In 2019 we ran a Climbing Outdoors 101 workshop that was so successful that we were inspired to start a women/gender-non-conforming (GNC) only climbing club!
Climbing is a wonderful sport, but a difficult one to break into especially if you're new.
We're a group of climbers that don't take it so seriously. We like to have fun, be supportive no matter what your climbing abilities, and hold space for women and GNC folks in our climbing community through discounted meet-ups, helpful workshops, and good vibes <3
First Thursday of the Month - Tilted Climbing + Fitness, 7:30p $15 TILTED SIGN UP HERE
Last Saturday of the Month - Hive North Shore, 4p $15 HIVE NS SIGN UP HERE
4th Monday of the Month - Climb Base5 Coquitlam, 7p $15 CB5 COQUITLAM SIGN UP HERE
3rd Monday of the Month - Hive Vancouver, 6:30p $16 HIVE VAN SIGN UP HERE
2nd Sunday of the Month - Climb Base5 North Van, 6:00p $15 CB5 NV SIGN UP HERE
3rd Wednesday of the Month - Hive Poco, 6:30p $15 HIVE POCO SIGN UP HERE
4th Wednesday of the Month - Hive Heights, 7:30p $16 HIVE HEIGHTS SIGN UP HERE
2nd Tuesday of the Month - Hive Surrey, 7p $15 HIVE SURREY SIGN UP HERE
4th Sunday of the Month - Progression Bouldering, 9a $20 PROGRESSION SIGN UP HERE
You can purchase a discounted day pass via the links above, or if you already have a gym membership/the meet-up is sold out, you can just show up at the same time as us on these days!* Just look for our Bad Academy T-shirts and green wristbands :)
*Note: Hive Vancouver and Hive Heights require booking via their website, so please make sure you book a spot!
No! We believe in making climbing more accessible even when it comes to finance. We provided discounted daypasses to the gyms for our meet-ups and don't collect any profits.
There's no specific way to join! We are all a community and all women + GNC people are welcome :)
Ways to part of the club:
1. Follow us on IG
2. Sign up for our newsletter
3. Join our free Whatsapp group to find partners and keep up to date on what's happening in the club!Remember, women and GNC people only please!
4. Join us at a meet-up5. Make friends and feel BAD x
How we define “women” is broad and open to change. We include cis-women and trans women, as well as gender-fluid and folks identifying on the femme-spectrum. A hetero cis-woman runs this organization and she fully recognizes she probably doesn’t know shit, but tries and hopes you appreciate that <3 Always learning, and always listening!
Glad you asked! We love our climbing clubs and the people running them, so please support them as well! (DM us if you have a climbing club you want to be listed here!)
- South Asian Climbers Association ("Vancouver")
- ESEA Climbing Coalition ("Vancouver")
- Vancouver Queer Climbers ("Vancouver")
- Color the Crag (Worldwide)
- Flash Foxy (Worldwide)
We are currently based out of so called Vancouver, BC, Canada.
