Women on the wall: Why are female route setters so rare? Challenges and opportunities in the climbing environment.

This presentation is dedicated to the central question of why only a small number of women choose the profession of routesetter.

Speaker: Alexandra Schweikart
The professional route setter and journalist works in sales for DMM and as a product tester for the route building centre.

Saturday 11/23/2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Hall B5, Stage
German
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Not only are the possible reasons for this underrepresentation analysed, but the general conditions in climbing gyms and the general working environment are also examined more closely. What obstacles are there? And what opportunities can climbing gyms and the industry offer to promote women more and pave the way for them to enter this creative and challenging profession?

Women at height, Climbing & bouldering, Presentation

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