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**Outdoorsy Women+ Book Pod**

Interview-style podcast with the authors of outdoor adventure stories by women and gender-expansive folks, hosted by author, thruhiker, trailrunner Christine Reed. An extension of the Outdoorsy Women+ Book Club. Books range from memoir, narrative non-fiction, fiction and stories in all outdoor adventure sports including hiking, running, mountaineering, rock climbing, kayaking, biking, snow sports, etc.

Latest Episodes:

Edge of the Map by Johanna Garton Oct 13, 2026

Show notes

Author, Johanna Garton, unravels the mystery of mountaineer Christine Boskoff’s disappearance in the remote mountains of China with her partner, Charlie Fowler. The story of her death and the subsequent search for her body shined a light on the story of her impressive life as a young mountaineer and guide—summitting more 8000 meter peaks than any other woman had in the early 2000s and taking over the famed guiding service Mountain Madness after the tragic death of Scott Fischer.

Book Mentions from the episode

Edge of the Map by Johanna Garton

Into Thin Air by John Krakauer

Thirty Below by Cassidy Randall

To the Greatest Heights by Vanessa O’Brien

Mountaineering Women by Joanna Croston

Running While Black by Alison Mariella Desir

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Johanna Garton’s Website

Join the Outdoorsy Women+ Book Club

Book Club | Rugged Outdoorswoman

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Read Christine’s Review of Edge of the Map

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Check out the See Her Outside podcast

See Her Outside podcast Website

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Credits

Produced by: Christine Reed
Music: Beginnings by Corals

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Climbing Through by Melissa Strong Sep 29, 2026

Show notes

After becoming a rock-climber, leaving her party-girl ways behind, and meeting her wonderful husband, Melissa knew she'd found happiness in life. Then an electrocution accident brought her career as a sponsored climber crashing down. The support of her husband and community and a team of doctors set on repairing her badly damaged hands, allowed her to think: "Maybe I will climb again."

Book Mentions from the episode

Climbing Through by Melissa Strong

Rocky Mountain National Park: A Complete Hiking Guide by Lisa Foster

A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella Bird

Connect with author Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong on Instagram

Melissa Strong’s Website

Join the Outdoorsy Women+ Book Club

Book Club | Rugged Outdoorswoman

Connect with host Christine Reed

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Read Christine’s Review of Climbing Through

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Produced by: Christine Reed
Music: Beginnings by Corals

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A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving by Virginia Eubanks (BONUS) Sep 15, 2026

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Dive into a powerful conversation with Virginia Eubanks, a leading journalist and political science professor at SUNY Albany, as she shares insights from her new memoir, A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving. Discover how the principles of open water and wilderness rescue can illuminate the path for caretakers of loved ones with PTSD.

Book Mentions from the episode

A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving by Virginia Eubanks

Unsupported by Bethany Adams

Open Water Lifesaving – The United States Lifesaving Association Manual (3rd Edition

How Emotions are Made by Lisa Feldman Barrett

Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Strangers Drowning by Larissa MacFarquhar

Connect with author Virginia Eubanks

Virginia Eubanks on Instagram

Virginia Eubanks’ Website

Join the Outdoorsy Women+ Book Club

Book Club | Rugged Outdoorswoman

Connect with host Christine Reed

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Read Christine’s Review of A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving

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Produced by: Christine Reed
Music: Beginnings by Corals

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Unsupported by Bethany Adams (Book Club) Sep 01, 2026

Show notes

Discover the grit and determination that propelled Bethany to achieve over a hundred Fastest Known Time records and advocate for women in outdoor sports. Christine and Bethany delve into the challenges faced on the trail, the importance of community, and the transformative power of nature.

Book Mentions from the episode

Unsupported by Bethany Adams

Blood Sweat Tears edited by Christine Reed

In the Shadow of the Mountain by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado

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Bethany Adams on Instagram

Bethany Adams on Substack

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Book Club | Rugged Outdoorswoman

Connect with host Christine Reed

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Credits

Produced by: Christine Reed
Music: Beginnings by Corals

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We Became Wild by H.D. Carver (BONUS) Aug 18, 2026

Show notes

Journey with H.D. Carver, author of We Became Wild, and host Christine Reed on the Pacific Crest Trail. They discuss the importance of YA stories that show messy, “unlikeable”, and complicated characters. For girls and young women to understand that we aren’t done yet. Heather shares how she went from a kid who didn’t like reading to someone who longed to write something that kids like her could relate to.

Book Mentions from the episode

We Became Wild by H.D. Carver

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Solace of Open Spaces by Gretel Ehrlich

Connect with author H.D. Carver

H.D. Carver on Instagram

H.D. Carver’s Website

Join the Outdoorsy Women+ Book Club

Book Club | Rugged Outdoorswoman

Connect with host Christine Reed

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Read Christine’s Review of We Became Wild

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Thanks to our sponsors

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Credits

Produced by: Christine Reed
Music: Beginnings by Corals

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Take to the Trees by Marguerite Holloway (Book Club) Aug 04, 2026

Show notes

Climb the trees with Marguerite Holloway, author of Take to the Trees: A Story of Hope, Science, and Self-Discovery in America’s Imperiled Forests, and host Christine Reed. Marguerite shares how her work in environmental journalism and a love of the natural world passed down by her mother led her to learn to climb trees in her 50s. A beautiful community of women helped her dig deeper into the impacts of climate change on every tree species she came across, but also cling to threads of hope.

Book Mentions from the episode

Take to the Trees by Marguerite Holloway

Climate Wayfinding by Katharine Wilkinson

H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

My Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-Neel

Connect with author Marguerite Holloway

Marguerite Holloway on Instagram

Marguerite Holloway’s Website

Join the Outdoorsy Women+ Book Club

Book Club | Rugged Outdoorswoman

Connect with host Christine Reed

Christine Reed on Substack

Read Christine’s Review of Take to the Trees

Christine Reed on Instagram

Thanks to our sponsors

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Credits

Produced by: Christine Reed
Music: Beginnings by Corals

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Farther by Heather Anderson (Book Club) Jul 21, 2026

Show notes

Heather Anderson and Christine Reed talk about long trails, processing grief in nature, and sharing ourselves with the public. Farther: Eight Months on America’s Triple Crown Trails is the epic story of Heather’s Calendar Year Triple Crown— a journey which helped her heal and earned her the title of National Geographic Adventurer of the Year.

Book Mentions from the episode

Farther by Heather Anderson

Thirst by Heather Anderson

Mud Rocks Blazes by Heather Anderson

Adventure Ready: A Hiker’s Guide to Planning, Training, and Resiliency by Katie Gerber and Heather Anderson

Alone in Wonderland by Christine Reed

What We Owe to Ourselves by Nicole Antoinette

How to be Alone by Nicole Antoinette

Connect with author Heather Anderson

Heather Anderson’s Website

Heather Anderson on Substack

Heather Anderson on Instagram

Join the Outdoorsy Women+ Book Club

Book Club | Rugged Outdoorswoman

Connect with host Christine Reed

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Read Christine’s Review of Farther

Christine Reed on Instagram

Thanks to our sponsors

Credits

Produced by: Christine Reed
Music: Beginnings by Corals

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Mountaineering Women by Joanna Croston (BONUS) Jul 07, 2026

Show notes

Climb through history with Joanna Croston, author of Mountaineering Women: Climbing Through History, and host Christine Reed. Joanna shares how a thread of interest in women’s mountaineering stories and a casual list she’d been compiling over the years prepared her to create this chronology and possibly more in the future.

Book Mentions from the episode

Mountaineering Women by Joanna Croston

Blood Sweat Tears edited by Christine Reed

Thirty Below by Cassidy Randall

A Light Through the Cracks by Beth Rodden

Space Below My Feet by Gwen Moffat

Honouring High Places by Junko Tabei

To Live by Elisabeth Revol

Annapurna: A Woman’s Place by Arlene Blum

Waymaking edited by Helen Mort, Claire Carter, Heather Dawe, and Camilla Barnard

Connect with author Joanna Croston

Joanna Croston on Instagram

Joanna Croston on Facebook

Join the Outdoorsy Women+ Book Club

Book Club | Rugged Outdoorswoman

Connect with host Christine Reed

Christine Reed on Substack

Read Christine’s Review of Mountaineering Women

Christine Reed on Instagram

Thanks to our sponsors

Rocky Mountain Books

Sawyer Products

Use code OUTDOORSYBOOKCLUB for 20% off products (excludes sun hoodies)

Credits

Produced by: Maria Ordovas-Montanes
Music: The Garden by Corals

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The River's Daughter by Bridget Crocker (Book Club) Jun 23, 2026

Show notes

Join Bridget Crocker and Christine Reed as they wade through the challenges of being a woman in an overwhelmingly men’s space. Crocker’s memoir, The River’s Daughter, shines a light on the power structures of the riverrafting industry as she came up through the ranks as a guide in the nineties and early aughts, laying that beside the fraught dynamics of her childhood family dynamics and a thread of hope that wounds can be healed.

Book Mentions from the episode

The River’s Daughter by Bridget Crocker

Hotshot by River Selby

Risk by Susan Norman

Connect with author Bridget Crocker

Bridget Crocker’s Website

Bridget Crocker on Substack

Bridget Crocker on Instagram

Join the Outdoorsy Women+ Book Club

Book Club | Rugged Outdoorswoman

Connect with host Christine Reed

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Read Christine’s Review of The River’s Daughter

Christine Reed on Instagram

Thanks to our sponsors

Rocky Mountain Books

Sawyer Products

Use code OUTDOORSYBOOKCLUB for 20% off products (excludes sun hoodies)

Credits

Produced by: Maria Ordovas-Montanes
Music: Sunflower by Corals

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Thirty Below by Cassidy Randall (Book Club) Jun 09, 2026

Show notes

Join Cassidy Randall and Christine Reed as they explore the inspiring story of the first all-women’s ascent of Denali in 1970—unpacking the societal doubts and personal challenges they faced in order to quietly redefine what is possible for women in mountaineering. We wouldn’t be where we are today without the Denali Damsels.