The RunOut Podcast

The RunOut Podcast


RunOut 147: How Briana Mazzolini-Blanchard is Pushing the Limits of Climbing Activism

May 05, 2025

Briana Mazzolini-Blanchard is the executive director of Urban Native Collective, the host of the Life on the Margins: An Urban Native Experience podcast, the co-founder of the Indigenous Field Guide, and a collaborator with the American Climbing Project. She recently stepped down from the Red River Gorge Climbing Coalition Board of Directors over their decision to discontinue their community programming: Climb L8, an initiative integral to their efforts to remove systemic and financial barriers to entry into rock climbing.

But first, your very influential podcast hosts discuss the latest list of top climbing influencers, talk about what we want to see on social media, and give our draft picks for our top follows.

Our final bit is Boulder-based climber Kyle Ward's band Dry Mouth, back with more.

Show Notes

Follow Briana Mazzolini-Blanchard on Instagram

Urban Native Collective

Urban Native Collective on Instagram

Life on the Margins Podcast

Life on the Margins Podcast on Instagram

American Climbing Project on Instagram

American Climbing Project on Patreon

Climb L8 - web archive

Follow Kyle Ward on Instagram

Follow Dry Mouth on Instagram

Dry Mouth - Soundcloud

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