Climbing centers are becoming a new and safe place for single people to meet. When you meet people at the climbing gym, more caution is used because if one doesn't use caution they might end up with a climbing partner they don't trust. Trusting your climbing partner is a very important thing, since your life is in your partner s hands. Many climbing schools are becoming dominated by women and this is because people are just realizing how much fun the sport of climbing is. Also females are better beginners because they have a lot more flexibility and balance.
Strength comes into play only later, when it is needed for hard climbs.
Climbing is a mental sport as well. The Climb of Her Life. Lynn Hall first learned to rock climb in the '70s in Joshua Tree, California. At this time it was very strange for a women to rock climb. She was invited to the White House for recognition of her contribution to women's sports.