Oral history interview of Andrea Ramos Campos, conducted by Tallie Casucci (audio and transcript)

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Title Oral history interview of Andrea Ramos Campos, conducted by Tallie Casucci (audio and transcript)
Creator Campos, Andrea Ramos
Contributor Casucci, Tallie
Description Andrea Ramos Campos (b. 1995) moved to south Florida from Peru when she was 6 years old. Her family moved due to racial challenges for her Black and White parents in Peru and for more opportunities for Andrea and her sibling. Andrea recounts growing up with a very loving family, a vibrant community, and a love for nature. Andrea enjoyed dance, including salsa, Afro-Peruvian music - festejo, color guard in high school, and eventually fire bending with a staff. Andrea discusses her first visit to the mountains and first climbing experience in Big Cottonwood Canyon. In 2016, Andrea moved to Salt Lake City and started climbing more with her roommates and overcoming financial barriers of the sport. Andrea then discusses her community organizing and leadership with Color the Wasatch, Salt Lake Area Queer Climbers, and Salt Lake Climbers Alliance. Andrea owns her own business, Lovin' Coven, a trauma-informed yoga practice and podcast.
Additional Information Timestamps - 0:25 Immigrating to Florida from Peru; 3:03 Growing up in Florida; 9:18 Dance and fire bending; 15:05 First visit to the mountains; 18:52 First climbing experience at the Slips in Big Cottonwood Canyon; 20:27 Financial barriers to climbing and gym climbing; 27:36 Impactful climbing experience with rock fall on her rope while in the Uintas; 34:13 Color the Wasatch ; 47:14 Salt Lake Area Queer Climbers; 50:37 Salt Lake Climbers Alliance ; 1:03:18 Owning her business, Lovin' Coven; 1:07:27 Climbing community's current challenges with change and incorporating indigenous perspectives
Date 2022-10-18
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, 40.76078, -111.89105; Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, 40.63759, -111.63283
Subject Rock climbers; Rock climbing; Yoga; Peruvian Americans; Big Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah); Women in community organization; Outdoor recreation industry
Collection Number and Name DA0002 Rock Climbers Oral History Project
Collection Name Rock Climbers Oral History Project
Holding Institution Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Type Text; Sound
Format application/pdf
Language eng
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ARK ark:/87278/s6h45twd
Extent 17 pages; 1:12:14
Genre oral histories (literary works); sound recordings
Setname uum_rcohp
ID 2289536
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h45twd
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