From Alaskan Glacier to Global Brand: GG Edwards on Building Gnara & Redesigning the Outdoors for Everyone

About this episode

GG Edwards discusses her journey from guiding on an Alaskan glacier to co-founding Gnara and her vision for inclusive outdoor apparel.

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to redesign the outdoors for everyone? Gnara Co-Founder GG Edwards joins our Season 14 finale to share how a glacier in Alaska sparked a revolution in outdoor apparel. While guiding on the Mendenhall Glacier, GG faced a choice every woman in the backcountry knows too well: trek across crevasses and peel off layers in freezing temps, or risk dehydration. Instead, she asked a simple question — what if her fly worked like the guys'? That idea became the patente...

People in this episode

Host: Ivan

Guest: GG Edwards

Topics covered

• outdoor apparel
• women in the outdoors
• innovation
• Alaska
• glaciers
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• outdoor apparel
• GG Edwards
• Alaska
• Mendenhall Glacier
• Gnara
• women's gear
• innovation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gnara

Places: Alaska, Mendenhall Glacier

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