Rock Climbing Rated Sexiest Sport

By Rocky Thompson on August 16th, 2010

A survey conducted at a British university found that women are most attracted to men who rock climb instead of engaging in other sports. Golfing came in among the lowest - thanks Tiger Woods. Fifty-seven percent of women surveyed find climbing attractive in the opposite sex, while only 41% of men said the same about women. Why? Some climbing blogs speculate that men are afraid of women who are good climbers or men find muscles less sexy.

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5 Responses to “Rock Climbing Rated Sexiest Sport”

1. JT August 16th, 2010 at 10:12 am

   Women climbers are awesome. I wonder if there is anything more to those speculations than just speculations.

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3. Scott August 18th, 2010 at 12:03 pm

   My money is on men being afraid that the woman will be a better climber than they are. My g/f is definitely a better climber than me! At least I’ve got someone to lead all the hard routes…

4. Julian Sutter August 18th, 2010 at 12:43 pm

   I could imagine some men being intimidated by a female climber who out preforms them. I personally climb with more women than men, (all of who are at my skill level or higher). I prefer it. As far as dating them… female climbers kinda get there pick as they outnumber men 4-1 in most cases.

5. bela November 3rd, 2010 at 8:38 am

   I think you have it backwards, if women outnumber men then it’s the men who have their pick. Law of supply and demand - less men, more demand.