A video from PrAna featuring Carrie Cooper talking about climbing while being pregnant. "I believe that life is about living gracefully through the transitions. I have climbed the world over for the last 10 years and developed a keen sense of my body and its strengths. As a healthy expectant mother I continued to listen to the needs of my body...."
in sotto voce Not really, many women go climbing when pregnant - from the Old Man of Hoy to single pitch sport and trad. Always seek guidance from your GP though. Mick
The chance of a slip on toprope being fatal for the fetus is incredibly low. Probably close to zero! The fetus is not as delicate as you think! There are plenty of day to day activities with a greater inherent risk if things go wrong. Walking down stairs is more risky. As long as pregnant women don't take part in sports like rugby or horse riding or downhill skiing (according to NHS advice) then they should be exercising! Top roping is pretty much perfect, and if you look at the full body harness she is wearing and the location of the knot, I really can't understand where you can see the danger.
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