Barriers can be inherent obstacles that prevent us from experiencing the full beauty of the world around us. Chromatic Climbers wants to shift the focus of inclusivity toward ways we can collective combat the barriers our community faces when joining and thriving within the climbing community. These barriers, as research is beginning to show us, disproportionately impacts people of color. By understanding these barriers and how they impact us individually as well as as a collective we may begin to change the landscape of inclusivity within the climbing community. Our focus is to acknowledge how we may foster alliances across these barriers and focus on inclusive means of supporting underrepresented community members.

Chromatic Climbers hosts two event formats with the purpose of allowing the full scope and diversity of the community to experience climbing. In practice, we are exploring the concept that inclusivity can take many forms and learning to respect those differences. These different forms are reflected in our event formats through a focus on the awareness that our presence and absence can impact the comfort levels of those around us. Social awareness is an important part of community building, and the climbing community is no different.