by Nancy Ball | Mar 1, 2023 | Courses
We are opening our 2023 Summit Sisters Backpacking class to 6 additional women for this ONE special content session. When I ask people what their biggest concerns are when it comes to hiking and backpacking, one of the most frequent responses I hear is, “I’m afraid of...
by Nancy Ball | Feb 26, 2023 | Nature
Baby Olive Ridley sea turtles Our visit to Costa Rica this year included an opportunity to volunteer alongside researchers working to study and protect sea turtles that nest on Carate Beach. Read on to learn more… Researchers recording data on night patrol A Green sea...
by Nancy Ball | Feb 14, 2023 | Trips
Catching a Costa Rican sunset to carry in my heart until I return next year… Wow! This trip has been one for the record books! After a 3-year hiatus due to the pandemic, returning to the Osa Peninsula has given me a much-needed mega dose of Tree Aura (and Pura Vida). ...
by Nancy Ball | Jan 1, 2023 | Courses
Accidents happen. People get hurt, sick, or lost. The temperature drops, the wind picks up, and it starts to rain. Would you know what to do? Many backcountry emergencies are preventable, and even when bad things happen, sometimes the wrong care can make things worse…...
by Nancy Ball | Sep 5, 2022 | Summit Trek & Travel
This is a story about being an “older” woman backpacking that I’ve been mulling over for a while. This spring, three of my backpacking friends and I did a glamping/hiking trip to Charit Creek in Big South Fork Tennessee. We stayed in one of the tiny, one-room rustic...
