Their is a healthy discussion on another forum about what actions men can take to make backpacking safer and more inviting to women. This article by Melanie Hamlett is about as good of a discussion on the topic as I have seen. I am submitting it here to hopefully spur a healthy productive discussion.
The Scariest Encounters Women Have on the Appalachian Trail Are With Men
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-scarie...zJ-JTDCWU5hZDKs I saw a comment on the other forum about questions you shouldn't ask strangers on the trail (especially women) that, frankly, struck me as pretty natural items I could see myself bringing up relatively early in a conversation and not think twice about. As someone who doesn't backpack much, help me with understanding the etiquette and why it would be taboo to:
1) discuss that they're hiking alone (seems like that would come up relatively naturally in a conversation)
2) ask where they're headed (again, seems innocuous and a natural point of conversation, is this a topic to avoid?)
Meanwhile, some of those same people are advocating asking how the fishing is like THAT is not taboo. Strange.
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