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It’s Always a Good Time to Take Some Action
Serena Ryan, Summits in Solidarity
How is my fear of not knowing what to say, or my guilt or my despair, and depression about these tough issues - how is that serving the BIPOC community? It's not, that's actually all about me.
Discover Your Backyard Backcountry
Lindsey Lapointe, Seacoast Hikes
You need to know if there’s going to be a bathroom there, if it’s stroller friendly, if you can bring your dog, if there’s a playground, if there’s a picnic table, how long it’s going to be... Because otherwise it’s too scary for you to take two babies there by yourself.
Be Your Own Hero
Lori Steere, Butter Hill Hideaway
Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff, and I was like, ‘You know what? I’m just going to do this for now’, and it happened.
You Are Capable of More (Than You Acknowledge to Yourself)
Rebecca Sperry, Socked In Hikes
I think one of the things I was most fearful of, besides the whole not wanting to die piece, was losing this major piece of who I was in my passion for hiking.
Ally, Amplify, and Open Your Wallet Already
Summits In Solidarity with Serena Ryan
If you could post an article about Black Lives Matter or transgender rights on [a white-dominated hiking social page] and get nothing but lovely comments and support and flowers, then there probably wouldn’t be a need for the social justice movements there are today.
Remember You’re Capable
Laurie Watt, Mooney Mountain Guides
I think that a lot of the limits we see on our bodies are self-imposed, or belief-imposed, and aren’t actually the physical limits.
Set Your Boundaries (and Push the Shower)
Serena Ryan, The Notch Hostel
I tried to think about ‘how do I escape the cubical 9-to-5 life and live in the mountains before I’m retired?’
Commit to Yourself
Sarah Canney, Rise.Run.Retreat
It’s very hard to get into your own head while snowshoe running.
Make a List, and Hike It Twice
Alexandra & Sage Herr, The Granite Gals
We kept finding new goals to pursue, and we just carried through with them.
Get Out There, and Bring a Friend
CJ Mauger & Bex Wright
We made so many mistakes, but we did it together.
Dig a Hole and Ping Your Mom
Mikayla Clarke, AT and PCT Thru-Hiker
It was the most male-dominated environment I’d been in up to that point.