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Mayan and Libby attempting Nose speed record 31-Oct-2014 At 6:00:25 PM Doug

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On 31/10/2014 martym wrote:
>On 31/10/2014 ajfclark wrote:
>>Bit more detail here:
(just fixed the broken link)
http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web14f/wfeature-yosemite-speed-brett-sauter-smith-gobat

>
>"Smith-Gobat: I believe that women are not far behind in climbing
>and that we could be measured on the same yardstick, but our bodies do
>have definite physical differences... In general, women do have to work
>much harder to gain muscle mass and power than men. I believe that by having
>separate categories, women are much more likely to be motivated to participate,
>compete or achieve a "women's record" as they know that they have a much
>greater chance of being recognized than if there were no separation....
>Maybe at some point this could change, but at this stage I believe that
>having this separation is a good thing."