Ready to get outside? Brown Girls Climb! Each month, we’ll dive into topics that make your first outdoor experience safer and more enjoyable. From mastering The 10 Essentials, learning First Aid 101, to embracing Leave No Trace Awareness, we've got you covered. Don't miss out—get ready to explore with confidence! 🚀🏞️
$10 minimum donation at the door required for attendance and and raffle entry. All donations will go directly to Brown Girls Climb initiative.
Be sure to stick around afterwards as we will be raffling off some of our favorite climbing gear!
The Ten Essentials:
Learn about the Ten essentials that can make your outdoor adventure safer and more enjoyable. This workshop is tailored for those getting outdoors in the Northeast Region. The original Ten Essentials list was assembled in the 1930s by The Mountaineers, a Seattle-based organization for climbers and outdoor adventurers, to help people be prepared for emergency situations in the outdoors. Back then, the list included a map, compass, sunglasses and sunscreen, extra clothing, headlamp/flashlight, first-aid supplies, fire starter, matches, knife, and extra food. We will review and update our essentials for our adventures.
Come join us and get equipped for your next adventure!
Snacks and drinks will be provided.
ORGANIZER DETAILS
Brown Girls Climb (BGC) is a national non-profit which strives to facilitate mentorship, provide access, uplift leadership, and celebrate representation in the outdoors and climbing for People of the Global Majority*.
Our process is adaptive and emergent with a focus on building equitable and just relationships in all the efforts we commit to, including meet-ups and mentorship, resource sharing and redistribution, and employment and industry practices
Historically, we have focused on Women of Color in climbing, but recognize that our work goes beyond women such that our hope is to have a wider impact for all climbers, specifically those impacted by patriarchal systems.
Vision:
Brown Girls Climb envisions an “outdoor” and climbing community that honors our individual relationships to the land, complex histories and truths, centers the experiences and voices of those most impacted by colonization and industrialization of the land, and provides a just redistribution of resources so that everyone can find their relationship to the land around them.
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Brittany Leavitt:
Brittany has been working in the outdoor industry for ten years. She has worked with organizations such as Outdoor Afro, The Appalachian Trail Conservancy, AMGA, and many others. Brittany is the co-founder and Executive Director of Brown Girls Climb. Has been climbing & Backpacking for 13+ years. I spent five years guiding with REI ( Backpacking, camping essentials, Climbing.) Has also helped build out climbing festivals like Color the Crag, All in Ice, and United In Yosemite. Brittany is also a Leave No Trace Trainer, Wilderness Medicine Instructor, and Single Pitch Instructor Candidate. When Brittany is not teaching and or connecting to mountains, you can find her working/coordinating in local Bushwick community garden Cooper Street Gardens.
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