December Chapter Meeting

African Drumming
Instead of a workshop, we will be hosting Womba Africa who will treating us to a performance celebrating the instruments, rhythms, dance, and songs of Ghana!

Program - How to Be a Badass Mountain Woman - Hardships and Healing in the Mountains
by Bethany (Garretson) Adams
Bethany returns to our chapter for a motivational reflection of time spent in the mountains healing and pushing oneself. When Bethany was ten years old, she was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease of the lower intestine. Always an active child, she suddenly found herself limited by not just one disease, but two, having dealt with Asthma since she was a toddler.
When Bethany is 23, she hikes her first High Peak and dedicates her life to becoming and being a Badass Mountain Woman. Empowered by the healing power of nature, Bethany becomes an Adirondack 46er and travels the world in pursuit of mountain summits.
Come listen to her stories and the wisdom gleaned from all her time spent in the mountains.
Bethany Adams is a writer, mountain athlete, guide and outdoor instructor. She holds a Master’s Degree in Community Development and has been published in Trail Runner Magazine and Outside Magazine. She is the first and only woman to achieve 100 Fastest Known Times, and in 2020, she and Katie Rhodes became the first women to climb all 46 High Peaks in the Adirondacks unsupported. She is passionate about mountains and has traveled the world in pursuit of them. It is important to Bethany to represent women’s perspectives in outdoor spaces and to advocate for more belonging for all.