🥾🌿💅 Mujeres y Montañas

Mujeres yMontañas is a Barcelona based meetup group for Women who would like to explore Catalunya.

🤝The group
You may have just moved to Catalunya or you may have been born here, this group is for new and regular hikers to meet likeminded people whilst connecting with nature.
Group members are from all over the world, so you are very likely to meet someone from your country of birth or to share common languages.
You can hike as you wish, whether you choose to talk with others, or hike in silence, there is no pressure, we only ask for you to be kind, respectful and polite to others.

💰Hikes take a lot of time and effort to research and host, so we ask that you give a small payment of €5 for each hike.

📱Useful phone apps
*what3words > is an app that can give a location up to 3 meters sq. Perfect if you ever lose your way!
*maps.me > gives you access to offline maps
*Citymapper > gives you transport options for Barcelona and all other cites around the world.
If there are another useful apps, please let me know and I will share it with the group.

🥾🌿The Hikes 🌿🥾

As we explore Catalunya, all of the hikes will be accessible by public transport.
Events will take place in the weekdays and at weekends, and be a mixture of easy, moderate and hard.
The hikes will typically be between 2-6 hours long (with breaks included), and will take place all year round.

🥾Clothing
Recommended in the warmer months

• Shorts
• Light hiking trousers
• T shirt/top
• Socks
• Walking shoes/boots
• Cap
  Open toe shoes are not recommended, due to the landscape and terrain.

Recommended in the colder months

• Hiking trousers
• Base layer
• Mid layer
• Out layer
• Hat
• Neck warmer
• Gloves
• Warm socks
• Walking boots/shoes
  We never recommend wearing jeans on a hike!

🎒What to bring

• 30 litre backpack with waist straps
• First Aid pack (research items tailored to your needs)
• Bug spray
• Sun protection
• 1 litre water for a 2 hour walk. More water for warmer days or personal health requirements
• Electrolyte drinks/gels
• Hot drink flask for colder days (in addition to your water)
• Food - enough for the duration of the hike event
• Hand gel
• Prescription medication
• Emergency contact numbers - on paper or updated in your phone
• Small bag for rubbish
• Antiseptic/Alcohol wipes
• Whistle
• Torch
• Headlamp
• Small clip on lights for your bag/jacket
• Hiking poles
• Cash / Coins
• Microfibre towel
• Spare menstruation products
• Hard copy map of the area
• Portable charger for your mobile phone
• Multitool
• Spare socks
• Biodegradable hygiene wipes

The more experienced you are in hiking, the more you will value the importance of these items.

🚽 Toilet Stops
There are not many toilets for the public on hiking trails, so please use a toilet whenever you see one, e.g train station, cafe, on the train.
During the hike, nature will be our toilet.
For additional personal hygiene please bring; disposable gloves, hand gel, biodegradable tissues/wipes, and a small bag for rubbish.

🪑🍊Sitting Stops
There will be a 30 min sitting break for a 2 hour hike. Longer or multiple breaks for longer hikes.
There may not be benches when we have our sitting breaks, and we may need to sit on the ground, so please bring something to sit on e.g. folding stool, inflatable cushion, mat.
You can use these breaks to eat.
Take enough snacks and drinks for the whole hiking day (When you leave the house until you return home). Shops may not be available where we hike.

👀 Important Rule
WE NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE BEHIND❗️

• If someone is taking a photo
• Fixing their bag
• Fixing their shoe laces
• Toilet break
• Massaging their feet
  2️⃣ PEOPLE MUST WAIT FOR THEM, ALWAYS ‼️
  If you need to stop, please ask for people to wait for you.

🏋️‍♂️⛑️ Fitness and Health
Please see a health professional before committing to these hikes.
Please ensure you have insurance that covers you for outdoor activities.

🩹If you want to tell the hosts about any health problems you have, please tell them before the hike.

💊If you need help with any medicines or treatments for your health, please tell the hosts before the hike.

🚨Please ensure you have a name and number that is easy to find, of the person that should be contacted incase of an emergency. Please tell them that they are an emergency contact and inform them of the details of the hike.

☎️ Communication
This group communicates through meetup, so please turn your notifications on for this group so you know when hikes are announced. You should also check your emails/junk.
We will only use the comment section in the event page to give hike related updates so please check it regularly.
Remember to read the event description fully, as many answers will be found there.

📜 Please note, the comment section is for hike related and attendance information only. Non related posts will be deleted.

⚠️ Strict rules
It is really important that if your life plans change, you must change your RSVP to No as soon as you know you cannot attend.
It also allows those on those on the waiting list have time to prepare to attend the hike.
Changing your RSVP to NO on the day of event (without a reasonable explanation), or RSVPing YES, but not turning up will result in your place in the group being concluded.

➕1️⃣s will are allowed, but your guest must be a female adult. You will responsible for your guest, your guests ability to attend and your guests behaviour.

🐶 💕 Friendly dogs are welcome, however please note that not everyone is comfortable with dogs, so personal space must be respected. Don't for get the dogs food and water.

🥰 The world is beautifully diverse, and we want this meetup group to reflect that.
We encourage all ethnicities, religions, sexualities, ages, languages, dialects and accents to join.

Still interested in the group? Then please join us, and look out for your important welcome message 😊

☺️🤗💅🤝🥾🌿🚉⛰️🏝️🍉🍷☕️