last year i read a great website put together by a woman thruhiker… it was loaded w/ lots of great advice taylored for other women. can’t find that site. any great tips and secrets from past female thruhikers here?
greenie
Calling all women thruhikers
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#2
I am not sure of the website, but there is a pretty good book called “Walking Home” by a woman thru hiker. I will keep my eyes posted for the site, though.
STEPHANIE
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#4
i did read that book walking home- the woman’s trail name was amazing grace. I will check out jan’s journal. although the website i found wasn’t on trailjournals. i’m looking more for tips/ best practices for any womens’ issues on the trail- hiking alone, hygeine, etc.
greenie
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#5
There is a book by Beverly “Maine Rose” Hugo called Women and Thru hiking on the Appalachian Trail (Insight Publishing). I knew her and contributed to her book. It covers everything. I think it’s available thru ATC Conference bookstore. It’s a great resource. I’ve hiked the whole AT in sections.
Dot MacDonald D-Train
Dot MacDonald
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#6
Try out this group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WomenHikers/
Here is a statement of the group’s purpose:
"A list for women who love backpacking and hiking. Originally started as the Womens’ AT List we have expanded to include women hikers everywhere.
Many members are experienced long-distance hikers and emphasis is placed on helping members plan trips, including topics from gear to food drops to personal issues.
This is a growing group of very diverse women who welcome members who hike anywhere in the world regardless of age or experience."
Jukebox
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#8
Brawny has a women’s only area on her trailquest web site. You need a password to access it, and that may be hard to get until she and Rainmaker are back from their summer hiking adventure.
http://www.trailquest.net/ATTrailQuest.html
DebW
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#9
Mara Factor is a woman thru-hiker who has her own web page that is loaded with information. The address is:
http://friends.backcountry.net/m_factor/
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