ABOUT

I’m the author of the new survival epic Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women’s Ascent of Denali, which won the Banff Mountain Grand Prize and the Banff Award in Mountain Literature; and The Hard Parts with Oksana Masters, which won the National Library Association Award, the Christopher Award, and was named one of the best sports books of the year by The Times.

My stories on adventure, environment, and the West have appeared in Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, National Geographic, New York Times, TIME, Politico, Atavist, Outside, and Men’s Journal, among others, and I’m an adventure travel columnist on Forbes. My work has been awarded the Lowell Thomas Gold Medal in Adventure Writing, short listed for the True Story Award, and anthologized in The Year’s Best Sports Writing series; and I’m the 2026 Kittredge Distinguished Visiting Writer at the University of Montana.

I’m a sought-after speaker on women’s empowerment and trailblazing, people expanding human potential beyond the bounds of what’s thought to be possible, and storytelling around public lands and conservation.

I live in Montana. When I’m not hunched over my computer, I can often be found on adventures of my own.

I’m represented by Susan Canavan at WLA Books.

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The Wilder Path features writings on adventure, environment, and people expanding human potential.