The Promise of Climbing: Sabrina Chapman

Sabrina Chapman's climbing story helps redefine what it means to be an elite climber. That said, you don’t need to be a climber for it to resonate with you. Sabrina is wildly thoughtful, a woman who chooses her words as carefully as she places her hands and feet on a rock wall. Her thoughts on working through fear, finding Black role models, contextualizing achievements, and the vulnerability of accepting your story echo through every activity we do outside.

Sabrina's the subject of Titan Project, a new film by Melanin Base Camp. As one of a handful of Black women climbing elite routes worldwide, she hopes to inspire more girls from the BIPOC community to feel welcome in the climbing world. 

Featured in this episode: Sabrina Chapman

Hosted & Produced by Gale Straub

A production of Ravel Media

Sponsored by Sierra Designs, BetterHelp, & Peak Scents

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Resources

• Sabrina Chapman: Instagram
• Titan Project Premiere Sunday August 16th @7PM EST 
• Melanin Base Camp
• Climbing Groups
  • Brown Girls Climb
  • Flash Foxy
  • The Brown Ascenders
  • Climb Big
  • Indigenous Womxn Climb
• Women to Inspire
  • 16 Black Women and Nonbinary Climbers to Follow on Instagram (via Melanin Base Camp)
  • @meliseymo - Climber & Neuroscientist mentioned at end of episode
• Mauritius Island Oil Spill Fundraiser (takes a bit to load but will!)
• Submit Your A.T. Trail Memory
• Ravel Media

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