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She has written two guidebooks about hiking in the Charlotte, North Carolina area, and one about hiking near Asheville, North Carolina. She has also written two memoirs- 2010's Becoming Odyssa , about her 2005 Appalachian Trail thru-hike, [ 7 ] [ 19 ] and 2013's Called Again , about her record setting A.T. hike, both published by Beaufort Books.
Emma Rowena Gatewood (née Caldwell; October 25, 1887 – June 4, 1973), [1] better known as Grandma Gatewood, was an American ultra-light hiking pioneer. After a difficult life as a farm wife, mother of eleven children, and survivor of domestic violence, she became famous as the first solo female thru-hiker of the 2,168-mile (3,489 km) Appalachian Trail (A.T.) in 1955 at the age of 67.
This made Bancroft the first woman to reach the North Pole on foot and by sled. She was also the first woman to cross both polar ice caps to reach the North and South Poles. In 1992–1993, Bancroft led a four-woman expedition to the South Pole on skis; this expedition was the first all-female expedition to cross the ice to the South Pole. [11]
It was part of a Somerset County woman’s quest to hike all 2,197 miles of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail this summer. Georgetta Frederick, 43, of Conemaugh Township, made the journey ...
Cheryl Strayed (/ ˈ s t r eɪ d /; née Nyland; born September 17, 1968) is an American writer and podcast host.She has written four books: the novel Torch (2006) and the nonfiction books Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (2012), Tiny Beautiful Things (2012) and Brave Enough (2015).
These books provide empowering examples of women doing just that: demanding seats when none are offered, crafting their own folding chairs out of whatever materials they can get their hands on ...
The memoir describes Strayed's 1,100-mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail in 1995 as a journey of self-discovery. The book reached No. 1 on the New York Times Best Seller list, and was the first selection for Oprah's Book Club 2.0. The film adaptation was released in December 2014 and stars Reese Witherspoon as Cheryl Strayed.
For Tori Dunlap, the author of “Financial Feminist” and the entrepreneur behind Her First $100K, there’s another key resource for women seeking to boost both their confidence and skills with ...