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Read the Stories of Disabled Hikers
From Peak to Pause: A Chronic Illness Journey | Disabled Hikers Storytelling Project
From vibrant health to chronic illness. One woman's fight for accessible nature amidst EDS, POTS, & more.
A.M. Rossi
Jul 30, 20245 min read
Enjoying the Silence: How the Outdoors Help Me Cope with Noise Pollution | Disabled Hikers Storytelling Project
For neurodivergent urban dwellers, the remote wilderness provides much-needed relief from noise pollution in large cities.
Desiree Lopez
Jun 19, 20247 min read
Landscape through a Lens of Disability | Disabled Hikers Storytelling Project
Sarah Capdeville explores what it means to be disabled in a disabled landscape. Is there a right way to be wild or a right kind of body?
Sarah Capdeville
May 28, 20246 min read
Finding Solace in Nature: Navigating Anxiety, ADHD, and Grief Through Hiking and Art | Disabled Hikers Storytelling Project
Navigating anxiety, ADHD, and grief through nature. Explore the healing power of hiking and art in this personal journey of solace and home.
Meg Max
Apr 25, 20244 min read
Black Swan, Preserved | Disabled Hikers Storytelling Project
Chrys Lyn Furrer shares their experience of considering disability in the landscape and how our bodies and the land changes.
Chyrs Lyn Furrer
Oct 20, 20234 min read
Losing My Ability | Disabled Hikers Storytelling Project
Shelagh shares her experiences of losing her ability, medical fatphobia, and active living as a fat Black woman.
Shelagh Brown
May 11, 20237 min read
Building an Equitable Existence to Thrive: I Can. I Must. I Will.
written by Crystal Gail Welcome As an advocate for a better planet led by love and compassion, we can equip ourselves with a powerful...
Crystal Gail Welcome
Nov 21, 20224 min read
Never Alone: Hiking the Adirondack High Peaks as an Indigenous Two Spirit | Disabled Hikers Storytelling Project
written by Ionah Scully, Cree-Métis and Irish—Michel First Nation Content Note: contains mentions of sexual assault, domestic violence,...
Ionah Scully, Cree-Métis and Irish—Michel First Nation
Jun 9, 20227 min read
Bust down Tumblina: Humoring my Climbs and Tumbles thru humble Tanzania | Disabled Hikers Storytelling Project
written by Aprili Content Notes: climbing, physical injury, neurodivergence, psychological disability, brief reference to drinking At 21,...
Aprili
Jul 15, 20203 min read
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