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 — building new skills and friendships.
On July 13 a local backpacking group, the Summit Sisters, embarked on their final backpacking test, a three-and-a-half mile hike followed by an overnight stay in Germantown Metropark, about 20 miles southwest of Dayton.
The Summit Sisters is a backpacking school for women. It’s a 16-week course that covers everything someone needs to know about backpacking, including gear, food, water, safety and navigation.
You can read and listen to the whole story, reported by Myra Moreheart, on the WYSO website here.
