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Shaunawad MBE
slackline:
--- Quote from: Doylo on July 12, 2014, 06:30:05 pm ---Shaunas done New Base Line, 8B+!!! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :jaw: :jaw: :jaw: :bounce:
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AMorris:
That girl is a total beast. Massive respect to her!
On a side note, is this the first female ascent of a downgraded 8C?
psychomansam:
I was thinking she needed her own thread!
I was also thinking about another issue. Are women as good at hard bouldering as men? Ashima and Shauna are getting pretty close to the top - and while both young. Looking at the actual numbers involved in hard bouldering (by which I mean bouldering pretty seriously and doing something vaguely like training with the intent of getting strong), I suspect men greatly outnumber women. In which case, perhaps the only think currently keeping the men ahead is pure numbers, and the increased odds this brings of producing a world class climber.
I suppose in a way it's not surprising either. The strength advantage men have due to our built in steroids largely enables us to develop and maintain increased muscle mass - which isn't particularly advantageous for climbing.
slackline:
--- Quote from: psychomansam on July 14, 2014, 10:22:53 am ---Looking at the actual numbers involved in hard bouldering (by which I mean bouldering pretty seriously and doing something vaguely like training with the intent of getting strong), I suspect men greatly outnumber women. In which case, perhaps the only think currently keeping the men ahead is pure numbers, and the increased odds this brings of producing a world class climber.
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A simple way to make this directly comparable is to work with proportions or precentages (although you'd be hard pushed to get a decent estimate of the total number of climbers of either gender).
Oldmanmatt:
Looking at the youngsters coming through the Bunker. I would say, the current crop of 16yr olds and up are predominantly lads.
But the real stars in our under 16 groups are all girls and there are more girls than boys.
We're also seeing a rise n the number of 20 something women, as regulars. A year ago, when we opened, we had hardly any female custom; we're probably 60/40 (to male) now.
All of staff/instructors/sponsored climbers/squad members (and on and on), talk more about the female bouldering World Cup, than anything else.
I'm not sure any of them could tell you who the top UK male climbers are.
My guess, is that until recently, fewer women were interested in engaging in the level of training and dedication required and those who were, were more inclined to Dance/Gymnastics; climbing was a dirty, fingernail ripping, "adventure" activity.
Parents generally encourage their offspring into sports and activities that they themselves grew up with(?), and it's only over the last Decade that those of us of the '80/'90s climbing explosion are bringing our offspring into the arena.
Which brings their friends in...
And their friends...
(Cue sexist comment (purely for humorous purposes and in no way a reflection of personal opinions))
Let's face it. Women can't even go to the loo on their own...
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