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Girls already have a proven record in gymnastics because they can have a very high strength-to-weight ratio, which is exactly what’s an advantage in rock climbing. Women who are able to retain that leanness and high strength-to-weight ratio can compete and even beat the best male rock climbers, who have to resort to other physical advantages. While men have the physical advantage in some sports, I don’t think rock climbing is one of them.

Which is better? I think we’re seeing a convergence of body types that exel in rock climbing. In other words, for the 5.13, 5.14, and 5.15 climbs, the men and women climbing them look pretty much alike and very unlike the rest of humanity.

Watching both is exciting climbing, I believe women may have the physical advantage a few also have the mental strength to go with it. Keep climbing ladies!

makes no difference
i climb as part of my college course, and im a lass and one of the best climbers in my group, but in the other group, the lasd are better
it just depends on whether you enjoy it and want to do wel

Men tend to have more upper body strength so early on in their climbing career they usually just “brute force” their way up. Since women do not have this upper body strength, they develop their technique earlier and better.

Having been a rock climbing instructor I usually found that females were better climbers than males. Females followed instructions more carefully, in doing so they used their legs to advance up the face and was able to understand and implement technique. Whereas males figured they had the upper body strength to haul themselves up the face and forsake technique.

As far as women beating guys more often, I don’t know how you could compare that. There are usually 2 divisions in a climbing competition, males and females. Haven’t really heard of co-ed climbing competition where males and females are competing head to head, but I could just be out of touch with climbing competitions. Also, I can not think of any woman right now who have climbed a 5.15, Chris Sharma I believe was the first and has set the bar at 5.15b

In my opinion climbing grades/scales are all relative, especially based on height and reach. One man’s 5.12 can be anothers 5.10. I think technique trumps strength but once you hit a certain point the scales between strength and technique are almost balanced.

Technology also plays a major role, you didnt have half the gear or materials 20 years ago that you have today. Much better shoes and lighter, thinner, stronger ropes and lighter and stronger gear have all contributed to adding to male and female climbing abilities. Not to mention all the energy drinks, gels, and bars that help hasten recovery.

do you mean girls or boys or do you mean gals and guys or do you mean females and males are did you mean women and men or maybe you mean gentlemen and lady `s ? it all depends who the climbers are and how many times they have already climbed.