Our values

We’re all about keeping things kind, safe and welcoming for everyone in the group. We're here to climb, connect and enjoy climbing together, and that works best when we respect and support each other.

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What matters to us:

Inclusion

Our club is for women and non-binary people. We welcome all women (trans and cis), and non-binary people who feel comfortable in a women-centred space.

Everyone deserves to climb. We’re not gatekeepers, we love beginners and you don’t need to be strong, experienced or outdoorsy to join our club.

Lots of folk struggle to access climbing and the outdoors. We look for ways to make this easier; one way we do this is paying our funds forward and sharing our resources.

Respect

We respect each other; one way we do this is respecting each other’s gender identities and pronouns.

Racism, transphobia, homophobia, ableism, body shaming or any other discrimination will not be tolerated.

We respect the land and where we’re climbing. This means being mindful of access when climbing outside, Leaving No Trace and giving back to the environment where we can.

Community

We want to connect, not compete. No pressure, no judgement, no egos - we’re not here to measure or compare you to anyone else. We encourage and empower each other as peers, not experts.

We keep an eye on each other and there are usually more experienced folk around - but we are all responsible for our individual safety and planning.

Care

We care about each other and our wellbeing. We look out for each other and ask how people are doing. We care about climbing and community beyond our club. We support and collaborate with other groups in our climbing community.

We listen to each other about how we can make the club safer for everyone and what we can do better. If you tell us something feels off, we will follow the steps below.

Process

If you have a concern about behaviour that doesn’t live up to our club values, you can always speak to a member of the committee. We will listen carefully, take the concern seriously and handle it with care. Where appropriate, we will try to resolve the issue informally where possible, by having a conversation with the people involved.

If this doesn’t work, or a formal decision is needed, we will resolve the issue through a fair process based on Mountaineering Scotland’s ‘natural justice’ principles.