Outdoor Inclusion Coalition Presents: Marcus & Me, Climbing in the Steel City

Join an event that reimagines what outdoor adventure can look like in the heart of Pittsburgh. Outdoor Inclusion Coalition climber and mentor “Big” Marcus Schoffner shares how the city’s industrial-era walls, bridges, and overlooked infrastructure become places of movement, connection, and discovery. This event highlights what makes Pittsburgh special: a landscape shaped by industry, layered with history, and full of unexpected ways to experience the outdoors close to home. Marcus & Me is an invitation to see urban spaces with fresh eyes. Explore how outdoor recreation can thrive in cities, creating access, belonging, and community for people who may not have easy access to trails, parks, or wilderness. Come be inspired by a vision of the outdoors that is local, inclusive, and built to last. About our speaker: Marcus Schoffner is a climber and community advocate with the Outdoor Inclusion Coalition, where he helps expand access to outdoor recreation in Pittsburgh. His work centers on showing how city spaces can become meaningful places for connection, adventure, and belonging. The OIC's work builds on the legacy of Alma Hillary, a civic leader who fought for Black and brown communities' right to the outdoors in Pittsburgh in the 1940s and 50s.