Want to diversify your Instagram feed? We can help! Check out our list of 16 Black Women & Non-Binary Climbers to Follow on Instagram!
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In less than 48 hrs, a fundraiser started by a Vancouver based climber raised over $100,000 to help save a queer Black woman owned climbing gym - the only one of its kind in the U.S. - after it faced permanent closure due to pandemic related financial hardship.
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Abby Dione became the first Black woman in the United States to own an indoor rock climbing gym when she purchased Coral Cliffs in 2011. Here’s why that matters.
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If there is one thing we’ve learned in the past few weeks, it’s that rapid social change is possible. Of course, would any of the recent social changes we’ve witnessed have been possible if George Floyd wasn’t murdered slowly by police while being recorded by multiple bystanders? That’s a hard question. Eight minutes and forty-six seconds is a long time, America.
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When I get up in the morning and face the world, I often feel as if I have to be strong and tough with a clap back forged in the depths of Black Twitter, or else I’ll break.
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Although thank yous are nice, I am asking for society to show gratitude in a more tangible way. I am asking that we work towards fixing our broken healthcare system. So, please do not call me a hero; here are seven things you can do instead.
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Tsalani Lassiter is a black Peruvian photographer who has been capturing bears and other large animals on film for the past eight years.
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Given the Covid-19 pandemic, many people are stuck at home with just a pull-up bar. Not to worry, here are some tips for improving your pull-up!
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Learning to appreciate my Korean and Taiwanese roots during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Four things you can do to respond to racism wherever it exists: at the grocery store, local crag, trailhead and beyond.
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To those with privilege, the outdoors is a place where you can be your most authentic, unburdened self. For the rest of us, that couldn’t be farther from the truth.
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Sexy, sex positive or sexist - do you know the difference?
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Learn how Washington-based nonprofit Climbers of Color is centering BIPOC voices in the outdoors and redefining what it means to be a leader in mountaineering.
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After a traumatic injury sidelined me from kayaking last year, I went through a pretty dark period of my life. It forced me to come face to face with how much self worth I’d attached to kayaking and other outdoor activities.
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Three years ago, my friend asked, “do you want to go ice climbing with me?” I laughed loudly, saying, “I get cold in 75 degree weather! I would never survive in such cold temps. I’m a southerner!” For the next two years, I refused their offer. Then out of the blue, something changed.
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Most backcountry sports come with the risk of injury; but, if we’re honest, most of us don’t seriously consider what could go wrong until something bad happens.
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Conservation biologist Iris Hill has worked for Tyler Perry studio, transcribed audio for Whitney Houston and auditioned to become a back-up dancer for Beyoncé. Her life transformed when she decided to merge her passion for acting with her love of nature and outdoor education.
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She described herself as feeling much more self-aware and much more nervous on her second BASE jump. But then she thought about how she had almost died while driving to work one day in Arizona—a rollover accident that left her with eight pins and a plate in her leg—and she decided to take the leap
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…#vanlife to them is not about recreation. It’s about securing a financial future that includes land ownership and a custom built home—not an easy feat in one of the least affordable housing markets in the country.
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Our second feature from our #VanLife series is BASE jumper and skydiver Ben Yue. Oh, he bartends too! And he’s a dog dad to a pup named Cornbread.
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