Hiking
The Rise of Women-Only Hiking in Iceland | After Hours Ep. #2
You don’t need to call yourself “a hiker” to do this. Saga didn’t, either, the first time — she was 20, wearing sweatpants, carrying a backpack from when she was 13.
Nika sits down with Saga, founder of Viking Woman, to talk about what actually happens on a women-only hiking trip in Iceland: strangers who become friends within a day, the six-day Laugavegur trail from the Highlands to Þórsmörk, and the moment Iceland’s first female president told her, hand on her arm, to start her own company and never work under a man. It’s a conversation about nature, community, and the version of yourself that shows up when you stop overthinking it and just go.
If you’ve been curious about traveling to Iceland but weren’t sure a women-only group was the right call, or whether you’re “fit enough” for it, this is the episode to watch first