I'm 20 years old, but due to health complications I haven't had a period since I was 17. This made hiking great, as I didn't have to think about it on trips for the last few years.
It's recently come back as my health has improved, and I was looking for some advice from others about how to manage the effects on both myself and on the carrying load.
I feel ridiculous asking aged 20 but my last experiences were from when I was literally a child still lol.
This summer I'll be hiking in the Spanish Pyrenees, so hot conditions and potentially (this might be overthinking it!) bears ? Bear mauling would be a real bummer way to celebrate my period coming back.