after a few months diving deeper into highlining i realised that even expierienced highliners had their struggles and fears. i ended up highlining with men and women but i surely enjoyed the sessions with women more. i was able to go into my feelings and open up, share my thoughts and fears and other womens tips were much more helpful than mens. it was okay to feel weak, it was okay to cry. no women has ever told me i was ‘just not committing enough’. being around men, (most of them pretty strong) was not empowering me, it was making me feel weak, not strong enough and i felt a need to compare myself.

maybe it’s just my viewpoint. i have met great men, who were humble and soft and not in a constant competiton with others or themselves. the topic of women in a male dominated (extreme-)sport is something i am not yet finished with. every exchange about it shows it’s importance and motivates me to photograph women, talk with them and do something about it. i can’t say yet where it’s gonna lead me but i am sure this is just the starting point.