Antonina Samoilova's mountaineering career began with a breakup, two weeks' notice, and a one-way ticket to Antarctica.

Antonina is the first Ukrainian woman to summit the five highest mountains on Earth — Everest, K2, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, and Makalu — and in 2024 she made history by summiting Everest and Lhotse in a single 24-hour push. She grew up as a city girl in central Ukraine with zero outdoor background, and her message for women is as direct as the routes she climbs: fear is a door, not a wall.

Antonina and Angie talked about:

• Growing up in a landlocked city in Ukraine with no mountains and no outdoor role models
• Her first mountain — Kilimanjaro — and swearing she'd never climb again (she lied)
• The breakup that sent her to Antarctica on two weeks' notice, and how that trip changed everything
• Summiting Everest just four months after Antarctica
• Running out of oxygen on Kanchenjunga at 8,400 meters — and her only option was to keep climbing
• Summiting Everest and Lhotse back-to-back in exactly 24 hours
• Why she believes women's biggest limits live in their heads, not their bodies
• Managing your menstrual cycle at extreme altitude
• Her current "fear frontier": public speaking in English
• What's next — Nanga Parbat and the full Crown of the Earth

Check out these resources:

• Antonina's website
• Antonina on Instagram: @tonya.samoilova
• The Cairn Project on IG
• The Cairn Project's newsletter
• Become a Trailblazer
• Summit Scholarship Foundation

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Ultrarunner Rachel Entrekin joined the First 50k Sisterhood and hundreds of other women running the Wild Woman Trail Runs races on June 19-21, 2026.

We recorded our conversation in case you weren't there IRL!

Rachel Entrekin is a pro trail runner and record holder who most recently outright won the Cocodona 250 race in Arizona.

Rachel and Angie talked about:

• Traits that make for a strong runner (that society sometimes weaponizes against women)
• The life-changing moment in the middle of Cocodona 2026 and what she's passing onto other women
• How sharing your story with others can shape the future of trail culture

Learn more:

• The First 50k Sisterhood
• Rachel on Instagram: @rachel__entrekin
• Wild Woman Trail Runs
• Start your own Adventure Fundraiser
• The Cairn Project on Instagram: @thecairnproject

Our First 50k Sisterhood runners ran their first ultramarathon last weekend, and Coach Zoë was one of the folks who made it so successful.

Zoë Rom is a journalist, coach, podcast host, and ultrarunner based in Carbondale, CO. She co-hosts Your Diet Sucks and The Trailhead Podcast. Zoe's journalism focuses on public lands and the environment. She coaches endurance athletes through Microcosm Coaching, where she designed the First 50k Sisterhood's training program alongside her partner TJ David.

We talk about:

• Why carbs are queen and other women’s nutrition talk
• When should you hire a coach?
• Coaching the First 50k Sisterhood and what shifted for the 15 women
• Mental barriers she sees for women athletes and why "just be confident" misses the point
• What trail races can do to be more welcoming of women
• Zoë’s path to 2nd place at Leadville in 2024
• What perimenopausal listeners of Your Diet Sucks are asking about
• Insta-Coach: Zoe answers one-sentence coaching questions on toddlers, treadmills, night miles, and making carbs less scary
• Why YOUR story can be just as impactful as Rachel Entrekin’s!

Check out these resources:

🏃‍♀️ Microcosm Coaching

📱 More from Zoë

💌 Meet the First 50k Sisterhood runners (and read their stories!)

➡️ The Cairn Project on IG

✨ The Cairn Project's newsletter

🥾 Become a Trailblazer

📅 Summit Scholarship Foundation

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