Group hike – PHILADELPHIA, PA – 11/3

RSVP BELOW! Unlikely Hikers creates safer, supportive, intentional, body-positive outdoor community for people underrepresented in outdoor culture (people of color, people of size, trans, queer and beyond) We hike together slowly as a group. No hiker left behind! No bros! Absolutely no diet or weight loss talk. Be mindful of gender pronouns, group dynamics, microaggressions, […]

Group hike – NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY- 11/2

Unlikely Hikers @ When the Shoe Fits (Van, WA) – 10/19

RSVP BELOW! Jenny Bruso is a queer, plus-size, writer, blogger, hiker, group hike leader and founder of the Instagram platform, @UnlikelyHikers, a diverse outdoor community for the underrepresented outdoorsperson. Join Merrell and When the Shoe Fits for Jenny’s short film, Quiet Riot, followed by Q&A and discussion on Jenny’s work with Unlikely Hikers, her favorite […]

Group hike w/The Venture Out Project – BOSTON, MA – 10/26

Sisu Magazine: Ask Jenny Bruso #3

Above image by, Elise Giordano for Eddie Bauer Ask Jenny Bruso is a column for the quarterly magazine, Sisu, focused on grit, guts and what defines our experiences in the outdoors. Having work in actual print is the COOLEST and this magazine is gorgeously curated and smart. Buy it! See writing for the rest. Submit your questions! Scroll all the way […]

Outside Magazine: Plus-Size Adventurers You Should Follow

Plus-Size Adventurers You Should Follow, my newest piece on Outside Online! I profile Mirna Valerio, Ashley Manning, Sam Ortiz, Jolie Varela and Megan Banker. “If you aren’t following any plus-size adventurers, you have no more excuses! I’ve done the work for you. These five plus-size outdoorspeople are just a sampling of the many of us out […]

‘Unlikely Hikers’ Explores Siuslaw National Forest

The National Forest Foundation invited Unlikely Hikers to participate in their #ItsAllYours campaign and I wrote about the experience for their blog. “My favorite part of this experience was being able to hold and create space for critical conversation about the outdoors, while also sharing in the reverence of what nature does for us. This is […]

Come hang with me @ REI – 8/23

This is already at capacity, but if there are some cancellations and you show up, regardless… xo PORTLAND, OREGON – Friday, August 23rd! Come hang out with me at the downtown REI. I’ll be showing my short film Quiet Riot, giving a little talk and we’ll have a Q&A. I’ll have some giveaways and cheap merch. […]

The Real Problems with Tanya Gold’s Fatphobic Article

A few days ago, journalist Tanya Gold wrote an op-ed for London’s The Telegraph about Nike’s new plus-size mannequins at the London flagship store in an article titled, “Obese Mannequins Are Selling Women A Dangerous Lie.” It’s pure click-bait, but it worked. The Telegraph isn’t the most credible news outlet, but it’s highly circulated and […]

The New York Times: ‘Unlikely’ Hikers Hit the Trail

My life feels like a funhouse right now. I was interviewed for The New York Times! FOR REAL. Along with some of my favorite people, groups and initiatives like Disabled Hikers, Brown People Camping, Brown Girls Climbing, Curvy Kili Crew and more! Read and share?