Monserrat is an outdoor educator, community organizer, climber, poet and danzante. In 2016, she was a part of the national founding team of Brown Girls Climb, LLC, a women of color-led business focused on centering the leadership of women of color climbers in the outdoors. Monserrat is a sponsored athlete with Outdoor Research and was recently awarded the 2021 Emerging Leader Award by Outdoor Retailer. Monserrat’s work is focused on connecting to land, ancestry, and BIPOC stories of resilience in the outdoors and beyond. In this episode, she shares her root story, healing via rock climbing, her epic summit of Iztaccíhuatl, and all things familia y comunidad. Join us around this digital campfire!
Find us on IG @_YourHealingNature
Email: info@yourhealingnature.com
Photo of Monserrat Alvarez Matehuala courtesy of Janelle Paciencia @janelletakesphotos
To connect to Monserrat Alvarez Matehuala:
IG @outdoorchingona
IG @browngirlsclimb
FB Brown Girls Climb
To learn more about Armadillos:
IG @armadillos_niunmigrantemenos
Website: https://www.niunmigrantemenos.org/
Venmo: armadillos-oficial
Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/we-need-help-funding-our-search-amp-rescues
The North Face: Walls are for Climbing
Monserrat Alvarez Matehuala & the Call of the Wall
Outdoor Research: Escaladora (Short Film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBGyplC6Ujs
The Legend of Popocatepetl & Iztaccíhuatl: A Love Story
https://www.inside-mexico.com/the-legend-of-popocatepetl-iztaccihuatl/
Books
Pam Muñoz Ryan, Esperanza Rising
Kimberlee Crenshaw et al., Critical Race Theory: The Critical Writings that Formed the Movement
