by Nancy Ball | Aug 1, 2024 | Courses
WYSO, the NPR station out of Dayton, Ohio, recently ran a great story about Summit Sisters in their Culture Couch series. Their article begins: A group of Ohio women have taken on new challenges in outdoor survival — many of them with little to no prior experience —...
by Nancy Ball | Dec 18, 2023 | Courses
WILDERNESS FIRST AID (WFA)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...
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 | 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…...
