Anyssa Lucena, Genuine Climbing

Self compassion is a constant learning experience… to learn how to do that.

Torey Lee Brooks

Don’t get the impression I’m a good nordic skier, I’m just good at long, arduous stubbornness!

Michelle Boyer, Arctic Lynx Maternity Activewear

If activity is part of your life pre-pregnancy, I think that it’s such a gift to stay active during pregnancy and beyond.

Anne Parmenter, Coach, Climbing Guide and Everest Mountaineer

Saying ‘yes’ to things that I know are going to make me really uncomfortable… I think it keeps you ticking.

The dollars that you pay at a local outfitter are directly going back to their family, their home, their schools, local shops… and that’s really important.

Meg Carney, Outdoor Minimalist

The less things that I own, the less things I really have to worry about, and the more I can focus on the things that I actually really love and enjoy, which are community and time spent outside.

Alexandra Roberts, Alexandra Roberts Photography

I think that I have a very specific client, and that client is somebody who doesn’t care about napkin colors, for example. They basically just care about the moments that are happening, and not making their wedding feel like a television production.

Ari Leach, Blackbird Guide Services

The thing that meant the most to me when I received my license wasn’t my patch or my physical license…My mom met me at the door with a box, and inside was my grandmother’s very last license, her patches, her hunting jacket, and her silver Maine guide shield.

Anyssa Lucena, Genuine Climbing

It’s so cliched, but it’s really true. It’s about your connection with the rock, and how your body talks to the rock, and how it talks back to you. All you need is to have a soul in order to do that, you don’t need anything more than that.

Carrie Hoffman, Bigger Life Adventures & Grand Canyon Eco-Retreat

Someone said to me once, ‘your life can be bigger than your biggest dreams for it’, and I never forgot that. And that’s actually where I got the name for my company, Bigger Life Adventures, because it’s true.

Erin O'Toole, Oterra Designs

The difference I’m trying to provide through Oterra is that these are unique, they’re expressive, and they can be personal to you… There’s something really special about being able to say ‘this is mine, I chose it to be this and to look like this’

Mischa Ostberg, East Mountain Designs

This climbing gear has a life. Yeah, it saved your life. And it’s served its purpose initially. But everything that we use, we can repurpose.