Ashima Shiraishi Instagram – 🍎ALL RISE FEST NYC! (JUNE 8th, 2024)
As some of you may know, I’ve been involved in the founding of @AllRiseOutdoors, an experimental organization whose mission is to make the outdoors more accessible, and to bridge ties between climbing, community and culture. Although quite nebulous and broad in scope against the complexities of social injustices that are deeply entrenched on a systemic level, our multifaceted approach hopes to nurture the links amongst wide-ranging forms of community nourishment. The jumping off point has been centered around climbing… but in the four years since it’s inception, it’s been exciting to think more imaginatively of the interwoven threads between seemingly disparate worlds that are interdependent and uniquely integral to meet the needs of differing communities.
Caring deeply about climbing can feel quite futile and superficial when thinking of societal issues at hand but the act of facilitating moments of interaction and collective joy feel regenerative and subversive in a time of pervasive alienation.
Our public-facing events, the lively All Rise Fests, have taken place in Long Beach, Berkeley, Chicago, Toronto and now….. New York City (my hometown-yay) ! ALL RISE FEST is a mishmash of an all-levels climbing competition, food, music, art, and most importantly, a meeting place to bask in the beautiful frenzy of people coming together to simultaneously be participants and co-creators in something that is experienced IRL with others. In the ethos of experimentation, the bouldering competition format is unconventionally volume based (the goal is to do ALL of the climbs in the gym), and there’s no shortage of absurdity. It’s difficult to capture the energy of these events with the limitations of language so come by in person if you’re around and maybe you’ll make a friend… link in bio for tix 🙂
Most psyched for this event’s music lineup! 😆 let’s mosh to @kumo99_🫶
@museumofloveband @kumo99_ @ife.radio @thatboiakathatboi @gaulplus @farmtactics
💙 @wearebraindead @arcteryx @long_beach_rising | 📸 by @nathanialbairdsaccount @andrew.won @rocks.ca @deanliaw | Posted on 30/May/2024 00:22:13
