2024 Wilderness Risk Management Conference

“Climbing is an inherently dangerous sport” is the oft repeated phrase - but for many of us, walking through our day to day lives also involves inherent danger due to differences and prejudice based on race, class, disability status, gender, and sexual orientation, amongst others. For many folks in minoritized communities, the risk associated with climbing is one of the few that is firmly in their own control. We know there is value and dignity in taking risks - but who is allowed or encouraged to access that dignity? Join this panel with members from local affinity climbing groups representing various marginalized communities to discuss how minoritized communities experience risk in the outdoors, engage in risk mitigation practices, and ultimately manage risk while recreating in outdoor spaces.