Adventure Bulletin #1
Let's start this again - interesting people and interesting things
Well hello everyone! I know, I know. I owe you an explanation. So let’s do that first. Dear reader, do you remember when I wrote the fated words: “Why come back to Intrepid now? I’m scared to say it out loud, lest the universe be vengeful, but the dust seems to have finally settled on the bomb crater of 2021.”
Well, it turns out the universe was listening and is indeed vengeful. Or at least has a bitter sense of humour that I don’t appreciate. I was officially made redundant again just before Christmas and have been scrambling to replace the income. I will make no statements about how that’s going, because I’ve learnt my lesson.
Anyway… we’re starting the adventure bulletin format again. So let’s go :)
First, a Creative Grant with a deadline on 14th February! Arc’teryx and Ori magazine are have launched a grant for women - one winner gets $5,000 in grant money and their article published in Ori’s next issue. Runner up gets into an Arc’teryx Academy photography workshop.
More details on their IG // Enter with your 500 word pitch here.
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Hannah Cox of Project Salt Run has completed her 100th marathon in 100 days along the Indian section of the Old Inland Customs Line. Weirdly I first heard about her run in the middle of an entrepreneur’s vlog and had to pause immediately to look her up. She has documented the whole run on instagram and although I haven’t found one yet, I can’t wait to see the post-project film, blog or podcast.
She was also raising money for four charities along the way.
Project Salt Run website // See the day by day on IG (it’s not all pretty!!)
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Freediving inside glaciers?! Maybe you haven’t heard of Anna von Boetticher, but if you’ve spent any time on glaciers or in cold water you’re definitely going to want to check her out. I first heard of her through Sidetracked (she features in Vol 34) and we met in Chamonix last year. Yes, I too am concerned about the rate that glaciers are melting but how incredible to be able to swim inside them.
Read about one of Anna’s swims in Greenland (with photos) // Inside Mer de Glace
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And that’s all from me for this week, but I look forward to meeting the nearly 100 of you who have replied to my note on Substack! Please do share anything that you think is interesting to adventurous women - even (especially) if you wrote it yourself. You’re also welcome to email me direct if you’d like to feature. I’m emily@intrepid-magazine.com. Hopefully see you next week, but for now…
Stay intrepid,
Emily :)