I led another walk on Saturday: nine kilometres in Himmelgeist, through the nature reserve. A bit of rain halfway through, but nice (and very flat) countryside.
Ten people showed up: 9 women (including 3 Italians and 1 Russian) as well as one man. Yes, one single, solitary man.
Andreas said that his record was 44 women and just him, as the token man, just to prove that the group isn't sexist. This was on a walk with Lieselotte, who, at 81, is our oldest walking guide.
Even if a few men show up to a walk, it's rare that they make up more than 25% of all walkers. Heavens, one quarter of the walkers are normally foreign-born.
And if the weather looks a bit iffy, with the prospect of rain, then you really don't get many - if any - men.
The only conclusion one can draw is that men must be the weaker sex. They can't walk so much and are at risk of shrinking like some woollen pullover when it rains.
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