Women once had their own climbing night. Now they don’t, due to the Utah Legislature.

It “gave me that confidence to get started,” says USU senior. But the state’s anti-DEI law has taken it away.

(Matthew D. LaPlante | Utah State University) Mia Bateman of Mapleton, a sophomore studying human biology, climbs at the Utah State University Aggie Recreation Center in November 2023. Utah's anti-DEI law has eliminated Women's Climb Night at the Logan school.

Women once had their own climbing night. Now they don’t, due to the Utah Legislature.

It “gave me that confidence to get started,” says USU senior. But the state’s anti-DEI law has taken it away.

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