Past Speaking engagements
Allegany Nature Pilgrimage (2023 and 2024)
Andrea presented The Outdoors Are for Everyone: It's true, the mountains, trees and animals do not care what you look like or what you can do, but that isn't always true about the people in the outdoors. Folks that don't fit a specific body size or have a disability can feel out of place and intimated to try things like hiking or traveling. Not seeing others that look like you in outdoor groups or spaces can feel exclusionary. Finding accessible options and properly fitting clothing and gear can be difficult, making some activities unnecessarily dangerous. This talk will discuss obstacles to true inclusion in the outdoor industry and how we can do better. Making the outdoors more welcoming to a larger range of people will greatly benefit us all.
(An hour talk with or without visual presentation).
Fat Con-Seattle (2024)
Andrea presented Fat and In The Wild, Adventures in the Outdoors:
The mountains, trees, and animals do not care what you look like or what you can do, but that isn't always true about the people in the outdoors. I once thought that the world of outdoor adventuring was reserved for the young, the thin, the super fit and let's face it, the men. Growing up I didn't see my body represented in the outdoor media that I consumed and that made me believe that I didn't belong there. Now I'm here and very much fat AND outdoorsy. If being a hiker, rock climber, biker, camper, or any of those outdoor ventures sounds exciting, but you don't think you belong there because you're in a bigger body? Let me show you that that isn't true. We all deserve to be fat and in the wild if that's where we want to be.
Andrea presented The Outdoors Are for Everyone: It's true, the mountains, trees and animals do not care what you look like or what you can do, but that isn't always true about the people in the outdoors. Folks that don't fit a specific body size or have a disability can feel out of place and intimated to try things like hiking or traveling. Not seeing others that look like you in outdoor groups or spaces can feel exclusionary. Finding accessible options and properly fitting clothing and gear can be difficult, making some activities unnecessarily dangerous. This talk will discuss obstacles to true inclusion in the outdoor industry and how we can do better. Making the outdoors more welcoming to a larger range of people will greatly benefit us all.
(An hour talk with or without visual presentation).
Fat Con-Seattle (2024)
Andrea presented Fat and In The Wild, Adventures in the Outdoors:
The mountains, trees, and animals do not care what you look like or what you can do, but that isn't always true about the people in the outdoors. I once thought that the world of outdoor adventuring was reserved for the young, the thin, the super fit and let's face it, the men. Growing up I didn't see my body represented in the outdoor media that I consumed and that made me believe that I didn't belong there. Now I'm here and very much fat AND outdoorsy. If being a hiker, rock climber, biker, camper, or any of those outdoor ventures sounds exciting, but you don't think you belong there because you're in a bigger body? Let me show you that that isn't true. We all deserve to be fat and in the wild if that's where we want to be.
podcasts featuring
Big Fit Girl Uncensored: A podcast by Louise Green- The Curvy Kili Crew
In this episode, Louise sits down with 3 members of the Curvy Killi Crew. In 2019, for International Women’s Day, 20 plus-size women hiked Mount Kilimanjaro with WHOA Travel. They called themselves the Curvy Kili Crew. Louise interviews Bisa Myles, Deb Malkin and Andrea DiMiao in an amazing recount of their trip to Africa and an experience none of them will ever forget.
Yoga For All Bodies with Natalia Tabilo video podcast episode 9 with Andrea DiMaio of Ample Movement
Holy Shenanigans Podcast: Climb the Mountain Now! With Ample Movement founder, Andrea DiMaio
Rev. Tara shares a heart-to-heart conversation guest Andrea DiMaio on the unlikely intersections between changing the narrative around bodies, movement, exercise and outdoor representation of all bodies and traditions of the Lenten season. Don't miss this mountain-top experience that invites everyone to seek the dream of their life - and climb the mountain (or whatever you dream of) NOW!
In this episode, Louise sits down with 3 members of the Curvy Killi Crew. In 2019, for International Women’s Day, 20 plus-size women hiked Mount Kilimanjaro with WHOA Travel. They called themselves the Curvy Kili Crew. Louise interviews Bisa Myles, Deb Malkin and Andrea DiMiao in an amazing recount of their trip to Africa and an experience none of them will ever forget.
Yoga For All Bodies with Natalia Tabilo video podcast episode 9 with Andrea DiMaio of Ample Movement
Holy Shenanigans Podcast: Climb the Mountain Now! With Ample Movement founder, Andrea DiMaio
Rev. Tara shares a heart-to-heart conversation guest Andrea DiMaio on the unlikely intersections between changing the narrative around bodies, movement, exercise and outdoor representation of all bodies and traditions of the Lenten season. Don't miss this mountain-top experience that invites everyone to seek the dream of their life - and climb the mountain (or whatever you dream of) NOW!
articles/videos for other publications
https://www.fatgirlreviews.com/fgr-chats-andrea-dimaio/ Written by Andrea
https://www.fatgirlreviews.com/andrea-dimaio-im-a-fat-outdoors-woman-and-i-need-gear/ Written by Andrea
Andrea was a member of the first all plus size women group to hike up Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest freestanding mountain in the world and one of the Seven Summits in March of 2019. Below are some articles about the Curvy Kili Crew.
There was a documentary made about the climb called Kili Big.
There was a documentary made about the climb called Kili Big.
Curvy Kili Crew
https://curvicality.com/the-curvy-kili-crew-they-climbed-mt-kilimanjaro/ About Andrea's experience on Kilimanjaro
https://www.autostraddle.com/when-climbing-mental-mountains-becomes-literal/ Written by Jenny Bruso of Unlikely Hikers