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5 Tips for Nurturing your LDF

5 Tips for Nurturing your LDF

Long-distance friendships take effort, but they’re so worth it. From silly vlogs to commuter calls, shared challenges, and showing gratitude, these tips will keep the love alive no matter the miles. 💛

Understanding Your Fertility: What Everyone Should Know

Understanding Your Fertility: What Everyone Should Know

Understanding your reproductive health is essential, especially when it comes to fertility. In this blog post, one of our board members reflects on their experiences working in Reproductive Endocrinology and shares key insights on fertility factors, treatment options, and what everyone should know about family planning.

Ice Climbing w/ Jaime

Ice Climbing w/ Jaime

Jaime was a recipient of the 2023 Fall scholarship for outdoor education and completed an Ice Climbing course in British ColumbiaWater ebbs and flows, collects memories and emotion as we interact with different facets of water - as fluid, as ice, as snow crystals....

Outside (of Gender Norms)

Outside (of Gender Norms)

Envisioning and working towards a future when all women and non-binary people can feel the freedom of sunshine on their faces and wind in their hair is a deeply radical endeavor—much more radical than any river I’ve run or line I’ve skied.On a sunny day in June, the...

Alumni Series: Molly Taylor

Alumni Series: Molly Taylor

In this blog series, you can expect to learn about some of our Alumni, about their time with Backcountry Squatters, and maybe even pick up some sage advice. Molly Taylor spends her post-grad days ice climbing in Missoula, MT. Molly’s first foray into the niche sport...

Swiftwater Rescue w/ Andie

Swiftwater Rescue w/ Andie

I wanted to feel more comfortable and empowered as an individual in the water as well as contribute to growing the Whitewater Kayaking Club at Columbia so I decided to take a Swiftwater Rescue Course this summer. This opportunity was only possible through the scholarship I received from Backcountry Squatters.

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