You’re invited to our free Trail Talk on July 31: Injury Prevention in Outdoor Adventure with Rachel Lee Boim, DPT. Bring your questions about pain, strength training, recovery and more. RSVP at cairnproject.org/trail-talks!

Rachel Lee Boim is a record holding endurance athlete and Doctor of Physical Therapy who has set Fastest Known Times on iconic routes like the Kilimanjaro Summit Circuit, Aconcagua, and the trail from Namche Bazaar to Everest Base Camp.

Rachel began her mountaineering journey at age 33. Since then, her on- the-go lifestyle has led her across six continents to compete in ultramarathons and high altitude ascents. Rachel's also a volunteer Trailblazer at The Cairn Project, blending her passion with philanthropy so other girls and women can experience the magic of time outdoors.

Angie and Rachel talk about:

• Rachel’s recovery from disordered eating and body dysmorphia
• How her sister’s cancer diagnosis inspired Rachel to explore scary goals
• The difference between pain and discomfort in outdoor adventure
• The emotional cost of being a sponsored athlete and how she found joy again
• Why women of all ages deserve to chase big goals (and how to start)
• Adventure lessons from Nepal, Bolivia, and beyond

Join us at the July 31 Trail Talk to ask Rachel questions about staying strong and healthy in outdoor adventure!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Free Trail Talks - cairnproject.org/trail-talks
• The Pink Fund
• Become a Trailblazer like Rachel!

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Brought to you by the Alliance for Gender Equity in Outdoor Adventure (GEA Alliance).

Hosted by Angie Marie Lake, edited by Alyson Castonguay, research assistance by Danielle Peecher

When 6 in 10 women struggle to name an outdoor female role model, how are girls supposed to know they belong in adventure spaces?

Cheri and Aubryanna were two of the young adults selected for the Summit Scholarship Foundation's 2024 Mt. Baker youth climb.

Spoiler alert: This all-women’s rope team didn’t reach the physical summit of Mt. Baker. But they gained something just as powerful.

Angie sat down with Aubryanna and Cheri to talk about ambition, fear, belonging, and what it means to come together in sisterhood on top of a glacier.

We talked about:

• Data from a 2017 REI study on women in the outdoors
• What it was like to apply for a Summit Scholarship as a teen
• The story of the climb and the AWExpeditions team and guides
• The decision to turn around and not reach the summit
• Biggest lessons from their first mountaineering experience
• The difference between all-women's and coed wilderness trips

Send this episode to somebody who you think should turn their adventure into a force for good by becoming a Trailblazer!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Summit Scholarship Foundation. Applications open in late 2025.
• Become a Trailblazer! Your Adventure Fundraiser makes wilderness experiences possible for girls and women.
• AWExpeditions: AWE organizes mountaineering and remote adventures for women, by women.

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Hosted by Angie Marie Lake, edited by Alyson Castonguay, research assistance by Danielle Peecher

🎙️ Introducing: Field Notes, a series featuring your written and read stories.

We're now accepting submissions from our community, and we’d love to feature your voice in the mix.

We’re looking for personal essays set in the outdoors. Think friendship, change, healing, ridiculous encounters, anything that captures a moment where the outdoors shifted your perspective of the world or yourself.

Find guidelines and how to submit your story at cairnproject.org/podcast.

✏️ Field Notes | Caught in the Current: Lessons from Surviving a Flash Flood in the Grand Canyon

In 2023, Angie got a life-changing opportunity to spend 21 days rafting through the Grand Canyon. On Day 13, a handful of mistakes led her group to be trapped in a side canyon during a flash flood. Hear about:

• How a group of 16 boaters unexpectedly found themselves in a flash flood in Arizona
• The self-rescue attempts and successes to safely get the group out of Havasu Canyon
• Angie's personal experience as a woman in a more experienced group
• The heuristic traps that led the group to make mistakes
• How being caught in the current gave Angie a new perspective on what it means to spend time on the river

Send this episode to a friend who has an adventure story that should be featured on Field Notes by See Her Outside!

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• ⁠⁠Become a Trailblazer⁠⁠. Your Adventure Fundraiser makes wilderness experiences possible for girls and women.
• Check out the ⁠⁠Summit Scholarship Foundation⁠⁠.
• Share this episode with a friend or family member.

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Brought to you by the Alliance for Gender Equity in Outdoor Adventure (GEA Alliance).

Hosted by Angie Marie Lake, edited by Alyson Castonguay, research assistance by Danielle Peecher