The Joys and Fears of Women Who Wander

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]Sarinah tackles female solo hiking from the perspectives of 5 women as she tries to make sense of managing both the physical and mental fears of hiking alone, but also the beauty of mentorship and prioritizing joy in the outdoors. The women in this panel range from environmental scientists to travel bloggers, teachers to mothers, but all with individual expertise and an accomplished list of hikes that should intimidate the hell out of you.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_hoverbox image="23182" primary_title="Diamon Clark" primary_align="right" hover_title="Diamon Clark"]Diamon Clark is an adventure traveler, environmental scientist and educator. She has worked as an independent researcher, freelance writer, and program facilitator. Most importantly, Diamon is an advocate for diversity in outdoor recreation and representation in science media. In 2022, Diamon launched “Diamon Does'', a personal brand of storytelling where adventure meets science. Her goal is to create content that inspires more Black and Brown people to explore nature and to shed light on the most pressing issues affecting the health of our planet. You can find her on instagram @diamon_does or her website www.diamon-does.com![/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image="23173" primary_title="Edith Martinez" hover_title="Edith Martinez"]Edith Martinez is an environmental scientist for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and avid hiker and backpacker. You can find her head to the ground, looking at native plants in some remote wilderness.[/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image="23176" primary_title="Candy Podolsky" primary_align="right" hover_title="Candy Podolsky"]Candy Podolsky, mother to our very own Matt Podolsky, is a self taught day-hiker and lover of all things outdoors.[/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image="23203" primary_title="Mo Small" hover_title="Mo Small"]Mo Small is a fisheries geneticist for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and without a doubt the most seasoned hiker of all 6 panelists. She lives and works in Washington on the Olympic Peninsula and turns into a mountain goat on the trail. She mentors new backpackers when she can and has mentored Edith Martinez, our other panelist, for over 10 years.[/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image="23183" primary_title="Sarinah Simons" primary_align="right" hover_title="Sarinah Simons"]Sarinah Simons is the host and Senior Producer of Earth to Humans and also works for California State Parks as a wildlife specialist. She can be found far away from people, recording the sights and sounds of Earth.You can follow more of Sarinah here.[/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image="23174" primary_title="Hannah Mulvany" hover_title="Hannah Mulvany"]Hannah Mulvany is a traveling wildlife biologist originally from the UK and certified badass, having spent much of COVID times stuck in New Zealand and forced to explore much of the beautiful country completely on her own. She is also a rotating producer on Earth to Humans and recently did an incredible episode on a phenomena known as "Petro-Masculinity."You can follow more of Hannah here.[/vc_hoverbox][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image="23201" img_size="large" alignment="center" title="Panelists"][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3R5bGUlM0QlMjJib3JkZXItcmFkaXVzJTNBMTJweCUyMiUyMHNyYyUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGb3Blbi5zcG90aWZ5LmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGZXBpc29kZSUyRjdKT2RocFNJQTh0akJaUEVVdmRCWGQlM0Z1dG1fc291cmNlJTNEZ2VuZXJhdG9yJTIyJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjIxMDAlMjUlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIyMzIlMjIlMjBmcmFtZUJvcmRlciUzRCUyMjAlMjIlMjBhbGxvd2Z1bGxzY3JlZW4lM0QlMjIlMjIlMjBhbGxvdyUzRCUyMmF1dG9wbGF5JTNCJTIwY2xpcGJvYXJkLXdyaXRlJTNCJTIwZW5jcnlwdGVkLW1lZGlhJTNCJTIwZnVsbHNjcmVlbiUzQiUyMHBpY3R1cmUtaW4tcGljdHVyZSUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRQ==[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]