Should topless climbing be banned? (with Soraya Abdel-Hadi and Carlos Casas)
On The Outside
English - September 05, 2022 22:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBNews Commentary News Sports Wilderness adventure sports outdoors climbing cycling running hiking surfing thru-hiking wilderness trail running Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode, Francesca is joined by Soraya Abdel-Hadi from All The Elements, and Carlos Casas of Colour Up Bristol, to talk about a London climbing centre banning topless climbing. this conversation was inspired by an Instagram post by Scottish Climber Robbie Phillips. See the post yourself here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/ChWgVDOMiMV/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D
We share our own thoughts on topless climbing/culture, toxic masculinaty in climbing gyms, whether the top-off ban is justified, and other possible solutions to make climbing centres more welcoming.
Find Soraya on Instagram @sorayaearth and visit All The Elements.
Find Carlos on Instagram @carloscasash and find our more about Colour Up Bristol.
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