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https://amp.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/17/men-should-heed-female-hillwalkers-safety-concerns-says-climbing-expert
>Male mountaineers should be more mindful of women’s concerns about their personal safety in remote areas and avoid patronising them by questioning their map-reading abilities, a climbing expert has said.
>The advice comes in response to female hillwalkers and mountaineers saying sceptical attitudes towards their skills and unwanted attention are discouraging women from taking up the sport.
>Writing in the latest edition of Scottish Mountaineer, Richard Tiplady, a member of Mountaineering Scotland, made several recommendations based on “horror stories” from women.
>Male mountaineers should be more mindful of women’s concerns about their personal safety in remote areas and avoid patronising them by questioning their map-reading abilities, a climbing expert has said.
>The advice comes in response to female hillwalkers and mountaineers saying sceptical attitudes towards their skills and unwanted attention are discouraging women from taking up the sport.
>Writing in the latest edition of Scottish Mountaineer, Richard Tiplady, a member of Mountaineering Scotland, made several recommendations based on “horror stories” from women.
