Salty was created to provide a space for adventurous women across the whole of Ireland and the UK to connect, share stories, and form new friendships.
It all began in 2020, when two friends with a passion for adventure, realised how difficult it was to meet likeminded women who wanted to partake in outdoor activities, such as surfing, hiking, swimming, mountain biking etc.
At that time, most of these activities were dominated by men, which they soon realised was, for a lot of women, intimidating and off-putting. They believed that if these women could find each other, and sprinkled with the right amount of encouragement and support, it would create a profound magic of empowerment that would change the landscape of the outdoors forever.
Salty therefore set about its mission: to connect these wild women, with an overall purpose of creating communities, empowering each other, and connecting women back to both nature and themselves.
Salty started its journey by simply sharing photographs of women they knew, celebrating their adventures no matter how small. Each one was a success. This expanded into showcasing hiking locations, swimming spots, and sharing inspirational content of many of you gals out there enjoying life and taking up space in nature. Salty shared your stories of connection, adventure, overcoming fears, and the joy that came along with finding your own Salty Sisters.
The Salty brief is wide. Encourage, empower and connect any woman who wants to give it a go. This includes surfers, swimmers, hikers, skaters, yogi's, van lifers, and pretty much any gal who identifies with the salty spirit. The kinda ladies prepared to throw themselves into the freezing Atlantic ocean on a foggy Sunday morning, or clamber together up the side of Carrauntoohil to catch the last glimmers of an autumn sunset.
You don't have to be an expert, nor have started out as a child prodigy. The outdoors is for everyone at any age with a "can do" attitude.
Salty has come along way since its first post in October 2020. We have organised meet-ups, connected soul sisters, overcame fears, produced 4 beautifully illustrated adventure maps, and thrown 2 badass festivals. Above all, one of our proudest achievement to date is the Salty Tribe Finder. This is a loving collated map made for you, the Salty Sisters, showcasing the different groups that exist all over Ireland and the UK, including free / paid / women only / mixed. If you're keen to start your own salty journey, we encourage you to check it out, reach out and message any of the groups listed, and even attend one of their meet-up’s!
After all, at the heart of Salty is Sisterhood x