International Womens Day

Shewie

Shewie

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As it's IWD I thought we could have a thread about inspirational women in the outdoors, here's a few that have inspired me to get out and about ..


Heather "Anish" Anderson



Nicky Spinks



Lael Wilcox



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Rmr

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Shewie said:
As it's IWD I thought we could have a thread about inspirational women in the outdoors, here's a few that have inspired me to get out and about ..


Heather "Anish" Anderson


Always enjoy Abby Barnes on YouTube.
Nicky Spinks



Lael Wilcox



Let's have yours ...
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Rmr

Section Hiker
Shewie said:
As it's IWD I thought we could have a thread about inspirational women in the outdoors, here's a few that have inspired me to get out and about ..


Heather "Anish" Anderson



Nicky Spinks



Lael Wilcox



Let's have yours ...
Click to expand...
Always enjoy Abby Barnes on YouTube
 
gixer

gixer

Thru Hiker
Shauna Coxsey is pretty awesome as well

Like Rachel Atherton she's gone through a tough time with injuries last year, but keeps on
Amazing determination

 
Heltrekker

Heltrekker

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Mary Henrietta Kingsley 1862-1900, a pioneering female explorer who defied convention (despite denying that she was a feminist) by making numerous expeditions to Africa without any male chaperone in the latter part of the 19th century. Her book "Travels In West Africa" is an extraordinary account of some of her exploits, including solo canoe trips on the Congo River and climbing mountains in Cameroon - well worth a read. She sadly died far too soon of typhoid after volunteering as a nurse in South Africa during the Boer War. She was a great inspiration to me in choosing to study geology and going to work in Africa.

Also Marianne North, 19th century botanist who set off around the world to collect, document and paint exotic species, again going solo. There's a marvellous display of her paintings at Kew Gardens. Both very inspirational and determined ladies who put their own thirst for knowledge and adventure before the conventions of society and what was deemed 'proper behaviour' for Victorian ladies.​
 
cathyjc

cathyjc

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Marie Stopes ??
A flawed character but her determination that ordinary women should have control of their fertility was in many ways revolutionary.
None of us could expand our lives and go anywhere with dozens of kids in tow…….

PS. Not quite "women in the outdoors", but still an important building block to allow all the rest of the women their chances to get out.
 
HillBelly

HillBelly

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Back in the day, Sailor Tracey Edwards (former teenage backpacker!) and her team aboard 'Maiden' doing the Whitbread Round the World challenge, inspired me to make sure I got out and actually did stuff. I recall watching the catch up programme every Saturday morning and following all the teams progress. This indirectly led to me doing John O'Groats to Lands End a couple of years later still in my teens (although nothing to do with boats!)

More recently at a time when I needed a lift I was switched on to the Lakes via Julia Bradbury's walking series. Whilst she might have turned herself into a brand these days.. those simple early series walking the fells, inspired me up and out again.

On the climbing front - Lucy Creamer, and Hazel Findlay inspire me - not really to climb, but to make sure I challenge myself enough in whatever endeavour I'm doing.

Cathy O'Dowd - mountaineer who took part in the Mazeno Ridge expedition a few years back.

Jenny Jones - Snowboarder, who is now a really good presenter, and has done some good pieces for Ski Sunday recently.
 
dovidola

dovidola

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At home I mark the occasion by not doing the cooking (which I do on most of the other 364 days). The women of my household have protested by going out to lunch, and I am consoling myself with the rugby.
 
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