About Us

Flash Foxy originated to empower women climbers and offer a virtual space to connect over climbing, being outside together, and building community. The inaugural Women’s Climbing Festival in 2016 helped us establish an alternate climbing space in real life that did not center cisgender men.

The climbing community is not static and Flash Foxy has adapted over the years to meet the needs of its membership as they grow, change and continue to self-actualize. Presently, Flash Foxy stands with women and genderqueer climbers - including trans and gender non-conforming folks - who need a space to pursue their love of the sport without having to deal with historic barriers to access.

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flash fox·y \‘flash ˈfäk-sē \ - to flash or send a climb on your first try but to do it with your own style and swagger

Our Mission

Our Mission is to provide accessible resources, opportunities and welcoming spaces for our climbing community through events and education programs. Originally created to celebrate women climbing with women, our community has grown to include a range of gender expressions and gender identities amongst our membership and leadership teams.

Our Vision

Flash Foxy is committed to uplifting all community members that disrupt normalcy and need a space to connect away from narratives that tell them they don’t belong. We will continue to build sustainable spaces for women and genderqueer folks and use climbing as a means for change. We hold the belief that no one is “self-made” and therefore Flash Foxy is committed to being in conversation with other anti-oppressive organizations to disseminate knowledge and power, work collaboratively and normalize being transparent in the outdoors industry.

If you want to climb and work on building intentional community, this can be a space for you and your voice to matter, to be present, seen and heard.

OUR VALUES

INTERSECTIONALITY
Leadership Development
Community Building + Organizing
Local + Community Partnerships
Responsibility to Community + Land
Accessibility

2023 IN REVIEW

2 festivals

Flash Foxy Climbing Festival in Bishop
Flash Foxy Trad Fest in North Conway

25 EDUCATION COURSES

festival NUMBERS

2 Locations
17 Scholarships
20 Clinics
11 Workshops

festival PARTNERSHIPS

3 Stewardship Projects
32 Community Partners
39 Local Tribes, BUSINESSES + Organizations

Education Program

25 Courses
8 Curriculums
9 Locations
7 Guide Service Partners
17 AMGA-Certified Instructors
145 Participants
9 Full Scholarships

Fundraising

$7,731

to local stewardship and tribal partners

$2,121

to the Flash Foxy Scholarship Fund

2022 in review

2022 was a big deal for Flash Foxy - after a 2-year hiatus we were able to bring back our festivals and actually get to spend time with our community again. We re-launched our education program, and we really got to get back to doing the things that matter most to us.