such a misconception...
you can take that up with Lynn Hill then cus thats who i learned it form
general statement. this might be true comparing a beginner male to a beginner female.
Definitely a general statement. But given a man and a woman climbing at the same maximum grade, I have yet to see man who relies more heavily on technique and efficiency than his female counterpart, and I have yet to see a woman who relies as heavily on strength and power as her male counterpart.
ummm...i can point to quite a few women who have significantly higher relative strength to their weight than men...
You obviously haven't observed very much high end climbing or bouldering...
So can I. There are lots of chicks who are much stronger than many guys who climb. Comparing me to a girl who boulders V6 and climbs 5.12 is comparing apples and cumquats.
Taking two people at the same grade levels the field though. How many girls do you know who climb at the same level as you do, and who are stronger but have worse technique?
that's what i'm saying...i'm relatively weak for the grade i climb at....most women who climb at the same level as me are comparatively stronger and lighter than i am...