Kathleen Rellihan

2 months ago | nationalgeographic.com | Kathleen Rellihan

It’s the seventh day of my week-long ski safari across the Dolomites and I find I have the mountain to myself for a moment. I’m skiing a five-mile run winding past dreamy icefalls against a backdrop of limestone pinnacles. Other than my guide there isn’t another skier in sight.

Jan 24, 2025 | newsweek.pl | Kathleen Rellihan

In honor of the women’s suffrage centennial, we are highlighting women who were pioneers in exploring the world in the past 100 years. These real-life wild women threw caution and convention out the window—such as the first women to ride solo across the U.S. on motorcycles; the first woman to summit the tallest peaks on every continent; and the first Black woman to host her own travel TV show, flying her own plane to remote islands around the world.

Jan 24, 2025 | onet.pl | Kathleen Rellihan

In honor of the women’s suffrage centennial, we are highlighting women who were pioneers in exploring the world in the past 100 years. These real-life wild women threw caution and convention out the window—such as the first women to ride solo across the U.S. on motorcycles; the first woman to summit the tallest peaks on every continent; and the first Black woman to host her own travel TV show, flying her own plane to remote islands around the world.

Jan 16, 2025 | nationalgeographic.com | Kathleen Rellihan

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Oct 2, 2024 | outsideonline.com | Kathleen Rellihan |Patty Hodapp

My knees shake and my fingertips cling to the rock. I can’t bear to move my laser-focused gaze anywhere beyond the metal rung that’s just out of reach. A moment before, I was climbing up a ladder, but now I feel like I’m hanging off the edge of a cliff (because, well, I am). ‘Why exactly did I think this was a good idea?’ I think to myself. A hike would have been nice.