Gear manufacturers have realised that lots of women like the outdoors and they're different shapes from men. Here's what's out there, and where you can buy it.
Organisations
If you'd like to find an organisation that runs trips exclusively for women in an area near you, check out these links.If you know of an organisation that isn't listed and should be, contact GO! Girls Outdoors.
Australia
Wild Women on Top - Sydney based Adventure Training specialists. With Di and her team you pick an adventure goal and they help you train for your adventure. More info in the GO! Girls Outdoors profile.
Adventurous Women - travel adventures for women that go all over the world.
Gear Up Girl is a series of cycling events for women in several Australian states. Associated with Bicycle NSW, they also run workshops and organise casual rides.
USA
GirlVentures run programs for girls that focus on backpacking, rock climbing and other outdoor activities. Based in San Francisco.
Passages Northwest is the sister organisation of GirlVentures, running similar programs for girls out of Seattle.
Rite of Passage Journeys have a Coming of Age for Girls program that incorporates a Rite of Passage ceremony. They attract girls for the program from all over the USA and are based out of Seattle.
The Women's Wilderness Institute runs an extensive range of programs for girls and women and are based out of Boulder, Colorado.
Her Feet on the Earth runs survival skills courses for women and focus on developing a connection with nature for girls and women. Mary and Lorene are based out of Colorado, near Boulder.
Babes in the Backcountry - an organisation that runs a wide variety of outdoor adventure trips for women, including climbing and mountaineering. Based in Colorado but with trips all over the world.
Canada
Wilderness Wanderings is a small business run by Emmy Hendrickx, just north of Toronto in Ontario. Emmy runs canoeing, winter camping and hiking trips for women.
Women's Mountain Adventures - mountaineering and climbing adventures for women, guided by women, in the Canadian Rockies.
Wild Women Expeditions run an extensive range of courses and programs for women in all sorts of outdoor activities. They are based out of Sudbury, Ontario but run courses all over Canada.