BIPOC Outdoor Gear Library

LET’S HIT THE ICE! ❄️

BIPOC Outdoor Gear Library has once again partnered with ONE AXE Pursuits (Elora) to provide a day you’ll never forget!

🎉 BIPOC Intro to Ice Climbing 2026!!! 🎉

🧊 Exclusive day-access to a 60-ft beginner ice wall + short hike in Elora
🧊High-quality instruction with trained instructors + complimentary belay lesson
🧊 Full equipment rental, including crampons

⭐️Sun, February 1st | 10 am - 4 pm
⭐️11 SPOTS AVAILABLE | $100 CAD

75% of the participant cost for this unique experience will be subsidized by BOGL thanks to donations from our partners and community members! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

AUDIENCE: Open to Black, Indigenous, and Racialized adults (18+)

TRANSPORTATION AND MEALS: Participants are responsible for their travel to Elora and must bring a packed lunch, water and snacks.

ACCESS: The event is a 6-hour day at a moderate activity level; Adaptive crampon options are available. Due to the level of risk, If you have any relevant health concerns, please consult your healthcare provider at your discretion.

⭐️Registration opens Wednesday, January 7th at 7 pm ET. Don’t forget to set a reminder!
⭐️Learn more at link in bio!

ALERT 🚨 Tickets on sale Thursday June 30 at 6pm EST - mark your calendars as limited spots are available.

Introducing Barkat. A Nature Art Series hosted by local artist Nimra Bandukwala (she/her) deep in the cedar forest in Guelph.

If you missed the first two last year or simply want to continue the fun…Workshop 3 of 5 (two more to come) introduces participants to miniature worlds.

In this workshop, we will explore places in nature that give us comfort, whether it’s a place from our childhood, a place that we visit frequently, or land that we tend. We will creatively reflect upon place through writing and drawing. We will transform our ideas into a miniature world through play with materials from the land.

LINK IN BIO

Note: this event is intended as a safe(r) space for BIPOC community members (and their family). You are encouraged to show up exactly as you are; and are guaranteed dignity, respect, and a feeling of belonging. All ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

SET REMINDER FOR TODAY AT 6PM TO GET TICKETS 🔔

Join us for our 3rd Annual BIPOC Paddle on the Eramosa River, GUELPH!

Dee and Sofia B will bring the group through introductory instruction on safety, equipment, and basic paddling techniques while taking you for a tour along the Eramosa River in Guelph.

The last two years we had such a great time! We’re so fortunate that agreed to sponsor us yet again. They are providing all of the canoes, life jackets and paddles to make it happen.

Event runs from 11:30am to 1:30pm but please arrive early (anytime after 11am) to fill our event waivers. Meet at the Boathouse (116 Gordon St, Guelph, ON).

Limited spots available. Be sure to sign up in the link in our bio. Bring kids under 10 for free who can sit in the middle of the canoe.

Link will go live tonight at 6pm.

This event is a safe(r) space for BIPOC community members. You are encouraged to show up exactly as you are, and we expect participants to support every effort to guarantee dignity, respect, and a feeling of belonging.

RESISTANCE TO COLONIALISM IS POSSIBLE WHEN WE PITCH OUR TENTS TOGETHER!

We stand in solidarity with the student-led movement for Palestine and their urgent calls to end the genocide.

Indigenous and racialized youth have always been at the forefront of change, from Turtle Island to Palestine to Congo to Sudan. The youth, both in their homelands and in the diaspora, are demanding that we learn from the past so that they can have the futures they inherently deserve.

We encourage our community to hold our youth with care in the face of escalating harm and do our part to disrupt the normalization of violence in response to their advocacy, and activism.