 8 Film SPICE GIRL, presented by Sterling Rope
63. Slaydies
Rock climbing (9 mins)
La Sportiva climbing athletes Margo Hayes, Paige Claassen and Emily Harrington take a trip to Spain, to explore the abundant sport climbing and deep water soloing that Mallorca offers. Each woman is a "slady" (i.e., lady who slays) in her own rite; each has contributed to the progression of the sport, while continuing to support her fellow slaydies.
64. Michaela Kiersch | Necessary Evil 5.14c | First Female Ascent
Rock climbing (8 mins)
Watch and listen to Michaela Kiersch as she makes the first female ascent of Necessary Evil (5.14c), a mythical route (in the Virgin River Gorge) first climbed by Chris Sharma in 1997. Often tried and rarely repeated, Necessary Evil ranks among the most storied and sought-after sport climbs in the world.
65. Black Diamond Presents: Hazel Findlay in South Korea
Rock climbing (8 mins)
The roots of Black Diamond spread deep and wide. In fact, beginning in the mid-1980’s, a chance meeting with the psyched climbers of South Korea has now blossomed into one of BD’s strongest partnerships. As South Korea continues to make waves in the global climbing community with young phenoms such as Chaehyun Seo routinely shattering barriers and winning world cups, BD Athletes Hazel Findlay and Colette McInerney wanted to explore Black Diamond’s Korean roots, and experience the now thriving climbing culture that has become part of our global heritage. Check out this beautiful film made by Colette, for a glimpse into the world of South Korean climbing.
66. REI Presents: Within Reach
Women in the outdoors (12 mins)
63% of women said they could not think of an outdoor female role model
6 in 10 women say that men’s interests in outdoor activities are taken more seriously than women’s
"Once I was able to stop looking at other women through the lens of destructive stereotypes or as the competition, my relationships with women changed into something beautiful, supportive and strong. Women climbing with women isn’t the end-all solution to eradicating sexism. But it is creating an opportunity for us to see that negative social norms and pressures do exist, which make women feel in competition with one another to prove themselves strong enough, good enough, tough enough to hang with men in the outdoors (office, gym, etc)." - Shelma Jun
67. Bethany Hamilton, Alana Blanchard and Nikki Van Dijk | Ep 3, #MyBikini Bali | Rip Curl Women
Surfing (11 mins)
In Episode Two of My Bikini Bali, Bethany Hamilton, Alana Blanchard and Nikki van Dijk joined the rest of the Rip Curl Women’s team in Bali, on a mission to find barrels in bikinis. Turns out, they don’t like to waste any time.
Straight off the plane, the women flew straight in to the perfect swell for Uluwatu – one that was just big enough to get Padang working, no less.
The result? Some of the best sessions we’ve seen this trip, and some of the most memorable barrels these women have ever had. The perfect ending to a trip that just kept getting better and better.
It doesn’t get much more rad than this…
68. Becoming Ruby | Inclusion, Bikes and Hand-Drawn Heroes
Mountain biking (19 mins)
A film about inclusion, identity and hand-drawn heroes. If you can’t find a hero, create your own; for mountain biker, skier and artist Brooklyn Bell, that hand-drawn hero was a comic character named Ruby J. Using Ruby as a role model, Brooklyn set out to “live like her, breathe like her, be unapologetically black like her,” finding her own identity in a mix of dirt, snow, art and inclusion.
69. Alex Puccio: The Comeback Episode #1
Bouldering (19 mins)
Episode One of the ultimate documentary on legendary competitive boulderer Alex Puccio is finally here! In this episode, we climb with Alex in Hueco and look back at where it all began: her first experiences in the gym, how she almost didn’t make the climbing team, her first professional competitions and how all of it pushed her to greatness.
70. Meet One Of The World's Best All-Round Cyclists: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
Biking (21 mins)
Rob Warner travels to France to meet with the only rider in history to hold cross-country, cyclocross and road racing world titles at the same time, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot.
71. Meet Britain's Most Successful Competitive Climber: Shauna Coxsey
Bouldering (13 mins)
Rob Warner meets up with English professional rock climber Shauna Coxsey in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, to find out what the future holds for this climbing rockstar. Then Warner gets a lesson in climbing. That should definitely go well for him.
#climbing #redbull #shaunacoxsey
Inspired by a movie starring French freeclimber Catherine Destivelle, Coxsey first went to a climbing wall when she was four-years-old. She wasn’t tall enough to scale the walls at the time, but she was undeterred and was eventually allowed a few months later. From that moment, she knew that climbing was her thing.
72. How to climb Everest? We interview Everest climber Melanie Windridge
Mountaineering (9 mins)
On 28 May 2018 Melanie Windridge summited Mount Everest.
In this BMC monthly show extra from the Alpine Club in London, Melanie talks to host Niall Grimes about her scientific approach to preparation for the climb, including her realisation of the importance of being able to make a quick descent from the summit to reduce the risks and effects of altitude sickness and exposure.
73. Everest: The 10%
Mountaineering (10 mins)
Mount Everest – an icon of human exploration and adventure – is mostly the arena of men. Just over 10% of all Everest summiteers are women, fewer if you include the Sherpas. This is the story of one woman’s adventure to the top of the world, and why it meant so much to her.
74. All The Tors: A Dartmoor Story
Hiking (10 mins)
Emily Woodhouse journeys across Dartmoor and through her life, as she tried to be the first person to visit all the tors on Dartmoor in one continuous circuit. The All the Tors Challenge took place in 2018: 119 tors, 10 days and 300km of walking solo and self-sufficient across the wilderness, fundraising for Dartmoor Rescue.
75. Looking Out
Sea kayaking (9 mins)
A story about the Human Spirit. Pa (Philippa) Arding has suffered two life threatening accidents in the last 11 years. Left with a permanent limp and a brain injury that makes speech and language incredibly difficult for her, she has defied the odds and gone on to overcome many obstacles, take part in great adventures and lead marine conservation initiatives. Pa is an inspiring human with an amazing story to share, relating to every one of us.
76. Three Women and the Three Old Men
Rock climbing (11 mins)
Three women and the three old men' is a story of three women's journey to climb three of Scotland's remote sea stacks in just three days to raise money for a local charity who provide opportunities for disadvantaged youths in climbing.
77. Should
Mountain biking (7 mins)
Should' examines the challenges that teenage girls face as they battle the pressures to conform to society’s ideas of what girls should be like. With bikes and the Adventure Syndicate’s positive role models they find the freedom and courage that comes from adventuring outdoors.
78. Rathlin
Wild Swimming (4 mins)
Sometimes modern life can feel overwhelming. Anxiety has turned into a normal part of our everyday lives. We’re so busy living we’re forgetting to live. Feeling burnt out and lost in the city, Nathalie travels alone to a remote island off the coast of Northern Ireland to experience wild
swims, cold winds, and the joy of living slowly again.
79. Daughters of the Dark
Caving (10 mins)
Women cavers reveal the challenges, joys and unique experiences they have discovered in the deep dark of the underground world. Explorers, discoverers, beginners, scientists, artists and women of all ages find adventure and camaraderie in caving. This film documents a huge range of activities underground in UK and Ireland caves and mines. It was made to encourage participation in caving, speleology and potholing.
80. Untrodden
Hiking (10 mins)
Leading female explorer, Lucy Shepherd, introduces the world of adventure to an outdoor novice, taking them up one of the UK's most renowned mountains in the middle of December. With an unexpected storm bringing winds of up to 115km/h, this mini expedition suddenly seems a whole lot more daunting, especially for a beginner. Highlighting just how beneficial adventure is for us, this short documentary explores accessibility of the outdoors, perseverance and women in the industry.
81. Child of the Teign
Wild Swimming (6 mins)
An unhappy young teenager, lacking any self confidence is sent to go and stay with her grandmother on Dartmoor over the summer, and discovers that her mother's love for the wild rivers and talent for open water swimming might have been passed on to her. After initial struggle, she grows to love Dartmoor and the rivers too, instead of seeing it as a punishment.
82. Classic Rock
Ultra running | Rock climbing (11 mins)
Two runners attempt to be the first female pair known to complete a gruelling challenge set in the heart of the Lakes. The challenge consists of climbing 15 iconic climbs taken from Ken Wilson's Classic Rock book and running in between each climb in under 24 hours.
This short film follows ultrarunner Jasmin Paris and mum of two, and Helm Hill runner, Mhairi Helme with assistance from legendary climber Dave Birkett and runner Josh Jardine. Fighting against time and the unpredictable harsh weather the pair battle on to try to complete an epic and unforgettable adventure in the Lake District.
83. Silbergeier - Nina Caprez & Cedric Lachat
Rock Climbing (19 mins)
The movie relates the first feminine ascent by Nina Caprez of Silbergeier (Swiss), one of the hardest multipitch route in the world, bolted and first sent in 1993 by Beat Kammerlander.
84. Bob & Marion
Running (6 mins)
“It’s the agony and the ecstasy,” reflect Marion (78) and Bob Luker (81). An intimate portrait of a lifetime's marathon running, set against Dartmoor's epic landscape. When Bob Luker decided to try his first distance run after turning forty, he got the running bug, and so did his wife Marion. Once they tried one, they couldn’t stop. Half a lifetime later, they’ve run more marathons and ultras than they can remember. “Christ! I’m 80 years old and I’m still out running. Beat that!”
85. The Adventure Itinerary
Adventure | Conservation (5 mins)
Katherine is dedicating her life to harnessing adventure as a means of protecting and conserving the marine environment, to inspiring everyone to step beyond their doorstep through adventure to fall in love with the beauty and wonder of nature and through this love, to be inspired to take action to protect our wonderful planet.
86. I Am a Fellrunner
Fell running (5 mins)
Fell running is more than a sport - it is part of an identity. Through the evocation of a poem, ‘I am a Fellrunner,’ explores the way in which one woman is defined as a fellrunner in the place where she belongs.
87. The Weight of Mountains
Running | Mental Health (12 mins)
We run for many reasons. We champion the runner's high, the inclusive community, the purpose we find when we are deep in the flow. But what about the pressures? What about the aspects of life and running that seep into our sport and create problems? The Weight of Mountains can be difficult to carry alone, but we are not alone. We are never alone.
Join Elite Athletes Amanda Basham, Meredith Edwards, and Kaci Lickteig in raising awareness for better Mental Health and challenging the stigma.
88. Revel in the Climb
Hiking | Mental Health (9 mins)
For some, the mountain offer a place of escapism from modern day living, whilst to others they are a place of inspiration for art and creativity. Maybe they are a place for challenge and personal growth, or a place for play, adventure, or health and fitness. But what happens when the mountains are your happy place and you then find yourself on an exposed and crumbling ridge caught in the strangling grip of a panic attack?
Abbie had climbed to the summit of Ben Nevis a number of times before, but this time the mountain was calling her to push to the very limits of her mental health. What happened taught her a lesson we can all take courage from.
89. Hers to take
Rock climbing (9 mins)
A documentary exploring the benefits of risk-taking for women in outdoors adventure sport. The story follows the filmmaker Annie as she learns to deal with her fear of failure while bouldering in the Peak District. To aid with this journey, she meets with some other women to learn how they cope with risk-taking and fear in the outdoors adventure sports world.
90. Follow Fjord
Search and Rescue (8 mins)
Mountain Snow safety for youngsters; Caroline shares the essentials accompanied by ‘Fjord’ her avalanche search and rescue dog.
91. Aziza
Ultra Racing (7 mins)
The call to prayer is a familiar sound in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. Five times a day the minaret sounds, and people from all across Moroccan valleys pause to say their prayers. The people of these villages are proud of their traditions, and many are subsistence farmers who work hard to make a living and maintain their families. This is no different for Aziza Raji, it’s just that despite the daily tasks that are expected of her, she manages to find time to train to be one of the rising stars of Moroccan ultra-running. Set in the streets of Bou Tharar and the wide, craggy valleys of the lower Atlas, ‘Aziza’ is the story of a young woman who has thrived in the world of ultra-racing. The combination of her ambition, determination, and the loving support of her family has helped her to overcome many social and cultural challenges, and has made her a role model for other up-and-coming athletes in Morocco.
92. Well Preserved
Wild Swimming (4 mins)
There is no better way to start the day than an early morning sea swim. It's physical, mental, spiritual, communal - all wrapped up in a simple dip in the sea. A group of women, who call themselves the 'Morning Swimmers of Sandagerði', brave the icy waters of the North Atlantic, along the coastline of the Faroe Islands, for their morning dip in the ocean. They go in every day of the year, sunshine or snow, unless a storm roughs up the water too much. And for them it is as much about connection and friendship as it is about exercise and invigoration.
93. A Golden Day
Running (5 mins)
Distance Runner Nicola Squires is a marathon winning local legend based in Northern England.
There is something greater than race results though which enables her to sustain her level of fitness all year round.
This driving force is simply her connection with the local landscape and using running as a way to feel it on a far deeper level.
At certain times of the year she will experience a sunrise and a sunset over the duration of a single run, this she calls a golden day.
94. North and Lights
Running (16 mins)
With breathtaking landscapes and extreme running conditions, this is a sensitive portrait of an exceptional woman who doesn't stop running and uses her passion to raise awareness of multiple sclerosis.
95. Breathtaking: K2 - The World's Most Dangerous Mountain | Eddie Bauer
Mountaineering (47 mins)
“K2 is a savage mountain that tries to kill you.” That is how climber George Bell described the infamous peak after the first American expedition in 1953–forever giving the mountain its nickname–The Savage Mountain. Sixty-six years later, Eddie Bauer mountain guides Adrian Ballinger and Carla Perez aim to summit the 8611-meter peak and join a community of explorers fewer in number than those who have been to outer space. Even more incredible, they both will attempt the feat without the use of supplemental oxygen. Every step of the way the team faces hazardous conditions, terrifying setbacks, and crushing misfortunes. But as Ballinger puts it, “I'll go until the mountain tells me I can’t go anymore.”
96. Moving Horizon: Hiking In Switzerland | Eddie Bauer
Hiking (5 mins)
Big wall rock climber Katie Lambert usually only goes on a hike to get to the base of a wall or get to an objective--but not this time. This time, she joined fellow Eddie Bauer guide Caroline George in her home country of Switzerland to go on one of the most stunning and picturesque hikes in the world. And maybe, just maybe, they'll find some walls to traverse along the way.
97. Lel Tone's Island Adventure
Stand up paddle boarding (6 mins)
Between guiding in Alaska, skiing in Switzerland, and paddleboarding in Baja, Eddie Bauer guide Lel Tone has ticked a ton of active, adventure travel miles. But until a few months back—when she joined fishing guides Andrew Bennett and Adrienne Comeau on a bonefishing and paddleboarding mission to an undisclosed location—she had never experienced the Hawaiian Islands. The culture, the vistas, the bonefishing and the chill, infectious aloha vibe she experienced set the hook and made the islands one of her new favorite destinations.
98. Eddie Bauer: Mustang Mystery - Part 1
Mountaineering (6 mins)
After the tragic events on Everest last year, Melissa Arnot was feeling disillusioned about high-altitude climbing. Yet her love for Nepal, its people and its mountains remained strong. So, in the fall of 2104, Melissa Arnot traveled back to the tallest range in the world but changed course, journeying to three newly permitted 20,000-foot peaks in the Upper Mustang region with guide Ben Jones and filmer Jon Mancuso on a self-supported journey to see what they could climb. In part one of the Mustang Mystery series we follow this journey, starting with the long and tedious approach just to reach the base of Mansail, Mansail South and Mustang Himal.
99. Eddie Bauer: Mustang Mystery - Part 2
Mountaineering (6 mins)
Last fall, the Nepalese government granted climbing permit access to more than 300 unclimbed peaks that range from 5,800 to 7,900 meters. Melissa Arnot, co-founder of the Juniper Fund, journeyed to three of these peaks last fall hoping to rediscover her love for high-altitude climbing in the extremely remote Upper Mustang region of the Himalayas. Securing permits for three previously unclimbed peaks with limited beta and poor maps, Arnot tackled an exploratory, self-supported climb with guide Ben Jones and filmer Jon Mancuso. In part two of the Mustang Mystery series, we follow the climb from the tiny mountain outpost of ChungChung to Camp 2 en route to a recon on Mansail Peak.
100. Eddie Bauer: Mustang Mystery - Part 3
Mountaineering (6 mins)
To find a new perspective on high-altitude climbing, Eddie Bauer guide Melissa Arnot traveled to the beautiful Upper Mustang region of Nepal last fall in an effort to find and climb three newly permitted 20,000-foot peaks. With a different definition of success and incredible challenges of routefinding, Arnot, guide Ben Jones and filmer Jon Mancuso pioneered a new route on a self-supported mission aimed at a first ascent in previously unexplored Himalayan terrain. Two recon attempts and fifteen days of struggle later they became the first climbers to stand on the summit of 20,600-foot Mustang Himal, a first, first ascent for Arnot we profile in the conclusion of our Mustang Mystery series.
101. On Top of the World - Johanna & Aiyana
Surfing (10 mins)
On Top of the World follows Johanna Brebner and Aiyana Powell as they travel to the far north of the planet in search of waves and an arctic adventure. The two trek through deep snow filled fjords in sub-zero temperatures to surf extremely cold but beautifully fun waves. Filmed by Ishka Folkwell with an original score by Headland, On Top of the World is a celebration of surfing and an appreciation of the natural world in all its might and beauty.
I hope you are inspired, engaged, psyched and ready to lace up those shoes and get moving!
Enjoy it and get outside.
You are a total badass!
Happy adventuring,
Emma
