S2 Ep6: Finding Our Way with Every Body Outdoors - Big bodies, good kit and community

Finding Our Way - Diverse Outdoor Voices

In this one we sit down with Steph Wetherell, co-founder of Every Body Outdoors, a group campaigning for better representation, clothing and gear for larger and plus-sized bodies in the UK outdoors. We talk about sizest attitudes, why seeing plus size people represented by brands and media is so important, and how clothes and kit can be more inclusive. And the unexpected joy of finding your ‘tribe’.

• How Steph got into hiking, and didn’t know bodies like hers could do it
• The barriers for plus size people
• Why she feels like she represents plus size people every time she goes out
• Why brands and media should diversify the bodies they feature
• The problems with outdoor clothing size and cut for plus sizes. Trousers, bellies and baggy legs!
• Not having waterproofs that fit and how that changes your experience and plans in the hills
• The potential market for curve-friendly outdoor clothing and equipment
• Quick fixes - size charts, pictures, shops
• Skills courses for plus size people. Pace, confidence, no judgement
• Finding her tribe
• Falling in love with her body because of what it can do
• Future plans for Every Body Outdoors
• A response from Berghaus product team!

Show notes and full transcript available at https://www.thebmc.co.uk/

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Facebook group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/everybodyoutdoors/