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THE B.I.G. INITIATIVE

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The B.I.G Initiative wants to take concrete action to help Canadian women achieve their goals in climbing.

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Find out more about our B.I.G setting workshops!
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Courses for women, by women. Develop new climbing skills with some of the best female guides in Canada.
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Thanks to The North Face's support we are able to offer all our programming for free. Thank you The North Face for believing in The B.I.G Initiative and for helping make real change happen. We couldn't do it without you!

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Blog
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February 21, 2024 I want to set. Now what?

Feeling motivated to set, but can't find a job opportunity? Here are some ideas of what you can do on your own to get some experience or knowledge about this craft.

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May 2, 2023 Why we added a 20$ fee for outdoor climbing courses

After much deliberation, we have decided to charge a nominal 20$ fee for all our outdoor rock climbing courses moving forward. While our route setting workshops will remain free, we will more openly e...

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January 26, 2023 | by Sabrina Thayer-Head Can you learn to set in two days?

How can you teach a complex profession, such as route setting, in only two days? We sat down with Flannery Shay-Nemirow to shed light on what is taught in our route setting workshops and what they bri...

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January 7, 2023 | by Sabrina Thayer-Head Diversity in coaching and gender-based needs in training

After the 2022 Youth World Championships, we discussed with Team Canada coaches Nani Woollings and Bethany Staubitz about diversity in coaching and gender-based needs in training.