Tired of buying outdoor goods that compromise your values? Brown Girls Climb is taking action!
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Loving the outdoors isn’t “acting white,” it’s rejecting white supremacy and the belief that the outdoors belongs to white people. You belong there too. So here are 10 ways to prepare for your first backpacking trip this summer. Backpacking is for everyone. Just never forget, you are on Native land.
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We know purchasing expensive outdoor gear has been at the very bottom of your to-do list, so, here’s a guide to help you acquire gear on the cheap, from one broke person to another.
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This summer my partner James and I took on the task of designing and building our own backyard climbing wall. Here are several lessons we learned along the way!
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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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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Outside Voices podcast really came out of need for us, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQIA+ folks, people with disabilities and other underrepresented folks in the outdoors, to have a platform where we could share our own stories on our own terms.
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Sometimes styling and celebrating your natural curly hair can be a challenge when spending time in nature—especially when you’re the only one who looks like you. Climbing and hiking weekends rarely include time for deep conditioning, and the wind and rain may not go easy on your twist out. So, after years of struggling, learning and experimenting, I’m excited to share with you this curly-haired adventurer’s guide to the outdoors (and protective styles!).
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The purpose of this article is to give insight on the five days and four nights I spent in Utah and Arizona—where I went, what I did, and how I got there—so you can do the same.
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Someone very boldly asked me “What is your story? What got you outdoors?” Having been asked that question before, I automatically launched into the short synopsis of my brief outdoor career… I continued on with this neatly packaged story of how I fell in love with the Outdoors in my mid twenties. For so long I absolutely believed this narrative to be true, but looking back I now realize that...I lied.
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When I am out at the crag or ‘living my best life’ on a nice mountaintop I feel grateful for the opportunity to experience the world in such a beautiful way—but I also feel shame.
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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.
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When I walk, climb, jump, and dive I feel like I am not only challenging myself, but paying homage to the people who have struggled so much to pave the way for my own existence, for my own success.
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‘No where are you really from’ is a familiar question for Women of Color who are constantly asked to either prove our American-ness or explain our Other-ness when we really just want to sit-fly.
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Looking through outdoor magazines, blogs, and social media I rarely see anyone who looks like me. I’m not talking about race...what I don’t see are other skydivers.
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It isn't easy buying gear when you are a student who has sold your soul to Sallie Mae or when you’re just starting at your first job. The hustle is real at times...
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“We are not asking for it and women shouldn’t be expected to smile and silently put up with this harassment so we can be part of the skydiving community.”
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Before skydiving, the idea of being small and not having control of my life absolutely terrified me. The idea of failing a test, or having a sorority event go wrong, would give me severe anxiety..... Who could imagine that in jumping out of airplanes, I would find my peace.
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