LOWA BLOG

We cut our first elk tracks five miles in, post-holing our way through heavy snow often reaching past the knee. Kyle has taken the front, breaking the trail, one foot slowly in front of the other. A faint “whoomph and crunch” with every step. Despite the cold I'm sweating from exertion. A gust of wind howls over the saddle. Flipping up my hood I watch the sun burn off the last morning clouds. It's the first full day of the hunt. I squint from the sunlight and the grin that creases my face; I could not imagine a more perfect moment.

Mount Marshall (4,360 feet) is one of the 20 trail-less monsters in New York’s Adirondack Park. I grew up in Upstate New York, aiming to bag all 46 peaks in the Adirondacks over 4,000 feet, until I hiked up Marshall.

Sunny Stroeer at 17,000ft on a new route attempt in the Himalayas

Sunny Stroeer started AWExpeditions because she’s passionate about being a woman who feels at home outside in the world’s wildest places. 

More importantly, she’s passionate about bringing more women out there with her.

Here's a link to the full video. 

The Dusky Track is considered New Zealand's toughest marked trek, spanning 110 km through Fiordland National Park. The region receives a staggering 7 meters of rain per year (seven times the amount of Washington or the United Kingdom.) This turns a fairly straightforward trek into a bit of a mission.

It’s hard to believe my dad turned 70 a month ago. Every day he continues to prove to me that “age is just a number.” He will forever be young at heart, and to be honest, I think he’s even more active than I am at 32 years old.