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tall, strong climber chicks
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:20 pm
by Josephine
some friends and i were talking about women who climb hard and their height. while there are lots of examples of petite super strong climbing women (lynn hill, katie brown, beth rodden to name a few) we couldn't come up with a similar list of tall women who climb hard. someone suggested steph davis - but at 5'5", i don't consider that to be very tall (although i'm sure she'd be taller than the previous 3 mentioned).
so - can you think of any tall women who climb 5.13 or harder?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:25 pm
by bcombs
Andrew
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:40 pm
by Meadows
What do you consider "tall"? The average height for an American female is 5 feet 3.8 inches.
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:00 pm
by kirker
Andrew
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:09 pm
by Josephine
good point meadows. alright - we'll say "tall" would be 5'8" or taller just for discussion's sake.
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:11 pm
by allah
Alex johnson is taller, and sick ass strong
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:20 pm
by p0bray01
Isn't Majka Burkhart like 5'8? I hear she climbs in the 11's. How tall is Emily Harrington?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:27 pm
by absolutsugarsmurf
Jen Sauer (sp?) formerly of Lexington now I think in Colorado. Freed the Glass Menagerie at 5.13 (Trad) in Looking Glass North Carolina. She's at least 5'8".
http://www.rockclimbing.com/photos/Big_ ... 95964.html
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:45 pm
by SCIN
Andrew
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:49 pm
by Andrew
Climbing is easier if your short. Just ask Jens at 8a.nu. He has compiled a list of top climber and height, and for men the number is below 5'8". I don't know for women. This just proves that I am the strongest woman in the world, I mean person.
Height is detrimental in many ways:
-Extra unlosable weight
-leverage for mulitple body parts
-huge heavy feet
-weight
-leverage
-long fingers, were jugs to you are quarter pad crimps for me
-leverage
-Weight