Shelby Stanger

Ally is kneeling on the beach, with a rock stack behind her, while she hugs her white German shepherd around the neck.

Ally Coucke: A Girl and Her Dog

Shelby Stanger|November 20, 2020

When Ally Coucke adopted her white German Shepherd, Bailey, she had no idea what she was getting herself into. Ally was just a kid looking for a big, prote...

Tom Putnam stands in the woods with a big red backpack that had a butterfly net sticking out of it.

The Dark Divide with Tom Putnam

Shelby Stanger|November 10, 2020

Tom Putnam is a filmmaker known for writing and directing documentaries and short films. After reading Robert Pyle’s book, Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dar...

Clare Gallagher is running on a trail with mountains and blue sky behind her.

Running for a Cause with Clare Gallagher

Shelby Stanger|October 27, 2020

Transcript Clare Gallagher is an accomplished trail and ultra runner who made history when she won the Leadville 100 in 2016, a notorious 100-mile trek throu...

Christiane Dolva smiles for the camera with evergreen trees in the background.

Building Products to Last with Christiane Dolva

Shelby Stanger|October 13, 2020

Transcript Christiane Dolva, Head of Sustainability at Fjallraven, still wears her grandmother’s Fjallraven jacket from the 1970s. A firm believer in gear th...

Kailey Kornhauser holding a bike over her head while smiling at the camera.

Kailey Kornhauser: Cycling is for Every Body

Shelby Stanger|September 22, 2020

Kailey Kornhauser is a fat cyclist. Those two words didn’t come easily to her. But as she has claimed her place in both the cycling community and the body posit...

The Women of Textured Waves carrying surfboards on a beach.

Diversifying Surfing with Textured Waves

Shelby Stanger

Transcript Textured Waves is a surf collective that aims to introduce more women of color to riding waves. The co-founders of Textured Waves, Chelsea Woody,...

Laura King rides her bike while her husband pushes a stroller with their daughter, Hazel, behind her.

Cycling Through Changes with Laura King

Shelby Stanger

Transcript There is a lot of confusing, conflicting information around exercise and pregnancy. When pro cyclist Laura King became pregnant, she didn’t want t...

Jesse Huey and Maury Birdwell relax at the hanging portaledge camp high on Mt. Hooker, Wind River Range, Wyoming, USA. In August of 2019 the pair finished their multi-year project Gambling In The Winds (5.12+)

Gambling in the Winds with Jesse Huey

Shelby Stanger

Editor’s note: This article is part of the Joy of Resilience content series, sponsored by Arc’teryx. Transcript Jesse Huey is a professional climber ...

Joe Kudla running on the beach with the ocean in the background.

Holistic Lifestyle and Business with Joe Kudla

Shelby Stanger

Transcript Joe Kudla seems like one of those people who has 36 hours in a day. He’s dedicated to yoga and breath work, he loves being a dad and he is the CEO...

Meagan Martin: Climbing Warrior

Shelby Stanger

Transcript Years of hard work and training have landed “Mighty” Meagan Martin as a mainstay on the NBC show American Ninja Warrior, where she completes hardc...

Amber Pierce: Reframing Competition for Women

Shelby Stanger

Transcript Amber Pierce started cycling in her early twenties, and within a year, she went pro. She signed her first professional contract with the WEBCOR Bu...

Joe Gray, wearing a green shirt and black shorts, is running up a rocky trail.

Challenging the Status Quo with Joe Gray

Shelby Stanger

Transcript Joe Gray is an accomplished trail, mountain and snowshoe runner. He was the first Black athlete to make the Team USA World Mountain Running Team a...

Author Bio

Ally Coucke: A Girl and Her Dog

The Dark Divide with Tom Putnam

Running for a Cause with Clare Gallagher

Building Products to Last with Christiane Dolva

Kailey Kornhauser: Cycling is for Every Body

Diversifying Surfing with Textured Waves

Cycling Through Changes with Laura King

Gambling in the Winds with Jesse Huey

Holistic Lifestyle and Business with Joe Kudla

Meagan Martin: Climbing Warrior

Amber Pierce: Reframing Competition for Women

Challenging the Status Quo with Joe Gray

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