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Unsupported follows Bethany Adams (contributor to Blood Sweat Tears) and her hiking partner, Katie Rhodes on their record-setting thru-hike of the Adirondack 46 High Peaks. Adams and Rhodes face the challenges of the trail head-on, and with each other's constant companionship, buoyed by their fierce desire to prove just what women can do in the mountains. Through her time on trail, Adams is forced to reckon with the dissolution of her marriage, and what it means to be supported in life, love, and adventure.
Coming winter 25/26
BLOOD SWEAT TEARS is a short story collection with stories by 26 women+ about the experience of being in a female body on trail.
A visceral account by more than two dozen women on the ways that wilderness can make us or break us. This beautifully curated anthology covers a wide swathe of the female experience, from evocative writings of love and loss, to the awkward and uncomfortable — and relatable — rites of womanhood on the trail, often in male-dominated spaces. Each voice is unique and a talent in her own right, and Reed has done a commendable job of weaving them together into a brilliant structure that is worthy of great praise.
- Gloria Dickie, 2024 Book Competition Jury
