Black and Outdoorsy
Out There
Willow Belden
4.6 • 608 Ratings
🗓️ 23 July 2020
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
If you attended a predominantly white college or university, there was probably an outdoors program on campus. And it was likely composed of mostly white people.
If you went to a historically Black college or university, chances are, there was no outdoor program. And you probably grew up hearing that the outdoors was for white people.
On this episode, we talk with outdoor adventurer and educator Ron Griswell about his efforts to close the adventure gap. We share the story of how Ron became a leader in the outdoor industry; we discuss the barriers that keep many people of color from engaging in outdoor adventures; and we talk about the ways that Black joy can help combat racist narratives.
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| 0:00.0 | Okay, so I am out on my first backpacking trip of the summer, and I'm trying out this new gravity water filter from Sawyer. |
| 0:16.1 | Hi, I'm Willow Belden, and you're listening to Out There, the podcast that explores big questions through intimate stories outdoors. |
| 0:25.6 | Support for this episode comes from Sawyer, a company that makes water filters, bug repellent, and other products to keep you safe while you enjoy the outdoors. |
| 0:36.6 | So they sent me one of their gravity water filters to try out. products to keep you safe while you enjoy the outdoors. |
| 0:41.3 | So they sent me one of their gravity water filters to try out. |
| 0:49.3 | And I've collected a big letter full of water from the lake. |
| 0:55.0 | The lake, by the way, it's very cold. It still has ice on some of it. |
| 0:58.0 | Now, I can just sit here on this log and |
| 1:07.0 | gravity do the work. |
| 1:11.6 | The filter works well. |
| 1:14.6 | You don't have to crouch awkwardly by a stream or a lake |
| 1:17.6 | and actively pump water. |
| 1:20.6 | You just hang a water reservoir in the tree, |
| 1:22.6 | attach the filter, put your water bottles underneath, |
| 1:25.6 | and a minute or two later, you have clean |
| 1:28.1 | water to drink. For 25% off your order at Sawyersafetravel.com, enter the promo code O.T. Pod |
| 1:36.9 | 25 at checkout. That's Sawyersafetravel.com promo code O.T. Pod 25. |
| 1:51.0 | One of my earliest memories from college was going on a camping trip. |
| 1:58.9 | The outdoor club on campus had organized it, and they provided all the gear we would need, |
| 2:04.1 | tents, sleeping bags, camp stoves, etc. |
| 2:07.8 | Several friends of mine came along, and we spent a wonderfully restorative night out in the woods, |
| 2:13.8 | somewhere in central Ohio. |
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