On Wednesday the 2nd of March Mike Phillips (chairperson LGBTQ CC), Char Harrison (New members officer LGBTQ CC) and Robert Dufton (founding member of Not So Trad) ran a webinar as a part of the British Mountaineering Council’s (BMC) Equity Webinar series 2022. This webinar looked at what it means to be LGBTQ+, why an LGBTQ+ climbing club is a positive place and some hints and tips on setting up an LGBTQ+ Climbing Club.
This was an amazing experience to be able to discuss why we started our climbing clubs and how these have had a transformative approach for our members. It was also a fantastic opportunity to raise the profile of LGBTQ+ climbers, the challenges they still face and how clubs and organisations can make simple changes to make a big change.
This was a well-attended webinar with 23 people taking part including staff from our local climbing walls The Quay Climbing Centre and the Hanger Plymouth and Exeter. All people who attended seemed to find the webinar useful and this has opened up conversations locally for us as a club.
If you would Like to watch the webinar or look at the slides please see below.