1st Solo Female 14er Finisher?

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Re: 1st Solo Female 14er Finisher?

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ekalina wrote: Sat Jun 25, 2022 5:58 pm Perhaps WW is not the first woman to hike all of the 14ers alone, but I can't recall that dozens of pages of discussion yielded definitive evidence that someone did it before her. Whoever did it first should get recognition for it; if that's WW then I think it's worthy of celebrating. So many women are told from a young age that they can't do any number of things, alone or otherwise, because it's dangerous, or selfish, or it's not meant for them, stuff that boys or men rarely if ever hear. Whoever did it first had to push past all of that nonsense, and other women who followed had to contend with it too. So I see it as an important achievement, certainly personally meaningful and capable of inspiring others too.
Well said. To her credit, WW reached out to me personally after I expressed concerns I thought her attitude towards snow travel was a bit too casual (for example, the gardening tool incident) and sending a bad message to less experienced folks as she elevated herself to a position of being a role model. She was able to hear this feedback and seemed humble enough about it.
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