08/08/2026
Join writer and mountain athlete Bethany Adams here at the VIC on Friday, August 21st from 6-8pm, for a presentation and talk on her book “Unsupported.” This will be the kick off event for our first ever Trail Running Festival on August 22nd.
Book Talk & Signing: https://www.paulsmiths.edu/event/book-talk-and-signing-with-bethany-adams-unsupported/
The book talk will be free to paid race registrants, a suggested donation of at least $5 for non-race registrants will directly support our trail maintenance and race costs! To register for the race, visit our program page:
https://www.paulsmiths.edu/event/trail-running-festival/
Bethany Adams is a writer, mountain athlete and experiential educator. She is the first woman to achieve 100 Fastest Known Times (FKTs), and in 2020, she became one of the first women to climb all 46 Adirondack High Peaks unsupported, which she chronicles in her first book Unsupported (Rugged Outdoorswoman Publishing, 2026). Her stories of endurance and healing through nature have been published in Trail Runner and Outside magazines and in the short story collection Blood Sweat Tears (Rugged Outdoorswoman Publishing, 2024). Adams is a proud community ambassador for SheJumps, a non-profit organization that works to provide more women and girls access to the outdoors. She can be found at Bethany Adams on Instagram.
