Explore every episode of the podcast Outdoorsy Women+ Book Pod
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| Edge of the Map by Johanna Garton | 13 Oct 2026 | 00:54:32 | |
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 episodeEdge 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 Connect with author Johanna GartonJoin the Outdoorsy Women+ Book ClubBook Club | Rugged OutdoorswomanRead Christine’s Review of Edge of the Map Check out the See Her Outside podcastSee Her Outside podcast Website Thanks to our sponsorsSawyer Products use code OUTDOORSYBOOKCLUB for 20% off Lemosho use code CHRISTINE15 for 15% off Kula Cloth use code OUTDOORSYBOOKCLUB for 10% off Credits
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| Climbing Through by Melissa Strong | 29 Sep 2026 | 01:00:10 | |
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." 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 Read Christine’s Review of Climbing Through Thanks to our sponsorsSawyer Products use code OUTDOORSYBOOKCLUB for 20% off Lemosho use code CHRISTINE15 for 15% off Kula Cloth use code OUTDOORSYBOOKCLUB for 10% off Credits
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| A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving by Virginia Eubanks (BONUS) | 15 Sep 2026 | 01:07:32 | |
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. A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving by Virginia Eubanks 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 Strangers Drowning by Larissa MacFarquhar Read Christine’s Review of A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving Thanks to our sponsorsSawyer Products use code OUTDOORSYBOOKCLUB Lemosho use code CHRISTINE15 Kula Cloth use code OUTDOORSYBOOKCLUB Credits
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| Unsupported by Bethany Adams (Book Club) | 01 Sep 2026 | 00:59:25 | |
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. Blood Sweat Tears edited by Christine Reed In the Shadow of the Mountain by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado Read Christine’s Review of Unsupported Thanks to our sponsorsSawyer Products use code OUTDOORSYBOOKCLUB Lemosho use code CHRISTINE15 Kula Cloth use code OUTDOORSYBOOKCLUB Credits
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| We Became Wild by H.D. Carver (BONUS) | 18 Aug 2026 | 00:51:18 | |
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. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger The Solace of Open Spaces by Gretel Ehrlich Read Christine’s Review of We Became Wild Thanks to our sponsorsSawyer Products use code OUTDOORSYBOOKCLUB Lemosho use code CHRISTINE15 Kula Cloth use code OUTDOORSYBOOKCLUB Credits
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| Take to the Trees by Marguerite Holloway (Book Club) | 04 Aug 2026 | 00:47:26 | |
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 episodeTake 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 HollowayMarguerite Holloway on Instagram Join the Outdoorsy Women+ Book ClubBook Club | Rugged Outdoorswoman Connect with host Christine ReedRead Christine’s Review of Take to the Trees Thanks to our sponsorsSawyer Products use code OUTDOORSYBOOKCLUB Lemosho use code CHRISTINE15 Kula Cloth use code OUTDOORSYBOOKCLUB Credits
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| Farther by Heather Anderson (Book Club) | 21 Jul 2026 | 00:50:44 | |
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 episodeMud Rocks Blazes by 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 AndersonJoin the Outdoorsy Women+ Book ClubBook Club | Rugged Outdoorswoman Connect with host Christine ReedRead Christine’s Review of Farther Thanks to our sponsorsCredits
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| Mountaineering Women by Joanna Croston (BONUS) | 07 Jul 2026 | 00:49:33 | |
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 episodeMountaineering 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 Annapurna: A Woman’s Place by Arlene Blum Waymaking edited by Helen Mort, Claire Carter, Heather Dawe, and Camilla Barnard Connect with author Joanna CrostonJoin the Outdoorsy Women+ Book ClubBook Club | Rugged OutdoorswomanConnect with host Christine ReedRead Christine’s Review of Mountaineering Women Thanks to our sponsorsUse code OUTDOORSYBOOKCLUB for 20% off products (excludes sun hoodies) Credits
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| The River's Daughter by Bridget Crocker (Book Club) | 23 Jun 2026 | 00:59:42 | |
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. The River’s Daughter by Bridget Crocker Read Christine’s Review of The River’s Daughter Thanks to our sponsorsUse code OUTDOORSYBOOKCLUB for 20% off products (excludes sun hoodies) Credits
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| Thirty Below by Cassidy Randall (Book Club) | 09 Jun 2026 | 00:58:20 | |
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. Thirty Below by Cassidy Randall Going Up is Easy by Lydia Bradey Touching the Void by Joe Simpson Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst Read Christine’s Review of Thirty Below Thanks to our sponsorsCredits
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| America the Beautiful? by Blythe Roberson (Book Club) | 26 May 2026 | 00:47:41 | |
Laugh along with Blythe Roberson and Christine Reed as they talk National Park road trips and a boatload of book recommendations. What started out as a journey to challenge the gender narrative (or more specifically which gender gets to tell what narrative) becomes an exploration of conservation, ecotourism, and inequality. America the Beautiful? by Blythe Roberson How to Date Men When You Hate Men by Blythe Roberson Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown Our History is the Future by Nick Estes Dispossessing the Wilderness by Mark David Spence The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert How to Love Men When You Hate Men by Blythe Roberson Read Christine’s Review of America the Beautiful? Thanks to our sponsorsCredits
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| Black Bear and Lookout by Trina Moyles (Book Club) | 12 May 2026 | 00:56:07 | |
Black Bear and Lookout by Trina Moyles (Book Club) Discover how outdoor life, personal loss, and deep relationships shape the narratives of Trina Moyles' memoirs, Lookout and Black Bear. In this episode, we delve into her experiences as a fire lookout, her connection with bears, and how her storytelling explores love, identity, and environmental challenges. Burning Ground by Pearl Luke H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald How to Survive a Bear Attack by Claire Cameron Trina Moyles — Website & Field Notes Read Christine’s Review of Black Bear To submit a book proposal for consideration, check out: https://rmbooks.com/pages/submit-a-proposal
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| Welcome to the Outdoorsy Women+ Book Pod | 21 Apr 2026 | 00:02:18 | |
Join Christine Reed, author of Alone in Wonderland, for the Outdoorsy Women+ Book Pod. We interview authors of adventure stories by women and gender-expansive individuals in the outdoors. Explore the intersection of outdoor pursuits and the craft of storytelling, including behind-the-scenes insights into how these books are written. Read along and join the discussion with the Outdoorsy Women+ Book Club Find Christine on Substack and Instagram
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