{"id":4033,"date":"2019-11-14T16:53:59","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T16:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/?p=4033"},"modified":"2019-11-14T16:55:20","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T16:55:20","slug":"reaching-for-a-sense-of-community-with-women-wednesdays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/2019\/11\/14\/reaching-for-a-sense-of-community-with-women-wednesdays\/","title":{"rendered":"Reaching for a Sense of Community with Women Wednesdays"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sarah Senese \u201923<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Wednesdays at the Ritt Kellogg Climbing Gym, you can find female-identifying students enjoying women-only climbing from 4-6 p.m. Women\u2019s Wednesdays, which began only a couple of years ago, encourages women to get involved and excited about climbing while providing a space for those who may be new to climbing or dislike the usual crowded evenings at the gym.<\/p>\n

Many students who are new to climbing, including Mariel Zech \u201923<\/strong>, find Women\u2019s Wednesdays a comfortable space to try out new routes and techniques in the gym without the pressure of those who may be more experienced. Zech shares, during Women\u2019s Wednesday, that she finds it \u201creally cool to have an opportunity to climb in a relaxed atmosphere, especially because Women\u2019s Wednesday generally isn\u2019t as crowded as some other times \u2014 not to mention that the staff are fun and helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Wednesdays origins stem from the rising popularity of recreational climbing. When climbing became a more and more popular and accessible, the staff and students who help run the Ritt Kellogg Gym decided to create a space where female-identifying students \u2014 whether they be seasoned climbers or first-timers \u2014 can try new skills and enjoy the gym in the company of other like-minded people.<\/p>\n

The energy in the climbing gym on Wednesdays radiates community and comfort. No matter the year or the skill level, every student is willing and ready to give helpful advice and welcome new climbers into the space that belongs to them. Even the monitors, who do enjoy working during crowded gym hours to help climbers with their skills and to assist in belaying, love to work on Women\u2019s Wednesdays. The space is calm and positive, and you can see the monitors\u2019 love for helping new climbers and being a part of what has become such a special CC climbing tradition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if I\u2019d be able to climb so often if Women\u2019s Wednesdays didn\u2019t exist,\u201d says Zech. \u201cI\u2019m new to climbing, and it\u2019s sometimes hard to get into it when there are so many other skilled climbers in the gym. Women\u2019s Wednesdays is probably my favorite activity on campus so far.\u201d You can find Zech and other women and female-identifying students in the Ritt Kellogg Climbing Gym from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesdays.<\/p>\n

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By Sarah Senese \u201923 On Wednesdays at the Ritt Kellogg Climbing Gym, you can find female-identifying students enjoying women-only climbing from 4-6 p.m. Women\u2019s Wednesdays, which began only a couple of years ago, encourages women to get involved and excited about climbing while providing a space for those who may be new to climbing or … <\/p>\n

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