Lael Wilcox: Introducing women and girls to bikepacking

I had the honour of chatting to ultra-distance record-breaker and bikepacker extraordinaire Lael Wilcox, about the work she's doing to encourage women and girls to discover the joy of bikepacking.
We talk about all sorts of things, from her upcoming GRIT (Girls Riding Into Tomorrow) initiative in Tucson, Arizona, to the next instalment of her women's rallies in collaboration with Komoot, and being an LGBTQ+ role model in cycling.
Huge thanks to Lael for giving me her time first thing in the morning, and to Rue for providing me with some excellent footage and audio to use for the video!
Here's the panel talk Lael mentions: • Komoot Campfire: Get t...
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[@CnBlu]

Awesome conversation! With regards to the flying question, one thing you can do if flying feels unavoidable, is to compensate for the negative effects through donating to reputable nature conservation programs. For example donating 10-20 % of the flight price to nature conservation.
Thanks for this inspiring video

[@mhernandez4576]

Just awesome! Really hope my girls will keep riding

[@penelopejamilecharle]

I was having such a bad day and that interview just turned it right around, thank you!

[@MildredRides]

I'm sorry to hear you were having a bad day, and I'm glad this helped 😊

[@weeki_wachee]

Thank you for a very enjoyable video and all your work. All the best.

[@MildredRides]

Thanks so much!

[@mirabalazova]

oh wow, super inspiring!

[@MildredRides]

She's amazing, isn't she?

[@nicsuploads5319]

Label is awesome

[@nicsuploads5319]

**Lael. Gotta love autocorrect 🙃

[@MildredRides]

@@nicsuploads5319 haha she is indeed! So much enthusiasm and joy 😊

[@my_midlife_adventures]

Such an inspiring video! What a great interview Mildred, so lovely to see how enthusiastic the 2 of you were. Thank you

[@MildredRides]

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@rachpwanders6095]

How wonderful and enthusiastic is Lael?! Love the sound of bike packing in Alaska, maybe that's a Summer one though!

[@MildredRides]

She's fantastic, isn't she? Such a joy to chat to, and so inspiring

[@queercyclist]

Great interview Mildred! I really enjoyed watching it.

[@MildredRides]

Thanks Hannah!

[@CaptainAnnaBanana]

I really like the part about women led rides / quiet allyship :)

[@MildredRides]

Yeah, me too - I actually filmed a vlog exploring that a little deeper today, hopefully I can turn it into something 😊