Part III of V **Content warning for bullying and harassment**    “...professional climber Joe Kinder was booted by his sponsors, Black Diamond and La Sportiva after he admitted to cyber harassing Sasha DiGiulian – very much a mainstream name thanks to a World Championship in sport climbing and success transferring that skill set to the naturalContinue reading "The Reel Deal: Women, Policy, and Autonomy"

Part II of V    Of course, as times change so does policy. There has been a lot of talk by politicians about making sure non citizens are unable to vote (which  I am confident they are not). And so came about the proposed policy to require voters to have their birth certificate name match theirContinue reading "The Reel Deal: Women, Policy, and Autonomy"

Part I of V “Why do men feel threatened by women?" I asked a male friend of mine. - - So this male friend of mine, who does by the way exist, conveniently entered into the following dialogue. "I mean," I said, "men are bigger, most of the time, they can run faster, strangle better,Continue reading "The Reel Deal: Women, Policy, and Autonomy"

I wanted to talk about the upcoming event Climb Malawi fundraiser here in Seattle at the Seattle Mountaineers. It's an event that I have largely been leading to organize and I'm happy to report that it's finally going to be announced. It's March 7th from 5:30 PM until 10 PM. Here is a link toContinue reading "Climb Malawi Fundraiser Event"

https://open.spotify.com/episode/698FU1R7SXC3wX3bcAgLlG?si=43b09d7d65e74600 “Well I hear my train a comin Hear my train a comin Ayeah Well, I wait around the train station Waiting for that train Take me take me Take me away From this lonesome town Lonesome town Too bad you don’t love me no more, girl Too bad your people put me down TearsContinue reading "Hidden Figures: The Villain Arc"

A continuation of the Hidden Figures episodes Also available as a video podcast on Spotify. Crystal (she/her)Today I'm going to be joined by Eric Ballentine, who has been a volunteer and in leadership for both Climbers of Color and Queer Mountaineers. I previously spoke to Eric not that long ago about a topic of theContinue reading "Eric and the Queer Mountaineers:"

This article is also available as a video podcast on Spotify A continuation of the Hidden Figures in POC spaces collection in which stories by Black people are shared about their experiences in affinity spaces. This episode, listen to Eric Ballentine speak on their experience in Climbers of Color and Queer Mountaineers. We chat aboutContinue reading "Hidden Figures: A Chat with Eric Ballentine"

Also available as a Podcast on Spotify “Still don't know my origin Still don't know who's listening Still can't tell the difference between Strength and my conditioning Something's in the water I think there's something in the water Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god I've been gone a while now Never thoughtContinue reading "Hidden Figures in POC Spaces: The Follow Up"