Go Small, Don’t Stay Home
Meg Pierce, Inclusive Ski Touring
Credit (all photos): Katherine Jondro Donnelly
We're back with a full-on convo with one of my new favorite people, Meg Pierce!
Meg was one of the leaders of the Inclusive Ski Touring Women’s Program I did with some friends last March, and we all came away from that morning feeling so fortunate that we’d had Meg, and her co-leader Torey Brooks, on our team for the session.
Meg and Torey were tireless cheerleaders - and more importantly, tech support for our equipment challenges! - and Meg got so fired up from helping groups like ours that she signed on to the Board of Directors for Inclusive Ski Touring this fall.
Credit (all photos): Katherine Jondro Donnelly
But even more meaningful to me is the fact that Meg champions what she calls ‘micro-adventures’, and embraces sucking at things with both arms. Never mind 'go big or go home'; Meg's enthusiasm for beginners (and beginning!) is apparent in everything she does and gets involved in.
This conversation is just the tonic we need to fuel us through the dark days of December.
Follow Meg @megpierce65 on Instagram, check out Meg’s contributions to the Norrøna blog, and make sure to keep tabs on the Inclusive Ski Touring site to find out more about their programming as they release their 2022/2023 schedule (and maybe make a donation!) Who knows, I might just see you at one of their Women's Programs, since I'm HOOKED :-)
SO. MANY. LINKS from this conversation:
Mt. Abram (ME)
Steve the Bike Guy (MA) - Women’s Rides
Telemarkdown (New Durham, NH shop owned by the Fey Brothers)
Maine Outdoor Film Festival - Tumbledown Program (limited time access, watch soon!)
Gunstock (NH)
Ashland State Park (MA)
Callahan State Park (MA)
Lincoln Woods (MA)
This group looks like trouble, just saying. (Credit: Katherine Jondro Donnelly)