| Rock Climbing began as a man's sport. This | | | | Miss Pinter's ground breaking ascent that a |
| has changed in recent years as ever | | | | woman by the name of Meta Brevoot actually |
| increasing numbers of women have become | | | | got around giving up her dress for trousers |
| involved. | | | | when on a climb. This makes you imagine young |
| | | | ladies climbing to the top of alpine peaks in |
| The first women climbers were involved in | | | | their long flowing dresses with parasols |
| mountain climbing and rock climbing was a | | | | open. |
| part of that. The major difference in | | | | |
| mountain climbing and rock climbing is that | | | | It was not until the more liberated times in |
| the mountain climber is seeking the easy way | | | | the latter part of the 20th century that |
| to ascend to the top of the mountain while | | | | women in rock climbing began to come into |
| the rock climber is looking for the hardest | | | | their own. There were a large number of |
| way. However, sometimes rock climbing is the | | | | women's rock climbing clubs formed during |
| only way on certain sections of the climb. | | | | this period and also rock climbing became a |
| So, when women began to climb mountains, they | | | | part of many of the outdoor programs that |
| naturally began to climb rocks as well. | | | | were being developed to increase the |
| | | | confidence of females by exposing them to |
| The first written record of a female mountain | | | | outdoor challenges. |
| climber was a Miss Pinter who climbed Mt. | | | | |
| Blanc in 1799. This feat was recorded by a | | | | The large numbers of women in rock climbing |
| fellow climber and established the lady as | | | | that have excelled and conquered some of the |
| the rock climbing woman pioneer. Although | | | | most difficult and highly rated climbs in the |
| there were other female mountain climbers | | | | world prove that this sport is not for men |
| that followed Miss Pinter, they were mostly | | | | only. Although on the whole, men have greater |
| the wives or girlfriends of male climbers. | | | | strength than women, they do not always have |
| These male climbers usually omitted the names | | | | more stamina. The increase in indoor rock |
| of their female partners when writing of | | | | climbing facilities has opened the door to |
| their adventures. | | | | even more women. It increases confidence and |
| | | | is fun. That is a good combination and the |
| This was because climbing was not seen as a | | | | relative safety of the indoor climbing has |
| very "seemly" activity for women. In fact, it | | | | contributed to a wider acceptance. |
| wasn't until almost one hundred years after | | | | |