Morgan Tilton

Morgan TiltonRaised in the stunning San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado, Morgan Tilton is a Bronze medalist and two-time Finalist of the 2015 North American Travel Journalists Association Awards for her travel writing. She covers adventure, travel, business, and outdoor community news, which has been featured in Backpacker, 5280 (Denver's city magazine), EnCompass, TransWorld Snowboarding, and CoBiz among others. She's also a trail runner, snowboarder, traveler and peak bagger that loves Bluegrass shows, avocados and trucker hats. Most recently, she and four other paddlers made the first SUP descent of Utah's wild Escalante River. Follow Morgan’s trail @motilton and www.morgantilton.com.

Nepali Woman Battles Sexism to Summit Everest

July 5th, 2016 • BY

It was unjust. Women from 16 other countries had summited Everest, but not one Nepalese female had been permitted. In a political and social battle, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa set out […]

First Ascent: Alison Levine Reaches Antarctic Summit

June 27th, 2016 • BY

When mountaineer Alison Levine and six teammates made a first ascent of Hall Peak–a 7,116-foot Antarctic peak that rests in Larsen Valley, one of the most dangerous sections of the icy continent–they […]

Yoga Retreat in the Rockies: Rhythms of Nature

June 23rd, 2016 • BY

I was surrounded by Colorado shortgrass and bittersweet mountain sagebrush. In a glacier-carved U-shaped valley hemmed by a ridgeline called South Lateral Moraine, our circle of yoga students stretched their […]

Renegade Female Adventurers: Junko Tabei

May 30th, 2016 • BY

What makes an adventuresome lady a renegade? A she-go-getter that sets the bolts, gallops the stallion, and stair-steps in crampons—ice axe in hand—like a spring picnic. In this WomensMovement.com series, we […]

Renegade Female Adventurers: Annie Smith Peck

May 20th, 2016 • BY

Annie Smith Peck Era: 1850-1935 Origin: Born in Providence, Rhode Island Claim to Fame: Annie raised the adventure bar with copious mountaineering records. In 1895, she became one of the […]