Female and male athletes are not treated exactly the same in discourse, but in the case of rock climbing this may be a good thing, as it creates and redefines a new type of femininity. In taking the ...
Ms. DiGiulian is a professional climber. Women’s climbing is having an incredible moment. Built on the shoulders of 30-plus years of accomplishments, women are making ever more first ascents and ...
Female mountain climbers face more obstacles than men when climbing the Himalayan mountain K2, but they choose to do so anyway for the thrill it provides, according to Jennifer Jordan, a journalist ...
In a memoir published in December, professional mountaineer and former Miss Finland Lotta Hintsa briefly described an upsetting incident with a “very famous male climber” whom she didn’t name. During ...
1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SLOVENIAN CLIMBER AND TWO-TIME COMBINED WORLD CHAMPION, JANJA GARNBRET, SAYING: "Right now, we are a little bit, how to say, scared or worried if the Olympics will take place ...
Women are increasingly reporting sexual harassment and abuse in the sport, including accusations against the renowned climber Nirmal Purja. By Anna Callaghan and Jenny Vrentas Anna Callaghan and Jenny ...
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