Author Archives: Crystal Rose H.

  Here we will take a critical look at what happens in affinity spaces when it is dominated by certain racial demographics of people of color and what effect it has upon those who are still a minority in that space. We will examine umbrella terms for people of color,  observe Climbers of Color’s “BIPOC Climb Nights”2 within the Seattle area, look at the community through the lens of a Black and an Indigenous climber, and view the demographics of local boards.

This article also available as a podcast here. In the beginning there were 3 friends who went to a film festival and were shocked and horrified by what we saw.  Perhaps the most gut wrenching part about it was the intent behind attending this film festival was to possibly partner and host a No Man’sContinueContinue reading “Hip Hop in Climbing: Final Words”

This article also available as a podcast here. Meet the Talent: Dakota Camacho Dakota Camacho (guiya/yóña) Tell us about yourself: “I try to share who I am and who my people are in everything that I do cuz I think that that matters. I’m Matao which is an Indigeneous way to think about the peopleContinueContinue reading “Hip Hop in Climbing: Part XI”

This article also available as a podcast here. Meet the Talent: Devin Dabney Devin Dabney (he/him/his) Do you have an MC Name? “Honestly, now I just go by my name cuz my name’s kind of a cool name: it’s an alliteration. It kind of sounds like a superhero name, like I think of Peter Parker,ContinueContinue reading “Hip Hop in Climbing: Part X”

This article also available as a podcast here. Meet the Talent: Ryan Edwards Ryan Edwards (he/him/his) Peep the BOC shirt MC Name: Ronin FM. “I do my music independently and I don’t need anyone or anything else to do it like, it’s like my thing. So Ronin is a Samurai with no master, that’s whyContinueContinue reading “Hip Hop in Climbing: Part IX”

This article also available as a podcast here. Meet the Talent: Snousha Image from heysnousha.com/aboutme Snousha (she/her/hers) “My name is Snousha. My handles are @apaupersguide.health and @werkovheart. My work is featured here. I am a freestyle artist in addition to penning poetry. My MC names have shifted so much over the years for privacy concernsContinueContinue reading “Hip Hop in Climbing: Part VIII”

This article also available as a podcast here. Part VII: The Black Climbing Community  It’s too soon: too soon for films such as Hip Hop Gone Wild to be mocking Black culture up on the screen. Too demeaning to the community members who make up the climbing community who are Black, especially women. The roadContinueContinue reading “Hip Hop in Climbing: Part VII”

This article also available as a podcast here. Part VI: Non-Black People of Color and Hip Hop    There are more people involved in Hip Hop than only Black and white folks. What about Hip Hop and non-black people of color? If the negative aspect of appropriation has to do with privilege and power, is itContinueContinue reading “Hip Hop in Climbing: Part VI”

This article also available as a podcast here. Part V: Snousha    No Man’s Land Film Festival offers $2,500 to two winners who submit: “project title (or working title), applicant’s name, text of LOI [Letter of Interest].”34 Hip Hop Gone Wild was granted money to make a film in 2017, possibly without having made it yet.ContinueContinue reading “Hip Hop in Climbing: Part V”

This article also available as a podcast here. Part IV: Climbing Demographics and Inclusion   What are the stats on how many Black women, trans, and non-binary people are actually in the climbing community? According to the American Alpine Club 2019 State of Climbing Report, 41% of all climbers surveyed are female and 1% of allContinueContinue reading “Hip Hop in Climbing: Part IV”