I guess I forgot that not everyone was raised by acrobats. Thanks for the reminder.

For some, it might even be beneficial to start with something even lower than coffee can stilts. Platform shoes can be an effective training ground, followed by four inch high heel shoes. Navigating up and down stadium steps in four inch heels successfully might then be followed by espresso cans, and then by the taller coffee cans, perhaps stepping up to simple lengths of two by fours duct taped to the bottoms of your boots.

It may very well be that women are at an advantage with stilt hiking.... I wouldn't doubt there is research being conducted even as we speak!