Queer Crush 🌍 April 2025
Happy spring! Let's climb some rocks.
Happy spring, Queer Crushers! It’s time to drop those Patagonia puffies, grab one of our super cool tank tops, and hang with your fellow queer senders at the gym and the crag.
This is Noah (he/him), your new newsletter writer and Sender One LAX and Playa Vista co-captain. (Come say hi!) I’m a slab boulder at heart and an aficionado of the crag nap. Queer Crush has been such a wonderful source of community for me, and I’m excited to keep building it with you all.
We’ve got some exciting outdoor trips coming up — as well as all your favorite monthly meetups. We welcome all ages, experience levels, and identities at our events. If there’s a link listed, RSVP so we know you’re coming; otherwise, just show up. Remember to let the front desk staff know you’re at the gym for Queer Crush Climbing!
Outdoor Meetups RSVP
4/5 Mount Saint Helena
5/24-5/26 Emerald Pools (Truckee, CA)
NorCal Meetups 🌁
Tue 4/1, 6:30-8:30pm: Dogpatch Boulders (SF) RSVP
Wed 4/2, 6:30-8:30pm: The Oaks (Berkeley) RSVP
Tue 4/8, 5:30-8:00pm: The Studio (San Jose) RSVP
Tue 4/8, 6:00-8:30pm: Great Western (Oakland) RSVP
Thu 4/10 6:00-9:00pm: Pacific Pipe (Oakland) RSVP
Mon 4/14, 6-8:30pm: Movement Sunnyvale RSVP
Tue 4/15, 6-8pm: Benchmark Berkeley
Tue 4/15, 6-8:30pm: Benchmark San Francisco
Tue 4/15, 6:30-8:30pm: Gravity Vault Marin (San Rafael) info
Wed 4/16, 6-9pm: Diablo Rock Gym (Concord) RSVP
Wed 4/16, 6:30-8:30pm: Movement Belmont RSVP
Fri 4/18, 6-9pm: Movement Santa Clara
Fri 4/18, 6-9pm: Sacramento Pipeworks RSVP
Fri 4/18, 6-8:15pm: MetalMark (Fresno) RSVP
Fri 4/18, 7-9:30pm: Mission Cliffs (SF) RSVP
Fri 4/25, 6-8pm: Rocknasium (Davis)
Fri 4/25, 7-9pm: Movement San Francisco RSVP
Mon 4/28, 6-9pm: Berkeley Ironworks RSVP
SoCal Meetups ☀️
Tue 4/1, 7-9pm: Rockreation (West LA)
Wed 4/2, 7-9pm: Long Beach Rising
Thu 4/3, 7-9pm: Sender One Playa Vista RSVP
Thu 4/3, 7-9pm: Verdigo Boulders (Burbank) RSVP
Mon 4/7, 7-9pm: Cliffs of Id (Culver City) RSVP
Tue 4/8, 7-9pm: Hollywood Boulders RSVP
Wed 4/9, 7-9pm: Stronghold Echo Park
Mon 4/14, 7-9pm: Class 5 (Torrance) RSVP
Tue 4/15, 7-9pm: Movement Fountain Valley RSVP
Tue 4/15, 7-9pm: Stronghold Lincoln Heights
Wed 4/16, 7-9pm: Sender One Santa Ana RSVP
Thu 4/17, 7-9pm: LA Boulders RSVP
Thu 4/17, 7-9pm: Sender One LAX RSVP
Tue 4/22, 7-9pm: Sender One Lakewood RSVP
Fri 4/25, 7-9pm: Sender One Westwood RSVP
Mon4/28, 7-9pm: The Post (Pasadena) RSVP
CO Meetups ⛰️
Wed 4/9, 6-8pm: G1 (Broomfield)
Thu 4/17, 5-8pm: Ice Coop (Boulder)
VT Meetups 🌳
Wed 4/2, 6:30-8:30pm: MetroRock (Essex)
Want to learn how to lead confidently outside?
We’re partnering with Mimi Ang (AMGA Certified Single Pitch Instructor, Wilderness First Responder) to provide a 3-day Rock Skills Series to get you ready for those group trips this summer! Head over to the link below to get more details and apply for this fully donation-based course and give back to Queer Crush at the same time! More details: 3-Day Donation-Based Rock Skills Series | Application Form
Celebrating Earth Day
Care about the planet? (That’s rhetorical.) Brush up on the Leave No Trace principles to help keep our favorite outdoor spots beautiful and healthy.
The land we climb on
Indigenous people have called this land home since time immemorial. Get to know your area’s local Indigenous people and tribes, and read about the topics and issues affecting Native folks across the country.
Volunteer with us!
Have any special skills like event outreach, database management, videography, or copywriting? Want to help at one of our existing meetups or want to expand QC to a different gym, city, or state? Join our team!
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