## 3 Results
### Lead Climbing vs. Boulderers  
The comparison of the climbers in the \"Elite\" groups between the lead climbers and boulderers showed that the lead climbers started to climb at a younger age (14.3 \(\pm\) 4.7 years vs. 16.3 \(\pm\) 5.3 years; \(p\) = 0.001) and had a longer time to achieve the hardest route than boulderers (11.1 \(\pm\) 4.8 years vs. 8.6 \(\pm\) 5.1 years; \(p\) = 0.001) (Tables 1 and 2). The remaining parameters were not statistically significantly different (\(p\) > 0.05). The comparison of the \"Higher Elite\" climbers between lead climbers and boulderers showed that the lead climbers had lower body mass (63.3 \(\pm\) 8.4 kg vs. 66.8 \(\pm\) 8.8 kg; \(p\) = 0.008), lower body height (173.3 \(\pm\) 6.3 cm vs. 176.1 \(\pm\) 7.6 cm; \(p\) = 0.019), and a longer time to achieve the hardest route (13.3 \(\pm\) 5.3 years vs. 12.2 \(\pm\) 5.4 years; \(p\) = 0.002) in comparison with boulderers (Tables 1 and 2). The remaining parameters were not significantly different (\(p\) > 0.05). The comparison of the collective groups \"All Lead Climbers\" and \"All Boulderers\" showed that the lead climbers started climbing at a younger age (13.5 \(\pm\) 5.0 years vs. 14.5 \(\pm\) 5.3; \(p\) = 0.024), had a lower mass (64.5 \(\pm\) 8.8 kg vs. 66.7 \(\pm\) 8.2; \(p\) = 0.008), lower height (174.4 \(\pm\) 7.6 cm vs. 176.2 \(\pm\) 7.5 cm; \(p\) = 0.019), and a longer time to achieve the hardest route (12.1 \(\pm\) 5.2 years vs. 10.6 \(\pm\) 5.5 years; \(p\) = 0.002) in comparison with the boulderers (Tables 1 and 2). BMIs and age at the time of climbing the most difficult route were not significantly different within all groups (\(p\) > 0.05) (Table 2). \begin{table}
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**Group** & **N** & **Age (Years)** & \begin{tabular}{c} **Age of** \\ **Starting** \\ **Climbing (years)** \\ \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} **Body Mass** \\ **(kg)** \\ \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} **Body** \\ **Height** \\ **(cm)** \\ \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} **BMI** \\ **(kg/m2)** \\ \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} **IRCRA** \\ **Scale** \\ **Result** \\ \end{tabular} & \
\begin{tabular}{c} **Time to** \\ **Achieve** \\ **Hardest Route** \\ **(Years)** \\ \end{tabular} &
\begin{tabular}{c} **Age When** \\ **Climbing the** \\ **Hered Route** \\ **(Years)** \\ \end{tabular} \\ \hline ELC & 86 & 27.5 \(\pm\) 7.2 & 14.3 \(\pm\) 4.7 & 65.7 \(\pm\) 9.1 & 175.5 \(\pm\) 8.6 & 21.3 \(\pm\) 2.3 & 26.6 \(\pm\) 0.6 & 11.1 \(\pm\) 4.8 & 25.4 \(\pm\) 6.4 \\ HELC & 78 & 28.8 \(\pm\) 8.2 & 12.5 \(\pm\) 5.1 & 63.3 \(\pm\) 8.4 & 173.3 \(\pm\) 6.3 & 21.0 \(\pm\) 1.9 & 29.1 \(\pm\) 1.0 & 13.3 \(\pm\) 5.3 & 25.8 \(\pm\) 6.8 \\ EB & 114 & 26.4 \(\pm\) 6.7 & 16.3 \(\pm\) 5.3 & 66.5 \(\pm\) 7.5 & 176.3 \(\pm\) 7.3 & 21.3 \(\pm\) 1.5 & 26.6 \(\pm\) 0.6 & 8.6 \(\pm\) 5.1 & 24.9 \(\pm\) 6.3 \\ HE & 144 & 27.0 \(\pm\) 6.2 & 13.0 \(\pm\) 4.7 & 66.8 \(\pm\) 8.8 & 176.1 \(\pm\) 7.6 & 21.5 \(\pm\) 2.2 & 29.4 \(\pm\) 1.0 & 12.2 \(\pm\) 5.4 & 25.3 \(\pm\) 5.8 \\ AEC & 200 & 26.9 \(\pm\) 6.9 & 15.5 \(\pm\) 5.1 & 66.1 \(\pm\) 8.2 & 175.9 \(\pm\) 7.9 & 21.3 \(\pm\) 1.9 & 26.6 \(\pm\) 0.6 & 9.7 \(\pm\) 5.1 & 25 \(\pm\) 6 \\ AHEC & 222 & 27.7 \(\pm\) 7.0 & 12.8 \(\pm\) 4.9 & 65.6 \(\pm\) 8.8 & 175.1 \(\pm\) 7.3 & 21.3 \(\pm\) 2.1 & 29.3 \(\pm\) 1.0 & 12.6 \(\pm\) 5.4 & 25.4 \(\pm\) 6.2 \\ ALC & 164 & 28.1 \(\pm\) 7.7 & 13.5 \(\pm\) 5.0 & 64.5 \(\pm\) 8.8 & 174.4 \(\pm\) 7.6 & 21.2 \(\pm\) 2.1 & 27.8 \(\pm\) 1.4 & 12.1 \(\pm\) 5.2 & 25.6 \(\pm\) 6.6 \\ AB & 258 & 26.8 \(\pm\) 6.4 & 14.5 \(\pm\) 5.3 & 66.7 \(\pm\) 8.2 & 176.2 \(\pm\) 7.5 & 21.4 \(\pm\) 1.9 & 28.1 \(\pm\) 1.6 & 10.6 \(\pm\) 5.5 & 25.1 \(\pm\) 6.0 \\ \hline \multicolumn{8}{c}{ELC—elite lead climbers; HELC—higher elite lead climbers; EB—elite boulderers; HEB—higher elite boulderers; AEC—all elite climbers; AHEC—all higher elite climbers; ALC—all lead climbers; AB—all boulderers.} \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 1: Characteristics of sport climbers (mean values \(\pm\) standard deviation).