Cassidy Randall

Writing on adventure, environment & the West. Words: @RollingStone @TIME @nytimes @natgeo @politico + others. New book THIRTY BELOW out now.

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How To Sail In The Tropics-When You’re Not A Sailor Yourself

4 weeks ago | forbes.com | Cassidy Randall

Off the island of Raiatea in Tahiti, an impossibly blue bay sits empty save for a single sailing catamaran. It anchors on the sandy bottom, against a wildly scenic backdrop of soaring mountains draped in jungle.
She Completed an Audacious 1,600-Mile Ski Journey. Then Tragedy Struck.

1 month ago | magazine.atavist.com | Cassidy Randall

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4 Ways To Use ChatGPT To Plan Your Next Adventure Trip

1 month ago | forbes.com | Cassidy Randall

Let’s be clear: technology can never replace the benefits of spending time outside in natural settings, wild places, and public lands. Those benefits include better health outcomes, decreased stress and anxiety, and the healing aspects of feeling hope and awe. They’re so powerful that doctors even prescribe time in nature for medicinal purposes.
Five Ways Top Summer Vacations Depend On Public Lands

1 month ago | forbes.com | Cassidy Randall

America’s public lands have been increasingly under fire in recent months. The Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency have targeted federal public lands agencies for massive terminations of workers and funding. Experts worry that the cuts are a deliberate attempt to sabotage the federal public lands system as an excuse to sell those lands for profit.
These Are Some Of The Top Hotels For Digital Nomads In 2025

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Cassidy Randall

1 hour agoTraveling the World as a Tattoo ArtistNot all nomads are digital! Some people have created a business through their art. Tricia is now a freehand linework tattoo artist traveling the world and creating beautiful tattoos wherever she goes. Have you ever considered making money through your art on the road? Listen to Tricia’s beautiful story and learn more about setting up a tattoo business while living the life of your dreams.
These Are Some Of The Top Hotels For Digital Nomads In 2025

1 month ago | forbes.com | Cassidy Randall

Digital nomads and “bleisure travelers”—those blending business with leisure—are not only transforming how we experience travel. They’re redefining how and where work can be accomplished as entrepreneurs are increasingly untethered from traditional office spaces. MBO Partners , heightening the demand for accommodations that cater to both work and learning needs.
Adventure-And Quiet-Awaits At The End Of The Road In Tahiti

1 month ago | forbes.com | Cassidy Randall

At the end of the road on Tahiti Iti, the smaller island of Tahiti that hangs from Tahiti Nui like the tail of a fish, lies a singular kind of getaway. Aimatarii and Hitinui Levy’s airy guesthouse is built on land that Hitinui’s family has owned for generations. Called A Hi’o To Mou’a, its back porch looks out on soaring jungled peaks and sea birds diving on shrimp ponds.
Why Denali Will Never Be McKinley

2 months ago | cassidyr.substack.com | Cassidy Randall

From 1917 to 2015, North America’s tallest mountain was officially named Mount McKinley. But even over that century, Alaskans, mountain climbers, and many others still called it by the name it had held for millennia. In every language of the Athabaskan people living near the mountain—one of the biggest on Earth that scrapes the sky at over 20,000 feet and dwarfs the peaks surrounding it—its name is similar: the tall one, the high one.
The Untold Story of the First All-Women Team Who Summited Denali 55 Years Ago

Mar 16, 2025 | outsideonline.com | Cassidy Randall |Maya Silver

In 1970, six women made the first all-female ascent of Denali. Alaskan mountaineer Grace Hoemen led the team, which included talented climber and chemist Arlene Blum, New Zealand geologist Margaret Clark, and pilot (and Forbes family pariah) Margaret Young. Last week, the story of this historic achievement came into full focus with the March 4 release of Thirty Below, written by award-winning adventure writer Cassidy Randall.
What an All-Female Team to Summit Denali Can Teach Us About Historic Firsts

Mar 14, 2025 | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Cassidy Randall

Cassidy Randall14 March 2025 at 9:13 am·5-min readCredit - Margaret YoungIn June of 1970, amid the snow-covered rock ramparts of Denali (the true name of North America’s highest peak), six women took their first steps in a historic feat. Led by Alaskan Grace Hoeman and Californian Arlene Blum, they were the first all-women’s team to attempt to summit one of the big mountains of the world. By this time, the U.S. had sent men to the moon, but women still hadn’t stood on the highest points on Earth.