GIVING BACK

Our team of athletes consists of outdoor developers, photographers, route setters, and world-class competition climbers, and we try to help them achieve their goals and dreams while they help us develop the best gear.

Launched in 2019, we will be offing the Drifter bouldering pad in two versions, plain and Limited Edition (LE).  We will use the LE to showcase different bouldering areas around North America.  We’ll endeavor to work with an artist to paint a local scene of the chosen area which reflects its essence.  Some of the proceeds from the LE will then be set aside and donated to local climbing access groups or towards initiatives to improve the area for the climbing community.

The first area selected for this will be Squamish, BC.  We will be donating all collected funds to the Squamish Access Society, and we’ll keep you updated on how the project helps climbers who visit the area.  Let’s all work together to improve and preserve these beautiful places!

Cruxing in Color

This year, Flashed Climbing and Cruxing in Color joined forces to create a custom crash pad print with the goal of raising funds for Cruxing in Color, a Denver-based organization that promotes representation in climbing by breaking down barriers that exclude people of color from the sport. Cruxing in Color provides climbers of color with access to free outdoor clinics, free or discounted gym memberships, gear, and SPI course and assessment scholarships, among other initiatives. The artwork for the crash pad print was designed by local Denver artist Lynn Suyeko Mandziuk, and 100% of the profits from the sale of these pads will be donated to Cruxing in Color.

Save Oak Flat – American Alpine Club

Oak Flat is an incredibly important ecological area, historically important to climbers, and a sacred site for the San Carlos Apache Tribe and others. The American Alpine Club is working to strengthen the relationships between the stakeholders who value Oak Flat, so we can work together to conserve it as a sacred site and recreational space for generations to come. We are partnering with Patagonia and Tommy Caldwell to educate climbers about the threat to Oak Flat, activate our members to advocate for the area, and leverage our connections to take action and engage changemakers.

This print designed by Collette Marie, features two endangered species found in Oak Flat: the ocelot and hedgehog cactus. At the heart of Collette Marie’s artistic practice is the weaving of her life experiences, her identity as a Xicana woman of Indigenous descent, and her home in the Chihuahuan Desert. The subjects of her visual narratives are imbued with a suprahuman mythos. Her deeply cherished connection with her culture and the natural world is strongly reflected throughout her various bodies of work, which invite the viewer to experience with reverence and joy.

100% of the profits supported the American Alpine Club as they work with partners to protect this sacred site.