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Over 50 women participants attended the first annual women's climbing weekend April 28-29, 2007, at Joshua Tree National Park in southern California, USA. The Sterling Rope/Peak Rescue Inst. Women's Climbing Weekend, was hot in more ways than one! With temps soaring into the 90s, the warrior women p...

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In reply to Micky Ryan - UKClimbing.com: oh lord! the first photo on the website link is of....................... <whispers> top roping!

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Godessess? Warrior Women?

Is this a kind of reverse patronising?

In reply to brothersoulshine:
If so, it's not Mick's fault. It would be either Sonya's (who wrote the piece) or Dougald's (who edited it).

In reply to Glyn Jones:

absolutely shocking! What a terrible way to coach in movement on Rock. Surely they'd have learned much better if they were either scared sh*tless and thrown straight on lead or had to stop and remove gear every couple of moves?

Nice to see some *normal* people being featured climbing on here rather than sh*t hot E number superstars!

In reply to nikinko:


We normally have a mix. For example yesterday...

http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/older.html?month=5&year=2007#36912

In reply to nikinko:

<<Hands over the sarcasm stick to nikinko and reminds oneself to get it mended>>

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:


Yesterday was a great day for UKClimbing NEWS Mick, you excelled yourself.

In reply to nikinko:
Who is this, he looks very pleased to have found himself on a weekend with a bunch of goddesses:

http://www.climbing.com/photo-video/gallery/goddessesjtree07/index42.html

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com: bugger and i missed it!

In reply to gingerkate:

that's not a very sensitive comment...




























some women who are training hard can't help looking like men coz of the increased testosterone levels!

In reply to Glyn Jones:
<<Hands over the sarcasm stick to nikinko and reminds oneself to get it mended>>

I thankee

<<<runs a lap before passing it back>>>

In reply to Glyn Jones:

Everything is done on a top rope - half of the group were beginners. Even the more advanced that were learning to lead trad were on a top rope.

My write up was indeed edited, but nevertheless, these women were warriors

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Just curious about the ropework really

http://www.climbing.com/photo-video/gallery/goddessesjtree07/index37.html

I'm sorry... maybe this seems sexist... I suppose I just wish I'd been there that's all

In reply to Sonya: Sorry Sonja, it was a dig at the UKC intengentia that cannot contemplate the idea that top roping can be used and is useful.

I think it is wonderful and needs to be promoted more irrespective of Al Evans's views on women only climbing events.

Keep up the good work and fingers crossed that you saw another Lyn Hill or just saw a load of people (not wanting to be gender specific) enjoying themselves.

In reply to nikinko:

Jeez, grow up.

Why don't people complain about Match of the Day always featuring sh*t hot Premiership superstars instead of 'normal' people, I wonder? It's actually quite an interesting question.

jcm

In reply to withey:

No offense taken - what part about the ropework are you curious about?

I have been organizing women's climbing events for Sterling Rope for a couple of years now - this was our first one at Joshua Tree. There are a couple more scheduled for this year: North Conway, New Hampshire, September 8-9, and New River Gorge, West Virginia, September 29-30. Happy to put you to work if you find yourself out this way!