Climbing

Rock Climber Pete Whittaker Flashes One of the Hardest Trad Routes

A Crystal Hunter Gets Up Close and Personal with His Bounty in New Film

After a Nearly Fatal Fall, Climber Hazel Findlay Confronts Her Fears on the Rock

Sonya Wilson Has Been Lifting Up Deaf Climbers for a Decade

Slacklining Is All About Mental and Physical Balance

Canada’s B.I.G. Initiative Empowers Women to Achieve Their Climbing Goals

These Women Are Making Space for Femininity in Climbing

It Isn’t Always Easy to Be a Female Climbing-Gym Owner

‘Not Just a Boys’ Club’ Kicks Gender Stereotypes in Climbing to the Curb

How Hazel Findlay Used a Kitchen Essential on a Difficult Climb

Olympic Climber Colin Duffy Is Just Getting Started

For the Texas Lady Crushers, Rock Climbing Is a Sport for Everyone

New Climbing Film Chronicles the First Ascent Across Denali

This Tennessee Climbing Trip Will Get You Excited for a Season on the Wall

Matt Cornell’s Solo Climb of the Nutcracker Is a Testament to His Mental Fortitude

Kai Lightner Wants to Encourage the Next Generation of Rock Climbers

Why Marc-André Leclerc Agreed to Be Filmed in ‘The Alpinist’

‘Home Crag’ Highlights the Precarious Future of a Beloved Utah Climbing Spot

Climbing at Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon Is in Jeopardy
These Women Are Making Space for Femininity in Climbing
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“There’s definitely been a lot of shame in this community surrounding femininity, as if being feminine equates to a lack of strength or capability,” says Canadian competition rock climber Pia Graham in part three of the film series Not Just a Boys’ Club. This episode follows Graham, an aspiring art director, and photographer Ilya Sarossy as they create a photo shoot on the theme of femininity in climbing for their production company, Bad Flower Pictures.
Not Just a Boys’ Club shares the stories of nine women as they climb, route-set, and navigate working in the male-dominated industry. The series is presented by the B.I.G. Initiative, a Canadian nonprofit that helps women achieve their goals in climbing, and the North Face, with support from Mate Libre.