To the adventurous women considering our expeditions, it’s great to meet you! Welcome!

We want you to know that you make up 45% of our clientele and we’re thrilled that number is rapidly increasing toward our goal of 50% (or more!! – In fact this year we have more female climbers signed up on our Everest team than ever before!)

We recognise that being a chick in the mountains comes with some, shall we say, unique considerations, so we’ve put together a little pdf of female friendly beta for you compiled by Dr Emily Johnston – (Female Mountain Guide and Doctor) & myself as the General Manager of CTSS – that’s not often spoken about pre trip or on expedition, covering everything from peeing to periods and a few in between, for your time in the mountains….

As a guide service our priority is your safety but feeling safe in the mountains goes far beyond fixed lines, gear and redundancies and into feeling supported enough to have open conversations, ask tough questions and be assertive about your needs when you need to be.

We care about those needs being met and we want you to feel welcome, heard and most importantly comfortable to raise any topic that’s going to make a difference whilst you are on expedition with us.

We also recognise that many of you are experienced outdoors-women already and don’t need any advice but it’s a good icebreaker to open the conversation and support one another. If you have something to add or some handy tips you use please reach out, we would love to include them.

So with that in mind, please click on the orange download button (Don’t worry it’s just a pdf!) and enjoy some very frank reading! We hope it is helpful.

Cheers Caroline,

Caroline Pemberton
Managing Director & Co Owner