Melanin Base Camp: Real-Life Adventurers Building a More Inclusive Outdoors

by Danielle Williams

Beautiful, empowering, and exhilarating, Melanin Base Camp is a celebration of underrepresented BIPOC adventurers that will challenge you to rethink your perceptions of what an outdoorsy individual looks like and inspire you to being your own adventure.

Danielle Williams, skydiver and founder of the online community Melanin Base Camp, profiles dozens of adventurers pushing the boundaries of inclusion and equity in the outdoors. These compelling narratives include a mother whose love of hiking led her to found a nonprofit to expose BIPOC children to the wonders of the outdoors and a mountain biker who, despite at first dealing with unwelcome glances and hostility on trails, went on to become a blogger who writes about justice and diversity in natural spaces.

Also included is a guide to outdoor allyship that explores sometimes challenging topics to help all of us create a more inclusive community, whether you bike, climb, hike, or paddle. Join us as we work together to increase representation and opportunities for people of color in outdoor adventure sports.
 

240 pages, Hardcover

Published March 21, 2023

Reviews

[Dylan Alvarez · Rating 3 out of 5]

To be fair, this never tried to be more than it was - which it solidly accomplished. A collection of outdoorsy people advocating for a more diverse outdoors community. It kinda just... only did that. It just felt a bit reiterative imo, like a magazine article that went on for too long.

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, quick read with beautiful design and photographs. I would have loved more winter activity features and more depth to the profiles, but breadth was obviously the goal here, so that’s okay.