Stephanie Skinner, Canberra based bikepacker on navigating big ultra-endurance goals and building bikepacking community

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Into the Wee Hours Podcast

Sarah Pendergrass

60 episodes

9 months ago

Elevating the voice of the everyday adventurer. All kinds of adventures. All kinds of people. Brought to you by Sarah (and Kristen in Season 1), Gubbi Gubbi Country, QLD, Australia.

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Elevating the voice of the everyday adventurer. All kinds of adventures. All kinds of people. Brought to you by Sarah (and Kristen in Season 1), Gubbi Gubbi Country, QLD, Australia.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephanie Skinner, Canberra based bikepacker on navigating big ultra-endurance goals and building bikepacking community

Into the Wee Hours Podcast

1 hour 30 minutes 10 seconds

1 year ago

Stephanie Skinner, Canberra based bikepacker on navigating big ultra-endurance goals and building bikepacking community

The first in our Gutsy Girls three part mini series is here!

A huge thanks to Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour for sponsoring this series - make sure to check out the film festival and get tickets to a show near you at www.gutsygirlsadventurefilmtour.com.au

Episode 54! Today's conversation is with Canberra based bikepacker, Stephanie Skinner. After chasing a big goal of racing the Tour Divide in 2023, Steph had to make some serious decisions when struck by injuries which forced her to refocus and push out this enormous, iconic bikepacking challenge. In the meantime, Steph has had the opportunity to stay close to bikepacking in a different form by spending time building community events for women and locals, while rebuilding and navigating surgery and recovery.

We cover all things bikes and bikepacking, including:

Discovering a love for riding bikes thanks to a work commute
Rediscovering Canberra through the lens of riding bikes, on road and off-road
Discovering offroad riding and her Hunt 1000 experience
Fuelling your races and adventures
Injury, healing and refocusing - and the (somewhat begrudgingly done but essential!) physio exercises that are required to build overall physical strength and resilience for big goals
Mental strength in endurance environments
Creating a women's only bikepacking overnighter out of Canberra
Making bikepacking more accessible to a wider audience
Canberra winter solstice camp out and tips for winter bikepacking on a budget

Steph also references "Touring with a Sense of Urgency" - by legends Sarah Hammond and Jesse Carlsson.

And, of course, we have a chat about dogs too, because, dogs!

Thanks Steph for your time and all the best in your post surgery healing. You can find Steph on Instagram at: @steph_skinner

If you've enjoyed this episode and are enjoying listening to the podcast, you can join the Patreon community for as little as $2 a month - any contribution really helps to keep the lights on. www.patreon.com/intotheweehourspodcast Thanks so much to the existing patrons! I appreciate you!

And thanks too to the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour for supporting this three part mini series, celebrating Gusty Girls in the Aussie adventure space.

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