Who we are:

Brown Girls Climb (BGC) 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, focusing 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. We are making a significant change after Seven years of work! We are excited to become a non-profit!

2023 Over Highlights For Community and Local leaders.

✨60 BGC meetups Regional

✨Connecting with over 600 BGC Members in person

✨1 Webinar supporting Community Members Becoming guides.

✨Hired 1 social Media Mananger

✨5 BGC Community Grants BGC Community Grants Given via (Climb 4Change/central Rock Gym)

✨6 outdoor education that focused on Intro to Trad, leading, anchor cleaning and more( LA, NY, MA, CA)

✨ 1bgc Marketplace Photoshoot( NYC)

✨1 Crag Clean up with Access Fund

✨14 BGC Members were supported in getting WFR Certified with org Blackpackers.

✨ 4 workshop at a climbing festival: Flash Foxy, All-in Ice, United in Yosemite

Launching our 2nd Annual Fundraiser, intending to raise 40k between Nov-Jan 31st.

What will this 40k go towards?

⛰️Operational Costs⛰️
Ensuring the smooth functioning of Brown Girls Climb, enabling us to continue our mission effectively.

⛰️Leadership Training⛰️
Providing training opportunities for local leaders and staff to further their commitment to diversity and inclusion in outdoor spaces. These trainings will focus on essential skills such as Wilderness First Aid & Responder, Adaptive Awareness Training, Single-Pitch Instructor course/exam, and Leave No Trace Training.

⛰️Expanding Outdoor Workshops⛰️
Enabling Brown Girls Climb to offer more outdoor-specific workshops nationwide. This expansion aims to make the outdoors accessible to a broader audience, thereby fostering inclusivity and diversity within outdoor activities.

Call to Action! How can you help?

Donate via Givebutter
Spread the word: Sharing the social media
Share via your community, organizations, favorite brand/company, and beyond!

Where do we connect?

Brown Girls Climb has connected with the community worldwide by creating resources, digital meetups, and events. We can also be located in 10 Locations: Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, California, North Carolina, New England, New York, New Jersey, Nevada, and Washington DC.

Overall Highlights within the last six years:

Developed a Community Grant Program with Central Rock Gym & Climbing 4 Change.

Community Data:

44.4k Followers on IG

1378- Brown Girls Climb Members and Allies

755 users on the Brown Girls Climb App

2900 Email Subscribers

Who are the Brown Girl Climbers Leaders?

30 local leaders from across the country, have various experiences and connections to climbing and the outdoors.
3 contracted staff members. Who help working products and membership communication, Social Media, websites, and local leader support.
1 CEO- Who focuses on helping support programming, operational needs, and building connections with brands, organizations, and beyond.

Donation: Brown Girls Climb is 501 (C) 3. We are a tax-deductible organization: EIN# 92-2371736

Ice Climbing at Franconia Notch and Crawford Notch