Community
BIPOC Beta
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Beta, previously BIPOC Initiatives of the American Alpine Club – Twin Cities Chapter, is a BIPOC led initiative that aims to promote diversity, inclusion and representation by and for BIPOC climbers and provide opportunities for community, mentorship, and continuing education. BIPOC Beta initiatives include scholarships for Michigan Ice Fest, outdoor and indoor climbing events.
All BIPOC climbers of all levels of experience are welcome! Many who join are first-time climbers while others have more experience under their harness. Our main objective is to increase the representation of BIPOC climbers and leaders in the local community. Regardless of your skill level, if you’re looking for a BIPOC community to climb with, this is the place for you!
Climb ASL
Welcome to the Climb ASL Club! This club is open to Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, and all who use American Sign Language (ASL). Students and beginner-ASL learners are welcome too!
Climb Big
Climb Big, Twin Cities Chapter, is a safe, welcoming and empowering space that centers folks living in larger bodies. Every body is a climbing body, and we are here to make climbing more accessible and inclusive for all!. Come to try climbing for the first time, conquer challenging routes, uplift others and be with fat community.
People of any body size and any climbing ability are welcome. Join us in breaking stereotypes and creating community as we redefine what it means to be a climber.
Femme Climbing Coalition
Based out of the Twin Cities, Femme Climbing Coalition is a vibrant and inclusive community of climbers who are passionate about supporting and empowering femme individuals in the world of climbing. The FCC is dedicated to fostering a warm and welcoming space for women, femmes, non-binary, and gender non-conforming individuals who are enthusiastic about climbing, regardless of their level of experience.
Join us at Femme Climbing Coalition, where we're more than just a climbing club; we're a group of climbers united by a love for adventure, resilience, and the pursuit of personal growth. Whether you're scaling indoor walls or conquering outdoor crags, you're always welcome here.
Indigenous Climb
We're bringing all Nations together. All abilities of climbers from Indigenous heritage are welcome. Blood quantum free!! Enjoy the community of climbing and support of your fellow Indigenous family!
North Shore VertiGals
We are the North Shore VertiGals, a friendly group of climbers located in the northwoods of Minnesota and Wisconsin. We are here to provide a community to support womxn (cis and trans), trans people of all genders, and gender non-conforming people of all ages and levels.
Our goal is to strengthen our climbing community through fostering diversity and supporting climbers of all ages and skills by creating a safe space to climb, learn, and grow.
OutClimb
Queer Climbing
OutClimb is a climbing club that centers around creating a welcoming space for queer, non-binary, and trans people of all backgrounds and skill levels. Climbing is historically white, cisgender, heterosexual, and male-dominated; OutClimb looks to change that by providing a queer, organized and led space where folks can hang out, climb, and learn with each other. Anyone and everyone is welcome, bring your friends!
Run Beta
Run Beta is place to come run and/or climb regardless of wherever you are in your journey with either sport, with guidance available if you solicit the help. We specialize in hosting runners who want to try out climbing for the first time, climbers that want to try out running for the first time, or people that just kinda like doing both. Never focusing on getting to a “finished product” when it comes to either activity, just looking to work at the skills and having fun doing the activities in whatever dosage you desire. Running and climbing, however, are the Beta to our group’s Alpha mission: Community. While our main two activities are running and climbing, we are a community group first and foremost, supporting each other on our journeys with both sports.
Sober Climbing Club
There is no skill required to join Sober Climb Club, only a desire to be sober. Many of our members identify as people in recovery from drugs and alcohol ranging from 24 hours to 26 years. Our primary purpose as a group is to have fun and meet new people who may also identify as in recovery or who are sober curious. Whether it be your first time climbing ever or 1000, SCC wants to welcome you with open arms, deep chalk buckets, and bad icebreakers. SCC welcomes all gender identities, sexual orientations, and people of color and is committed to holding a 100 percent nonjudgmental space for everyone.
Twin Cities Rock Climbing Meetup Group
Twin Cities Rock Climbing Meetup is a group that plans regular and spontaneous gym sessions, organizes outdoor climbing and camping adventures, and attends other climbing related events like adventure film festivals, competitions, and Adopt-a-Crag cleanups. Our members are climbers of all experience levels. Whether you are new to the sport and looking to learn, experienced and in need of new partners, or new to town and trying to find the climbing community, TCRC Meetup can be your gateway to Minnesota climbing.
V40 Bouldering Club
V40 is a club for those approximately 40 years and older who would like to meet boulderers closer to their age group, with the ever so young MBP clientele. V40 wants everyone to feel empowered and comfortable to move their bodies and boulder at any age, any skill level. First timers to advanced climbers of all genders.