When it comes to rock climbing as a type of sporting activity, one thing is certain: at the beginning, this activity was mainly approached by men. This is because women at that time, in the late 18th century, were not known to be otherwise dressed but with long gowns that prevented them from these types of activities. They could go on horse riding with specially designed outfit, but that was as far as their sporting activity involving pants wearing could go. Later, when the mountain climbing started to become more popular, we could find women involved in mountaineering, but there was a difference between this activity and rock climbing. With mountain climbing, one will only approach the ...

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