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'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
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
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” 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
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
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
St. Louis Activists Self-Deploy After a Devastating EF3 Tornado Ripped Through the City
On May 16, 2025, an EF3 tornado ripped through an unprepared and unwarned St. Louis, Missouri. St. Louis Mag reports that the tornado left at least “...five dead, dozens injured, an estimated 5,000 buildings damaged, and roughly 90,000 people without power.”
A tornado’s destruction is directly tied
Climbing's Reckoning, Black Feminist Blueprints, and a Dead CEO: The Fight Against Structural Violence
All Praise to Black Feminists for Giving Us the Blueprint of Today's Labor Movement
In 2016, I worked at Planet Granite (now a Movement location) in so-called Portland, Oregon, where towards the end of my time working there long-term employees were denied substantial raises and offered
Embodying The Hag at the Edge of the Forest: Writing Without the Worry of Being Popular
A lot of us can look back on our lives and see the turning point(s) when everything as we knew it completely altered. One of those such moments that changed my brain chemistry forever was when I published an essay that had been sitting in my drafts for a
10 Ways Toxic Masculinity Shows Up in the Outdoor Industry
The outdoor industry is a tool of ongoing colonization—a well oiled machine of exploitation of the Land, our bodies, and “resources,” complete with white nationalist propaganda that implies “this land is your land,” when in reality this land is stolen, Indigenous land. From pervasive microaggressions to colonial narratives embedded
Toxic Masculinity in the Outdoor Industry Fall 2023
When: Wednesday, December 6th, 2023. 12pm - 4pm CT.
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Early bird ends Friday November 17th at midnight CT! 10% of sales will go to Medical Aid for Palestinians.
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Coming soon: Disrupting Dominion, a Multi-Part Series on Disrupting the Colonial and Toxic Masculine Narratives in the Outdoor Industry
When I wrote Ambient Dominion: How ‘Free Solo’ Points to an Epidemic of Toxic Masculinity in December 2018, I received so many comments from women, queer folks, and nonbinary people who shared my shock, disgust, and isolation at watching “Free Solo.” Sitting in a McMenamins theater in so-called Portland,