Becoming Besties With Nature

We are back after a hiatus from podcasting to chat about our life updates and delve into the topic of how we treat nature. Is the outdoors simply the setting for us to conquer goals and get sendy, or is it deeper than that? Tune in to hear our thoughts.

It has been almost exactly one year since we started creating Wildly Basic. In this episode, we open up about the positive and negative impacts this podcast has had on our lives and the ways in which we think about, and express, femininity.

This hodge-podge of an episode brings together storytelling and feminist rants as we explore some women-specific outdoor experiences. We talk a bit about clothing and gear and share some stories about times other people made assumptions about us. Hopefully, you get a few laughs out of this one!

Welcome to Episode 15, where we interview Meg, the managing director of Norco's Dirt Series! Dirt Series is a mountain biking camp that runs across Canada and the USA. Meg tells us about her journey into mountain biking and her entry into the Dirt Series community. She also speaks to some of the challenges that women face in the sport. Her extreme stoke for the sport and eagerness to get new people involved is obvious throughout the episode and her enthusiasm is downright infectious. We guarantee you'll want to ride harder (or give mountain biking a try for the first time) after listening to this!

Most of us have heard the term "granola girl" at least a few times before. This stereotype of an outdoorsy, environmentally-conscious woman conjures up some specific images and ideas, but what does it really come down to? Emily talks us through her relationship with the term, plus a wealth of other information and wisdom about fitting a mould. Tune in to hear her advice on turning little things into adventures, finding community and confidently partaking in your hobbies, no matter your skill level. There is a whole lot of life advice packed into this episode - enjoy!

Join us for an extra-basic and super fun episode with one of our closest pals, Olivia. Along with some fun anecdotes and discussion about our favorite Lululemon tops, Olivia provides some great insight into how hiking has shaped her life and identity (in particular, in her transition out of competitive sport). We touch on goal-setting, motivation, memories, and friendship.

Indra is the tenacious and proud founder of Incluskivity, an organization that provides avalanche safety training to minorities in coastal British Columbia. She is an icon in the local snow sports world, where she consistently advocates for inclusion and diversity in the field. Tune in to our 12th episode to hear her perspectives on difficult conversations, advocacy, and self-censorship.

Join us as we dissect a list of "Tips for Female Climbers" from a popular training for climbing manual. Speed joins us on the show again to provide her expert opinion - but don't worry, it is still mostly just ranting.

Join us for our tenth episode, where we had the pleasure of speaking with one of our best friends, Liz. We reminisce about the "good ol' days," when the three of us went to university together, then jump into getting to know Liz. She shares her experiences growing up in an outdoorsy family, a bit about her favourite outdoor activities, and how she handles anti-Asian racism.

After taking a break over the winter holidays, we are back with a somewhat spicy 9th episode. We begin with the topic of geotagging on social media and its impact on the popularity of outdoor locations. We then branch out into a bit of a scattered discussion on gatekeeping the outdoors.