Born:
1989, New York, United States
Biggest achievement:
DMM athlete since:
2021
Genevive Walker is an American rock climber, guide, advocate and writer based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, whose passion for climbing and community go hand in hand. She came to the sport by chance in college, drawn in by a surprise night on the Shawangunks, and has been chasing that feeling ever since. Living out of her car, she travelled the country and the world, climbing everywhere she could, and in doing so noticed how few climbers looked like her. That observation became a calling. As a certified Single Pitch Instructor and Rock Guide Apprentice, Genevive is passionate about sharing climbing with everyone and using her experience to encourage greater diversity in the climbing community. A year ago she began creating climbing and camping events centred around BIPOC folks, providing positive mentorship and creating space for new guides from underrepresented communities to step into the industry. What started as a one-off event in the Red River Gorge has grown into a multi-location programme across the US. On the rock, she is an all-round climber with a particular love for steep roofs, kneebars, tufas and, more recently, the wide sandstone splitter cracks of Indian Creek.
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