Queer Climbing Collective

Dr. Elli is the head of the Queer Climbing Collective (QCC) and works as a clinician at SDC Functional Neurology. She started climbing a year ago and has fallen in love with the sport and the community. She is interested in bringing more diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to the outdoor community as well as providing a space for the LGBTQIA+ community to connect.

Currently accessibility is an issue for many marginalized communities, so she wants to focus on making climbing more accessible as well as mentoring those within the community. Through the QCC and the Intersections of Climbing events, she hopes to connect with more climbers in the area and discuss issues related to DEI within the climbing community.