George and I had a female guide on the Choquequirao trek in Peru. We made no special request. She simply happened to be the next experienced guide available.
Cool.
Increasingly the world’s top trails are seeing more female guides. They’re in high demand by female hikers who, understandably, feel more comfortable.
I was happy to see this post on the Women Travel blog:
Mary “Mumbi” Kariuki has been guiding on the trails of Mt. Kenya, Kilimanjaro, and other East African mountains for 8 years – and she’s not over the hill yet. In 2001 Mary officially became the first, and only, rated female guide serving these mountains. Before she was a guide, Mary worked her way through the ranks as all African guides should have, as a porter. …
Leave a comment if you’ve more stories of female guides on the world’s great treks.
We were all very happy with Gabi, an Australian white water rafting champion, guiding us on a three day rafting trip down the Landsborough River in New Zealand – cheerful, organised and with brilliant upper body strength!
http://richardtulloch.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/where-the-river%E2%80%99s-boss-rafting-in-new-zealand-wilderness/
Thanks for the flashback Rick, Nancy was truly amazing. I couldn’t believe she kept up with us. I believe we could not have done better.
great job
keep it up
all the best
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That’s awful, Lois.
I know how difficult it is to take legal action in another nation. 😦
Yes I imagine I won’t get very far, but at least it will let her know that she can’t do this to people without repercussions!
Did you have something similar happen to you?
Lois