ABOUT

Blair Braverman is a columnist and contributing editor for Outside magazine, and writes for a range of venues, including The New York Times, Vogue, and This American Life. She is the author of Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube, as well as two new books of nonfiction, forthcoming from Ecco/HarperCollins.

She lives in northern Wisconsin with her husband, Quince Mountain, and their team of sled dogs. 

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You can follow their adventures on Twitter and Patreon.

WELCOME TO THE GODDAMN ICE CUBE

“As a storyteller and a stylist, Braverman is remarkably skilled, with a keen sense of visceral detail that borders on sublime. Her ability to draw readers into heart-pounding action sequences is what makes the book so courageous and original as a travel narrative and a memoir of self-discovery.”

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

“. . . a richly insightful work whose bold but delicately delivered honesty has much to teach us. . . . Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube is gorgeous, moving and universally resonant. Most of all, it’s important.” 

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HUFFINGTON POST

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

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What My Sled Dogs Taught Me About Planning for the Unknown, New York Times

Everything on Naked and Afraid is Real -- and I Lived It, Outside

His Son Hiked into the Costa Rican Jungle, and Never Came Out. What Happened?, New York Times

Chills, Thrills, and Spills: How Alex Honnold Conquered El Capitan, New York Times

Pirates, Slavers, and Poachers: Violence on the High Seas, New York Times

What To Do When You Lose a Dog, Outside

On Getting Rejected a Lot (and Liking It), Outside

Blair Braverman on the Iditarod, Fear, and Resilience, Outside

On Being a Woman Alone in the Woods, Outside

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CONTACT

braver mountain mushing @ gmail.com