A Climbing Career to Lift Up Women: Countering Sexism, a 42-Day Arctic Expedition, and Building Athena Rock Climbing with Kelly Fields

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See Her Outside: Stories From Women Who Adventure

Angie Marie | The GEA Alliance

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Get inspired with lessons from adventure that can't be learned indoors. Hear stories of women with a passion for the outdoors, from everyday athletes to activists breaking societal barriers to nature. By pushing limits in the wild, these women discover that they're more capable than they first thought-- and you are, too. Our nonprofit programs and adventure scholarships increase access to adventure for girls & women+, so that you'll always See Her Outside. Brought to you by the Alliance for Gender Equity in Outdoor Adventure.

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A Climbing Career to Lift Up Women: Countering Sexism, a 42-Day Arctic Expedition, and Building Athena Rock Climbing with Kelly Fields

See Her Outside: Stories From Women Who Adventure

45 minutes 54 seconds

1 month ago

A Climbing Career to Lift Up Women: Countering Sexism, a 42-Day Arctic Expedition, and Building Athena Rock Climbing with Kelly Fields

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The mountains themselves might be unbiased, but the systems we live in are not.

Kelly Fields is a rock climber, certified climbing guide, and owner of Athena Rock Climbing, a nationwide guide service with a specialty in multi-pitch trad climbing and a primarily all female guide staff.

Kelly’s been building a career around climbing since 2004 and took part in a historic Baffin Island expedition with a team of all women in 2025.

Angie and Kelly talk about:

Why Kelly left college to pursue big-wall climbing
The sexism she faced (and still faces) as a guide
How she built Athena Rock Climbing from a desire for ownership and community
Why women make excellent climbers
The physical and emotional dynamics of a 42-day all-women expedition in the Canadian Arctic
Internalized misogyny and how we unknowingly carry it into the outdoors
Inviting men into conversations about gender equity outdoors

Join Trailtober for a chance to win trail prizes and to help close the gender gap outdoors: https://cairnproject.org/trailtober-2025-challenge

Check out these resources:

🔗Athena Rock Climbing

🧗‍♀️ Athena on IG

📱 Kelly on IG

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📅 Women of Mountaineering Calendar

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Brought to you by the Alliance for Gender Equity in Outdoor Adventure (GEA Alliance).

Hosted by Angie Marie Lake and edited by Alyson Castonguay.