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Trekking Trip for Women?

PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:58 pm
by bird
My wife wants to go on an adventure. Not climbing, but trekking, anyone know of organized trips for women only? North America preferred, but open to suggestions.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:03 pm
by mconnell

PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:14 pm
by Sarah Simon
I've enjoyed a trip with California-based Call of the Wild: www.callwild.com. The trip leaders heading up our trip to the Sierra were top-notch.

I've gone on two trips with Adventures in Good Company (www.adventuresingoodcompany.com) but I'm afraid I cannot recommend them. Their planning is haphazard and they will chinz you if they get the chance.

Re: Trekking Trip for Women?

PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:19 pm
by Haliku
bird wrote:My wife wants to go on an adventure. Not climbing, but trekking, anyone know of organized trips for women only? North America preferred, but open to suggestions.


Her turn to leave you with the kids?!? :lol:

Re: Trekking Trip for Women?

PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:43 pm
by bird
Haliku wrote:
bird wrote:My wife wants to go on an adventure. Not climbing, but trekking, anyone know of organized trips for women only? North America preferred, but open to suggestions.


Her turn to leave you with the kids?!? :lol:

Yup, payback's a bitch (though at least my wife isn't) ;-)

PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:00 pm
by John Duffield
Just for laughs I googled this also. Is it just me or do women specific trips seem really expensive?

http://www.adventureassociates.net/adventures/w_perutrk.html

For me, the occasional traveler should never bypass one of the all-time classics. But that's just me. Everything you'd want from a great trip and at the end one of the seven wonders of the world.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:24 pm
by visentin
Choose hikes with a maximum of 600-700 elevation difference for a start, with easy terrain. Choose a good weather window. The biggest mistake would be to discourage her from the start by sth too difficult.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:49 pm
by bird
She can hike, she's climbed Mt Washington in NH without any trouble.