The single biggest thing standing between most women and more time outside is not gear, money, or fitness — it is finding people to go with. That is the problem Babes Network was built to solve. This is where you connect with women who match your pace, your goals, and your stoke, whether you need a partner for a casual Saturday hike or a rope team for a serious objective.
Local Chapters
Our community organizes into local chapters — regional groups of women who hike, climb, run, and paddle together. Chapters host beginner-friendly outings, skills meetups, and bigger group trips throughout the season. They are the easiest on-ramp into the network: show up to a welcoming, no-pressure event, meet people in person, and find partners for the adventures you actually want to do. New chapters form wherever there is interest, so if your area does not have one yet, you might be the spark that starts it.
Find a Partner
Sometimes you do not need a whole group — you need one reliable partner for a specific objective. Our community makes it easy to post what you are planning and connect with women who want in. Matching on experience level and expectations up front is the key to a great partnership: be honest about your skills, your pace, and your risk tolerance, and find someone whose answers line up with yours.
Mentorship That Flows Both Ways
One of the most powerful things about this community is the natural apprenticeship that happens within it. Experienced women share skills with newcomers, and newcomers bring fresh energy and gratitude that keeps veterans inspired. The climber who shows a beginner how to belay today is paying forward exactly what someone once did for her. Everyone has something to teach and something to learn.
Community Standards
Our community works because it is genuinely welcoming and genuinely safe. We expect members to be supportive, inclusive, and respectful — to celebrate beginners, honor consent and personal boundaries, and keep the focus where it belongs: on adventure, skills, and friendship. There is zero tolerance for objectification or harassment of any kind. This is a place to be respected as an athlete and a person.
Get Started
Ready to find your people? Brush up on a skill, pick an adventure that excites you, and reach out to connect with a chapter near you. Big mountains are smaller with good partners — let's find yours.