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Meet our newest director, Molly Thompson-Smith!

Meet the newest WCS Director, Molly Thompson-Smith! We talk Olympics, inspiration and diversifying the climbing scene...

WCS22: Exeter Beta #2

All the best places to eat, drink and climb during your weekend in Exeter for the 2022 Women's Climbing Symposium - courtesy of local climbe

WCS22 Headline Speaker: Abby Dione

Flying in from the USA, the phenomenal Abby Dione is our third and final headline speaker for Women's Climbing Symposium 2022.

WCS22 Headline Speaker: Gilly McArthur

The fabulous Gilly McArthur will be gracing the main stage as our 2nd headline speaker at WCS22 and we cannot wait!

WCS22 Headline Speaker: Melissa Le Nevé

It's with great excitement we welcome professional climber Melissa Le Nevé as first headline speaker of the 2022 Women's Climbing Symposium

Meet coach extraordinaire, Be Baldwin-Fuller

Having ranked as one of the top 10 UK Women in bouldering, Be Baldwin-Fuller also coached the GB Paraclimbing team to its greatest medal hau

WCS22: Save the dates!

This year we’re mixing things up a little by holding three Women's Climbing Symposium events across the UK. WCS22 Our annual flagship...

Getting to know Sam Leary of Leading Edge... because who wouldn't want to?!

Sam Leary of Leading Edge Mountaineering is one of very, very few female WMCI's (Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructors). A...

Climbing, bouldering and belonging; the life saving power of inclusion

I’m not any sort of activist, or known for epic climbing feats. Simply, I’m a transgender woman who happens to enjoy climbing, bouldering an

Always proud; always allied

June is Pride Month. Here at the Women's Climbing Symposium we are always proud and always allied with the LGBTQ+ community (not just in...

We're Hiring: Are you our new accountant?

We're in search of an accountant to join the Women's Climbing Symposium team. So if you: are an accountant (particularly important!); can...

Welcoming our newest Director, Esther Foster!

Esther Foster is joining the Women's Climbing Symposium Board of Directors, and we thought this would be an opportune moment to check-in...