Posts tagged Friendship

Forget Cuffing Season: Here Are 7 Easy Ways to Build Community Now

Skip cuffing season this winter and build community instead in seven easy steps.

Danielle WilliamsDanielle WilliamsOctober 26, 2024Community, Friendship, Winter, Cuffing Season, Volunteering, Library, Public Transportation, Find CommunityComment

6 Ways to Make Friends and Build Community in Your 30s

But then life happened; friends moved away and group chats gradually went silent. Some of us outgrew friendships—or worse—found ourselves on opposite sides of important human rights issues. So here we are, in our thirties, feeling lonely and slightly embarrassed. What do we do now?

Danielle WilliamsDanielle WilliamsJuly 25, 2024Friendship, 30s, Third Places, Running, Social Impact, Volunteering, Community, Find CommunityComment

Some People of Color Don't Like the Outdoors and That's Okay

Some People of Color don’t like the outdoors and that’s okay. They don’t need you to convert them. Here are eight reasons why you should leave your friends and family alone.

Danielle WilliamsDanielle WilliamsJanuary 13, 2024racism, urban planning, parents, gear, budget, Ambivalence, FriendshipComment

7 Reasons Why Black Women Shouldn't Try Outdoor Adventure Sports

We so often focus on reasons why Black people should try outdoor adventure sports. Here are a few reasons why you shouldn’t, or why you should at least be careful about who you try them with.

Danielle WilliamsDanielle WilliamsSeptember 6, 2021Racism, Black Woman, Outdoor Community, Hiking, Listicle, Being the only one, Friendship, CommunityComment

7 Things My White Outdoorsy Friends Don’t Understand About Race

What I wish my white outdoorsy friends understood about race

Eugene PakEugene Young PakMay 24, 2021race, racism, internalized racism, allyship, FriendshipComment

5 Reasons Why It's Hard to Make Friends With Other People of Color in the Outdoors

For those of us who grew up as the ‘token’ Black, Indigenous or Person of Color (BIPOC), sometimes it’s hard to admit that being ‘the only one’ is our comfort zone—we’ve never really known anything else. Let’s discuss!

Danielle WilliamsDanielle WilliamsMay 2, 2021Racism, Colorism, Being the only one, Internalized racism, Listicle, Guide, Editorial, Greatest Hits, FriendshipComment

7 Reasons Why Your Outdoor Friends Are Not Good Allies

So how do you know if your outdoor friends are good allies? And what do you do if they’re not? Here are seven reasons why they may be taxing the hell out of your emotional health.

Danielle WilliamsDanielle WilliamsMay 9, 2019Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Homophobia, Transphobia, Fear, Anxiety, Backcountry, Race, Hiking, Allyship, Colorism, Listicle, Guide, Editorial, Greatest Hits, Friendship Comments

Growing up Asian in the American South

Once when I was alone, crossing the road, on the way to a Carolina football game, a drunk, white, frat-boy hanging half-way out of his friend’s Chevy pickup truck yelled at me, “Hey! Love me long time!”

Wai Yi NgWai Yi NgApril 4, 2019Colorism, Asian, Climbing, Asian American, Family, Race, Racism, African American, Growing Up, Being the only one, FriendshipComment

Tales from the Road: Climbing 18 Pitch Flyboys in Mazama, Washington

We fight these battles by ourselves day in and day out, but we don’t have to with the support of friends, family and the climbing community. It’s easy to forget that we’re not alone. Resilience is a team sport.

David RozulDavid RozulJanuary 27, 2019Adventure, Friendship, Filipino, Pinoy, Climbing, Climbers, Asian, Asian American Comment

Shut Up and Climb

Have you ever found it difficult to talk to outdoor “friends” about certain issues? It's not a matter of distrust; the outdoor community is all about trusting total strangers with your life—even as you climb 80 feet off the ground. Yet, I can’t trust outdoor friends enough to be honest about my feelings on certain issues, such as sexual harassment, racial discrimination and inequality.

Nadia MercadoNadia MercadoJuly 13, 2018Outdoors, Racism, Race, Friendship, Climbing Comments

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