‘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?

I Was Escorted off of an Airplane for Advocating for Myself

Hey look! It’s an actual blog post! Not a group hike, or a reposting of published work! Travel is one of the most exciting parts of my job and has only recently become a part of my life. I fly multiple times a month, often with Delta. Like many, I hate flying, but not out […]

Autostraddle: When Climbing Mental Mountains Becomes Literal

My essay on the Curvy Kili Crew, a group of twenty plus-size women who hiked Kilimanjaro in Africa, is live on Autostraddle NOW! Writing this piece was its own adventure. It’s the first profile I’ve ever done and it’s the longest thing I’ve ever published. I had so much material I couldn’t use due to […]

Outside Magazine: Don’t Call Nature a Cure-All

My newest Outside Magazine piece is LIVE: Don’t Call Nature a Cure-All, wherein I describe what nature and hiking do for my mental health, how it can be a great tool in your self-care arsenal but not the only tool along with some nature/green space hacks for those who may have extra barriers to getting out. Read […]

Sisu Magazine: Ask Jenny Bruso #2

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! I won’t be posting the newest columns as they come out as to not spoil them, […]

Autostraddle – Unlikely Hikers: Creating Space For Everyone On The Trail, One Group Hike At A Time – By, Mary Ann Thomas

Unlikely Hikers: Creating Space For Everyone On The Trail, One Group Hike At A Time – By, Mary Ann Thomas Writer and cyclist, Mary Ann Thomas, wrote about her experience on an Unlikely Hikers group hike. Read now! “These things — setting guidelines for the kinds of conversations we’d be having, acknowledging gender diversity within […]

Ask Jenny Bruso Outtake #1