If you’re asked to imagine a hiker, who comes to mind? Is it a tall, lean, bearded man? Maybe white? That’s a common idea of who a hiker is, but there are a lot of people pushing back on that exclusionary notion. The Mountain West News Bureau’s Murphy Woodhouse went hiking with a group with that mission — and brings us this report.
How body positive hikers are making the trails more inviting
![Group founder Kirsten Strough leads Big Gal Backpackers Boise back toward the trailhead.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c6f584e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1400+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F16%2F75%2F836b5fb0432d9066c90ff929662d%2Fbiggalbackpackers-10.jpg)
Murphy Woodhouse
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Mountain West News Bureau