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Gay mountaineer of color making room on every summit

Name: Gay mountaineer of color making room on every summit
Uploaded: 2018-05-04T15:07:15.000Z
Duration: 4 min 32 s
Description: As a queer Latino climber, Bam Mendiola says he is constantly climbing two mountains. When he came out to his immigrant parents, they were not immediately ready to accept it. Bam has become a technical climber, often the only one of color on a summit.

As a queer Latino climber, Bam Mendiola says he is constantly climbing two mountains. When he came out to his immigrant parents, they were not immediately ready to accept it. Bam has become a technical climber, often the only one of color on a summit.