Hiking Thru in Blood, Sweat, and Tears

Blood Sweat Tears is a short story collection from 26 women+ writers about the experience of being in a female body on trail. Stories range from hiking, backpacking, thruhiking, mountaineering and trailrunning. These are stories of challenge, beauty, and self-knowledge the likes of which can only be found in the adventures we seek outdoors.

Katie “Oats” Houston’s story Hiking Thru is featured in the Blood section of the book and details her first experience bleeding on her Appalachian Trail thru-hike.

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