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sixpenceee

I love this sign.

haliagreen7

CAN WE SAY THAT LOUDER PLEASE

oatbee

*pokes bruise* where did you come from?

Working on my mythology final paper about Artemis as Mother Nature.

#Artemis #mother nature #hike #climb #dance #be true #be you #art #feminine #femininity #feminism #feminist #mythology

Saw this leaf at lunch today. It's interesting to see with all the other green leaves around.

#nature #nature rx #leaf #leaves #life and death

Stills from a dance film I'm working on

#dance #dance for film #contemporary art #stills #still life #modern dance

Photo sharing

Hey does anyone have any photo sharing apps or websites that they recommend?

#help #halp #photo sharing #photography

antifainternational

Darren Guy interviews Sama, a Kurdish Freedom fighter from Kobane, a city in Northern Syria, who now lives in Liverpool.

This International Women’s Day, our thoughts go out to the brave women of the YPJ fighting the fascist patriarchy of Daesh. Much respect!

These made me giggle

#red river gorge #Muir valley #climbing #climber #climbers #funny signs

Oh the joys of cleaning routes! Jk, cleaning the top of a route makes me nauseatingly nervous.

#cleaning #route cleaning #climber #climbing #climb #red river gorge #kentucky

Incredible weekend at the Red! Tea at the Palaz of Hoon 5.11b Climbed by my friend, Monica. Photography by me (Elise Askonas) I'm dreaming of the day when I am strong enough to climb this route!

#climbing #climb #lead climbing #red river gorge #kentucky #girls who climb #Muir valley #5.11b #climber #go outside and play #go outside #goals #dreams #Dream big #get outside

Between running, climbing, and aerials, my body is completely worn out, but boy, does hard work pay off!!

#dance #aerials #aerial dance #climbing #climber #run #hike #hard work #hard work pays off #work hard play hard

chattamountaindreamer-blog

First post, and it’s about female hygiene on the trail! I found this article last year, and it’s pretty great. It covered a lot of territory with some great tips and tricks.

The one thing this article doesn’t talk a lot about is having a period on the trail, but that’s a really important thing to have information on.

This article lists three options for periods in the backcountry. One of these options is birth control that keeps you off your period, and one is using a diva cup or something similar. The other option, of course, is just using tampons and pads on the trail. I know, it sounds grody and uncomfortable but it’s not any worse than having to keep up with a diva cup. So how do you go about having a period on the trail? Well, for your trash, take a ziplock baggie and cover it in duct tape. This way, you have your own trash bag, and you can’t see what’s inside. Then, in another baggie, think of periods past– how many tampons do you use in a day and night? Multiply this number by how long your period lasts or how many days you’ll be gone with your period, and take that many tampons plus two. I recommend tampons over pads because you can’t feel them and they won’t deteriorate with movement or burst if they get wet. Just carry some hand sanitizer with you, and make sure your trash baggie goes up with the bear bag. Don’t let your period keep you out of the woods. When we’re inside, following the dull path of everyday life, we often forget how much exercise actually helps periods. By being in the backcountry with your period, you have no choice but to be active. Stay hydrated, and bring some midol if you need it, but don’t let Flo get you down! Having a period outside really isn’t scary once you give it a shot!