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How outdoor adventures help teens overcome anxiety

Huck x The North Face — Young Brits are facing an epidemic of anxiety, but the Outward Bound Trust is turning things around for teenage girls by getting them out in the wilderness.

  • Outdoors
  • Jessica Holland

The DJ who took a u-turn to follow her dream in life

Huck x The North Face — Carly Wilford had it all – from the perfect house to the successful business. But something was missing. Now, as a DJ bridging the gender divide, she’s found her calling.

  • Music
  • Jessica Holland

The adventure-seeker who found her purpose in the wild

Huck x The North Face — Megan Hine is a survival expert who consults on adventure TV shows like The Island, helping to keep celebrities alive in the wilderness. She may be the only woman in a field of macho men, says longtime friend Bear Grylls, but she’s stronger than 99% of the guys.

  • Outdoors
  • Jessica Holland

At just 17, Ashima Shiraishi is climbing's fastest-rising star

Huck x The North Face — She began bouldering aged six, started smashing records at 11 and can outclimb her peers regardless of age or gender. Is Ashima Shiraishi the revolution that rock climbing needs?

  • Outdoors
  • Jessica Holland

The ultra-runner conquering the world's highest mountains

Huck x The North Face — Fernanda Maciel set a world record when she summited Argentina’s Aconcagua mountain, because she was the first female to ever run the entire way. But for a woman who grew up in a family of fighters, running up mountains is all in a day’s work — and the stuff of dreams.

  • Culture
  • Jessica Holland

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