Backpacking & Camping 101 for Women
Adult Enrichment / Out & About -
Spring 2025
Ready to hit the trail? Join two experienced thru-hikers for a hands-on introduction to backpacking and camping. Learn the basics, including how to choose the right gear, pack meals, filter water, and prioritize safety. This indoor preparation session is suited for beginners as well as seasoned hikers alike. We will also practice and share simple mindfulness concepts to deepen your outdoor experience. This session is inclusive of individuals identifying as transgender, non-binary, and gender nonconforming.
Mary Lovell Egan
Mary Egan is a Guide for backpacking trips with Kimber Green Therapies. She successfully thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2018, Vermont's Long Trail in 2020, and all of New England's 4000 footer mountains. She is Wilderness First Aid Certified and regularly pursues additional outdoor education. She is also on the board of the Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust, which works to conserve the abutting land of the historic trail. Mary enjoys spending as much time as possible outdoors with her husband and son, whether it be running, hiking, camping, climbing, or backpacking.
Kimber Green
Kimber Green has been a speech-language pathologist for more than 25 years working primarily in the area of cognition/communication. This work provided the foundation for her practice and teaching of mindfulness meditation. She brings a clinical western and an eastern approach to her meditation teaching, hoping to make the concepts more easily understood and accessible. She is also a licensed and board certified massage therapist specializing in overuse injuries and sports massage. She has a passion for hiking and trail running, and recently became a backpacking guide, leading short overnight trips for women in the New England area. She was named Best Mindfulness Coach in 2016 Best of Boston, Boston Magazine. Learn more at Kimber Green Therapies.
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Kimber Green , Mary Lovell Egan