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Erin Monahan (she/her)

Workshop Schedule 2026

Workshop Schedule 2026

Calling all Environmental Justice Advocates, Survivors, Feminist Killjoys, Status Quo Disruptors, John Muir-Haters, and Nature Sluts/Freaks/Geeks! Each month you have three opportunities to connect with the Terra community live! THE TERRA COLLECTIVE: The Terra Collective is our exclusive, highest-tier, monthly membership for women, trans, femme, non-

'Bolt Wars' and First Ascents: Are These Manifestations of Ongoing Colonization?

'Bolt Wars' and First Ascents: Are These Manifestations of Ongoing Colonization?

'Snake Dike' sparks another climbing-bro hissy fit begging the perpetual question: why are men? A white man’s opinion of the bolting, and subsequent un-bolting, of Snake Dike is irrelevant. I want to hear from Jolie Varela of Indigenous Women Hike and other native folks of

The Real Monsters Are “Good People”: The Outdoors Would Be Safer Without Jackie Hueftle, Ian Powell, Lisa Rands, Wils Young, Alex Honnold, James Lucas, Andrew Bisharat, and Chris Kalous

The Real Monsters Are “Good People”: The Outdoors Would Be Safer Without Jackie Hueftle, Ian Powell, Lisa Rands, Wils Young, Alex Honnold, James Lucas, Andrew Bisharat, and Chris Kalous

TRIGGER WARNING: discussion and mentions of rape culture, rape, sexual assault, gender-based violence, and intimate partner violence It’s not a figure of speech to say that the silence of the climbing “community” is deadly. I’m disgusted by the complicity of Alex Honnold, James Lucas, Andrew Bisharat, Chris

Rage Against the Gatekeepers: How We Can Disrupt the Outdoor Industry’s Commitment to Rape Culture

Rage Against the Gatekeepers: How We Can Disrupt the Outdoor Industry’s Commitment to Rape Culture

A lot of us women, femmes, and folks who aren't cis men, are raised to believe that it’s uncouth to express anger. It's not polite to express anything other than "niceness." The translation being that if we aren't agreeable, subservient, and

Himpathy for the Devil: The Climbers Who Protected Serial Rapist, Charlie Barrett

Himpathy for the Devil: The Climbers Who Protected Serial Rapist, Charlie Barrett

“Himpathy” has a chokehold on our society, and it is pervasive in climbing. Coined by philosopher Kate Manne in her 2017 book, Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny, Himpathy describes the disproportionate and excessive sympathy often extended to privileged men who behave badly. You can find instances of Himpathy in

Will Stanhope Dies After Climbing Accident, Convenient Since He Was Due in Court for Sexual Assault

Will Stanhope Dies After Climbing Accident, Convenient Since He Was Due in Court for Sexual Assault

So many people go on and on about how inclusive and welcoming the climbing community is, but as a climber of over a decade I’ve come to deeply understand what a fallacy this belief is. Climbing’s reputation as “chill” and “laid back” is simply expert branding and PR

Toxic Masculinity on TAIPEI: Alex Honnold Dismisses Sanni McCandless Once Again, This Time 1,667 Feet Off the Ground

Toxic Masculinity on TAIPEI: Alex Honnold Dismisses Sanni McCandless Once Again, This Time 1,667 Feet Off the Ground

I'm glad I have friends to send me the inane, self-centered things Alex Honnold does because otherwise I would have no idea. Yesterday, my friend sent me a clip from the Netflix special, Skyscraper Live, in which Honnold free soloes Taipei 101, a 1,667 ft. tower