Urban Blazers

Urban Blazers makes outdoor adventure accessible to urban youth while teaching and reinforcing character traits important to success in school and in life.

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"I will give you all of these berries if you donate to Urban Blazers. OK. I'm not REALLY going to give them to you. I'm going to eat them but if you donate I might consider telling you where our secret berry picking spot is . . ." www.urbanblazers.org

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Reach out and get to know a tree #getoutdoors #treephilly #treelover #rei1440project #outdoorsforall #makeadenture #mentoringmatters #templemade #whyilovephilly #naturechat

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Because learning to fall is an important part of #climbing and life! #rockclimbing #bouldering #climbingproblems #climbinglessons #deafculture #climbingteam (at Philadelphia Rock Gyms - East Falls)

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Great practice for the UB #climbing team from Pa School for the Deaf! (at Philadelphia Rock Gyms - East Falls)

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Check out this teaser from the short doc highlighting our partnership with the #nationalparkservice to encourage diversity in the outdoors. Link to the full video in our IG profile or http://vimeo.com/m/106610757 (at Wissahickon Trails)

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This sticker will be on the inside cover of ever student's #adventure journal this year and the focus of every program day whether we are #hiking, #climbing or playing a logic game. Making sure every student realizes that they are "preposterously fantastic at something" and helping them discover it thru trying new things is goal #1

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Great to have a champion #climber like @zoesteinberg sharing her #climbinglessons to support UB and raise awareness as we raise funds to start an inner city #climbing team in #Philadelphia! Check out our indiegogo campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/inner-city-rock-climbing-team (clickable link in our IG profile) and share your own #climbinglessons and tag @urbanblazers !

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Almost time to make teachers nervous by moving desks, #climbing #trees, encouraging disagreement, throwing stuff & generally creating organized chaos in 6 #philly schools & 3 community centers! We call it learning!

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Inner City Rock Climbing Team

Urban Blazers Inner City Rock Climbing Team w/ PA School for the Deaf in Philadelphia!

We are excited to announce our campaign to start a rock climbing team for deserving youth from under resourced Philadelphia neighborhoods.  We have heard from many climbers about the lessons they have learned thru rock climbing and we are excited for our kids to have the opportunity to learn many valuable lessons of their own.  To make this a reality we need the backing of the climbing community.  We are off to a good start thanks to our long time partner Philadelphia Rock Gyms, Practical Climbing and a number individuals interested in "paying it forward" but we need more individuals willing to give back even a small amount to make this possible!  Thank you!

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Post a pic on IG captioned w/ what #climbing has taught you and tag it w/ #climbinglessons + @urbanblazers! We will share the lessons you've learned #rockclimbing w/ potential donors as we work to form an Inner City Climbing Team! Want to donate or learn more? Click on the link in our IG profile and see how donations of any amount will help make it possible! Or https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/inner-city-rock-climbing-team

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@swilliams307 TY for sharing your #climbinglessons to raise awareness for our efforts to develop a #rockclimbing program for inner city youth! Has climbing taught you important lessons or had a positive impact on your life? Share a picture on Instagram w/ a caption that says what #climbing has taught you and tag it #climbinglessons and @urbanblazers to raise awareness for our fundraising efforts + help us convince more donors to get involved! More information and ways to donate can be found by clicking the link in our profile! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/inner-city-rock-climbing-team

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Ready to explore the amazing trails of East Fairmount Park?? The Boxers’ Trail 5k run/walk is exactly one month away! Join us on Sat 9/13 at 9:30 AM - $15 for walkers and $20 for runners includes a t-shirt and proceeds go towards East Fairmount Park including Mander Rec Center. Don’t miss this - register today at myphillypark.org #myphillypark #boxerstrail @eastfairmountpark @phillyrun @phillyruns (at Mander Recreation Ctr)

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Loved watching this kid on the #climbing wall today. Completely different person when he set foot in the gym and he climbed a 5.8+ in converse all stars on his first day #rockclimbing

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Special shout out to summer intern Liz for discovering this book! The "Green Lady" is a #philly urban legend that is meant to keep kids from exploring the woods but our volunteers have managed to turn it into a fun story to inspire curiosity in exploring the park

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#climbing with the kids from the Pennsylvania School for the #Deaf at #prgeastfalls

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Love when a kid hits the #trail and they come alive! #getoutside #wissahickon #myphillypark #hikerchat

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This guy is sitting pretty while the kids try to catch his friends on the other side of the #pond