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THE B.I.G. INITIATIVE

OUTDOOR COURSES
THE B.I.G. IDEA

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

HOW WE DO IT
THE INITIATIVE
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Find out more about our B.I.G setting workshops!
ROUTESETTING WORKSHOPS
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Courses for women, by women. Develop new climbing skills with some of the best female guides in Canada.
OUTDOOR COURSES
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Networks are important. Let's connect and create a B.I.G community!
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PRESENTING PARTNER

THE NORTH FACE

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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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.

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June 6, 2022 Join the team!

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March 8, 2021 Journeys: Video Portraits of Women in Climbing

A video series about the many stories of women in climbing.