Ask Jenny Bruso #1

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, […]

New section: Plus Size Activewear

For all seasons! Up to 6x! READ NOW xo

Outside Magazine: Winter Layering for the Plus-Size Hiker

It feels wild to say this, but I’m writing a regular column for Outside Magazine! My first article, Winter Layering for the Plus-Size Hiker, explains what layering is along with a how-to and product review. I’m proud of this article and the information, which will benefit people of all sizes, but I am not proud of the […]

Merrell: Quiet Riot

I’m so proud of this. I don’t really know what else to say and y’all know I’ve got words for miles. Working with Merrell has been such a dream. They’ve supported me in big ways. Much love to Supply + Demand for this beautiful production and giving a shit about what I’m really trying to […]

How Might Your Life Be Different if Your Body Didn’t Determine Worth?

As we enter 2019, I can’t help but wonder… What might you get done if you could repurpose the energy you expend on criticising your body (or anything about yourself)? How would your relationship with movement change if exercise wasn’t appropriated by weight-loss and fitness culture? What does moving your body in joyous ways look […]

Outdoor Project: Women in the Wild

I feel really good about this interview with the Outdoor Project and I’m grateful to be included with the second Women in the Wild project. READ NOW! “If I dig deep, I’m sure [being a woman in the outdoor industry] means a lot of things, but “woman” sort of sits third place to my identities as a […]

My First Backpacking Trip Was a Disaster and I Can’t Wait to Do it Again

And the “disaster” was not a too-heavy or ill-fitting pack or some other classic rite of passage. Just wait… (Gear lists and nerd talk coming soon!) Day One: We got a late start due to a group hike I had to lead that morning. I came home and my partner, Brie, and I packed our […]

She Explores Episode 67: Fat and Outdoorsy

I woke up this morning, eyes fluttering but staying closed, cat draped across my neck, when the voice of what felt like God themself boomed straight through my being: YOU’RE ON SHE EXPLORES TODAY! I bolted right up and out of bed, walking around my bedroom like I didn’t know where I was, not knowing […]

Recent news media

Creative Conversations: Jenny Bruso of Unlikely Hikers – RANGE Magazine One of my favorite interviews and I was photographed for it, which is sometimes a nightmare, but not this time. Huge thanks to Lisa Daugherty of RANGE and photographer, Chelsea Parrett, for an experience that made me feel like I am exactly where I need […]

I Don’t Hike to Lose Weight. I Hike Because I Love It.

I wrote something for Outside Magazine about what it’s like to be a fat hiker out on the trail! “Many comments from other hikers—even something seemingly innocuous like “You’re doing a great job!”—are meant to be supportive and encouraging, but they don’t always come off that way. These comments are, sometimes indirectly, about our bodies. […]