Unladylike Adventures

01/19/2025

ITS ALMOST TIME! Monday morning starts sign ups!

12/30/2024

It's almost new year and it's time to take on a new adventure!

We are launching both our Grand Canyon & (*NEW*) Yosemite backpacking trips January 21st but if you're on the waitlist you get access a full 24 hours earlier!

Yosemite valley is STUNNING (pictured below) and you'll get to hike some of the JOHN MUIR TRAIL!

Check out the details here;
https://backpackingbeyond.com/trips/

And be surety join the waitlist for Yosemite or Grand Canyon so you get early access!
Yosemite;
https://beyond-unladylike.kit.com/acd51eb6ac
Grand Canyon;
https://beyond-unladylike.kit.com/c06025a7d8

12/06/2024

2025 Adventures open up for sign ups JANUARY 20th!
How many years have you seen these trips and said "maybe next year"?!

We are hitting a portion of the JOHN MUIR TRAIL in Yosemite & shooting for another Rim to Rim permit for Grand Canyon.

YOSEMITE this summer & GRAND CANYON this fall, permit dates are pending but your decision to join doesn't have to be!

Join the waitlist for Yosemite or Grand Canyon waitlists (you'll get info on both for the next month either way!)
Yosemite;
https://beyond-unladylike.kit.com/acd51eb6ac
Grand Canyon;
https://beyond-unladylike.kit.com/c06025a7d8

11/03/2024

Snowshoe spots open tomorrow to waitlisters! Get on the waitlist so you can snag your spot early!

09/30/2024

Meet this power couple and Hiker Highlight of October LINDSAY & MATT McCOY!

"Optimal experience is thus something that we make happen. For a child, it could be placing with trembling fingers the last block on a tower she has built, higher than any she has built so far; for a swimmer, it could be trying to beat his own record; for a violinist, mastering an intricate musical passage. For each person there are thousands of opportunities, challenges to expand ourselves.” -Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Lindsay just saw the Grand Canyon trip being offered and knew she just wanted to go for it, and Matt was happily along for the ride!

Matt said that is "typical Lindsay" to want to face challenges and take them on (and after getting to know her, we agree!). Matt said he "thrives on doing things that scare me and what helped me the most was just going for it, but safely with expert guides who were there to teach me, support me, and show me the way!"

Lindsay and Matt LIVE this in their daily lives. They are parents to 4 amazing, bad ass kids(who go after their dreams as well!). Matt is a published author and Lindsay is a prenatal & birth education expert- check out her amazing work Body Ready Method! We admired that they are DEEP into their parenting stage but still prioritize time away for adventuring and to fill up their souls. This is of course difficult to do but they are no strangers to doing the "hard" thing for the betterment of everyone.

When they're not knocking it out of the park being amazing parents, or crushing their professional goals, they are ADVENTURING! They just visited Machu Picchu for their anniversary and last winter the whole family was taking on the slopes for some epic ski trips!

Lindsay said "Nervousness is just unrealized excitement. Find the right people to help you feel calm and who have the knowledge to help you and those nerves will realize their true potential."

A big takeway for her was; "That I am strong and capable. That it is okay to ask for and receive help along your journey. And the biggest takeaway is the fact that GRIT is more important than pretty much anything else. We can't control everything that happens, but we CAN control our response and mine was to just keep going. And that is something that will continue to serve me well through life."

Lindsay and Matt joined in for the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim 2024 trip and did they ever get a TRIP! They took on 115 degree temperatures, long miles (due to a closure and reroute) and HEAVY water carries due to the closures that happened. While everyone on the trip carried MORE then their share of water, Matt helped the guides out and carried an extra 10lbs of water on top of his share. And he did it with a SMILE.

That's who Lindsay and Matt are.

They are positive, uplifting, intelligent, and kind hearted. We were blessed to get to adventure with them and the entire group was better off because of them!

We can't wait to see where they go next!

09/23/2024

Snowshoe trip is around the corner!!!

📣2025 Winter Trip Alert!!!

📆Save the date - Feb 21st - 23rd

👉Have you watched us post amazing pictures of climbing frozen waterfalls?

👉Have you thought, I wish that was me?

⏰This is your time!!! Get on the waitlist and you can receive all the juicy details first! Sign up below 👇

https://beyond-unladylike.ck.page/dd18b07d61

Details to follow.

With Unladylike Adventures

09/02/2024

Meet September's AMAZING Hiker, Machelle Bulman!!

Machelle attended the Paria Slot Canyon trip in May and we got the absolute honor of adventuring with her!

"When I was younger, I would always walk, run, bike and do a lot of indoor exercise classes. Then one day my oldest son called home and said his coworker had a friend who was coordinating a hiking trip to Mount Kilimanjaro. I said goodby to Zumba and hello hiking! Little did I know how that trip would change my life thereafter."

Machelle has also been section hiking the Apalachian trail and crushing it! She has dealt with some crazy weather and challenges along the way, but it's never stopped her and she's made some amazing friendships along the way!

Machelle is a very strong and knowledgable backpacker. She brought so much fun, experience, and joy to the Paria trip and everywhere she goes.

On the Paria trip we had to overcome some *literal* obstacles. Here's one in particular where Machelle just bounded over like a champ!

Wise words from this bad ass hiker;

"Life is short. If there is something you want to do, do it now. Don’t wait until tomorrow or next year. You don’t know if you will have tomorrow or a next year. You are stronger than you think and you can do hard things!"

We love seeing our people conquer more adventures and love seeing them DO THE THING! Machelle just crushed another section of the AT and she LIVES what she says- she does hard things!

06/22/2024

YOSEMITE 2025!!!

Backpacking Beyond & I are adding a NEW trip next year and taking adventurers to one of the most beautiful places to ever exist!

Wanna be “in the know” on all things Yosemite trip?
Join the waitlist here;

Interested in backpacking Yosemite with Backpacking Beyond & Unladylike Adventures and experience the granite cliffs, giant sequioa groves, lakes, waterfalls and more? Join our waitlist for more details!

06/05/2024

June's Hiker Highlight is the one and only CATHY SALYES!

Cathy was looking for a purpose in life after dedicating so much time to being a wife and mother (an excellent one, at that!). After her kids were grown, what was next? She wanted to see if she could be an outdoor enthusiast and what she would be able to accomplish.

She visited the North Rim of the Grand Canyon on a trip and decided she really wanted to do something exciting that pushed her out of her comfort zone.

We had the pleasure of guiding her and her rockstar husband last year's Grand Canyon trip and lemme tell you....that trip was ANYTHING but easy! We had to change the route due to a trail closure so the mileage was longer and the water carries were heavy especially in 115 degree weather. Day 1 proved to kick everyone's ass but I'll never forget watching Cathy arrive at camp and cool off in the creek and splash around with tears in her eyes because she had gotten herself there. SHE DID IT. The rest of the trip was history from then one because we had all gotten our butts kicked and proved we could do it. Cathy never looked back!

Cathy said "I discovered I did have the mental & physical capability to complete such a challenge. I just had to go out and prove only to myself that it was there all along. I loved learning new skills to be a better hiker and finally a BACKPACKER! From gear to food to safety. Monica & Laura not only lead you through this amazing journey of backpacking but also a journey of who you are as a hiker. Today I'm more confident in the fact that I can push myself to do more because I have new and better skills."

"The GC taught me that I'm okay being different than my peers. My struggles are real but not anything I can't conquer. Mentally physically & emotionally. Life is a true gift. No do overs. Just get out there live it and let it fill your soul. Monica & Laura are both very special and unique women. I saw true compassion for each hikers needs. I saw raw unfiltered emotions. I saw strength & resilience mentally & physically. Their team building is remarkable. They will lead you on a journey sure to be life changing meaningful & MEMORABLE for a lifetime."

Cathy and her husband Dave continue to live life to fullest. They are in constant change and growth and it inspires everyone around them to keep living life like there is no tomorrow.

Take it from Cathy; "Age IS NOT A FACTOR! I did the Grand Canyon at age 60! Push yourself to accomplish a goal or a dream that fulfills your soul with self gratitude."

Cathy makes everyone's life around her better and she embodies gratitude, heart, and true bravery which is just being afraid but doing it ANYWAY!

05/29/2024

Grand Canyon Rim to Rim trip opens for sign ups Monday, June 3rd.

Are you coming with me OR WHAT?!
Join the waitlist for more info;
https://beyond-unladylike.ck.page/c06025a7d8

04/02/2024

HIKER HIGHLIGHT!

Tracy Jordi is this month's hiker highlight and we couldn't be more excited to share about this baddie!

Tracy has attended both the Winter Trip and the Grand Canyon trip with us and is joining us for our upcoming Utah Slot Canyon trip in May! We are so lucky to get her again because she is not only tough and strong she is also a total team player and shining light to have on a trip! Tracy dealt with hardships thrown her way on the Grand Canyon trip and she took them HEAD ON with no complaints. She also brings laughter, fun, and total team work to the group.

"As a kid I always loved the outdoors but grew up in a not outdoorsy family. As a young mom I started to get outdoors and learned what I needed to go camping with my kids. I was hooked and we had many adventures. As the kids grew, I lost touch of my love for adventures. Now as a grandma I have rediscovered it and am making up for lost time."

She not only rediscovered it, she is sharing that love with her grandchildren and teaching them how to backpack and be with nature in ways that will be life changing for them!

Her advice; "It doesn't matter if you are brand new or have been on a long break from getting outdoors, it is never too late and it is always the right time to begin or begin again."
Tracy is truly someone that everyone should know because she has a heart of a gold and the most adventurous spirit. She has been taking er grandchildren backpacking but also taken on some new challenges and adventures like doing the 29029 everesting which is an endurance event where you hike up and down a mountain 29029 feet in 36 hours, the equivalent of Everest. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!

Tracy said "Adventuring with the two of you has opened up part of me I forgot was there. Thank you for showing me the depth of it's (Grand Canyon) magnificence."

Thanks for inspiring us all Tracy!