When Women Fly

Welcome to the When Women Fly podcast! In this introductory episode, host Sylvia Winter shares what listeners can expect in forthcoming episodes.

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Sylvia is joined by professional skydiver, author, and podcast host Melanie Curtis. Melanie has completed over 11,000 jumps and has been a leading figure in the sport of skydiving for more than twenty years...

Sylvia is joined by US National Ski Hall of Famer Nikki Stone. Nikki became the first American to win a gold medal in inverted aerial skiing in the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Topics include:

• Early dreams of winning an Olympic gold medal
• Working with fear as an elite athlete
• Grandma's quote, "The brave do not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all...

Sylvia connects with Enid Otun to discuss overcoming childhood trauma and learning to fly. Enid was the first female chief pilot in Nigeria, and hosts the podcast If Women Were Meant To Fly, The Sky Would Be Pink.

Topics Include:

• Being bold...

Sylvia connects with climber, surfer, and ayurvedic specialist Eliza Kerr. Eliza is a founding member of Balanced Rock, and Moonstone Retreat Center...

Sylvia is joined by Patty Wagstaff to discuss her journey to becoming a US National Aerobatic Champion. Patty was the first woman to achieve this title, a feat she repeated twice thereafter, and has garnered worldwide recognition for her aerobatic routines...

In this episode of When Women Fly, Sylvia is joined by Bethany Miller to discuss living without limits. Bethany is a social scientist, aviator, businesswoman, and self-defined flux agent...

Sylvia connects with high school friend, Kim Havell, of Jackson Hole, Wyoming - a mountaineer, professional skier, and mom. Outside Magazine named Kim as a “Preeminent Female Ski Mountaineer of our Time” in 2012. She was listed by Backcountry Magazine as one of “37 Most Important Women in Backcountry”. She has a lineup of past and present sponsors including Salomon and Osprey.

Kim shares how she made her way in the mountain sport world, and her transition into parenthood...

Sylvia is joined by Belinda Baggs, a world-renowned Australian longboard surfer, mother and surf ambassador for Patagonia. She campaigns as an athlete and climate activist using photography and film to magnify her message.  Belinda, who offers a perspective on what we can do to help, is passionate and deeply tuned into this environment she considers her happiest place, the ocean...

Sylvia is joined by Lexi duPont, a professional big mountain freeskier, filmmaker, and pilot from Sun Valley, Idaho. She was a Freeskiing World Tour and Red Bull Cold Rush contender, who has been featured in several films such as Warren Miller’s Wintervention and Future Retro.  Shaped by Descent is  a beautiful story of Lexi's 10-year obsession with the amazing terrain and unparalleled descents in the mountains of Alaska...