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Wild Ideas Worth Living

Outdoor Defense with Nicole Snell

Wild Ideas Worth Living

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🗓️ 10 August 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Nicole Snell is a self defense instructor and owner of Girls Fight Back — she wants to give people the tools and skills to feel confident when setting off on their own solo adventures.

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0:00.0

My sister will text me when I say, okay, I'm going on a hike by myself, I'm going on

0:05.0

this trail.

0:06.0

She's like, bring a weapon and I tell her, I am a weapon.

0:09.3

Let's not forget that.

0:10.3

I am.

0:11.3

We are all weapons.

0:14.5

Nicole Snell is a weapon.

0:20.9

She's a self-defense instructor, the owner of the company girls fight back in the host

0:25.9

of the YouTube series Outdoor Defense.

0:30.5

Nicole is an avid adventure.

0:32.6

She travels all over the world, does outdoor sports, and she hikes at night, often, all

0:38.6

by herself.

0:40.0

Nicole doesn't let the boundaries of what society has told her, hold her back.

0:45.2

Instead, she's trained and prepared herself so she can adventure where she wants to and

0:50.2

feel free.

0:51.7

I'm Shelby Stanger and this is wild ideas worth living.

0:59.6

Nicole believes that everyone can be empowered to adventure on their own.

1:03.8

She's worked with organizations like UCLA, the Denver Broncos, Bumble, the US Military,

1:09.9

and so many more.

1:11.6

She's also a collaborator for the 2021 Webby Award winner for the short film Self Defense

1:18.1

for Female Travelers.

1:20.1

I've interviewed a lot of solo hikers, but to be honest, I don't feel comfortable going

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