Naked Women Rock Climbing: What a Turn-on!
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max blunt
at 01:15PM (CEST) on August 15, 2008 |
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It is a breathtaking feat. For most people,
the lack of ropes and safety equipment would be
a perilous step too far. But these women have gone
even further and abandoned their clothes to take part
in the new extreme sport of naked rock climbing
Stone Nudes: an extract of the art of climbing. Intended to inspire and celebrate the human form. Stone Nudes draws from the community it represents.
Over the last ten years, a body of over one hundred photographs drawing from three generations of climbers has evolved.
Unlike current climbing media, these images do not seek to sell or promote anything beyond the experience. This approach has attracted climbers of all abilities to participate in a project designed to capture the essence of the climbing spirit.
Death defying: The 'Stone Nudes' abandon equipment, clothes and shoes in a bid to capture the 'true essence of the climbing spirit.'
Incredible: One of the women attempts a tricky overhang, clinging on by just her fingertips and toes.
Fearless: The sport is a hit in America and is expected to take off in Britain.
Unconventional: Naked rock climbers view their hobby as the purest form of the sport.
It is a breathtaking - and death-defying feat - which redefines the term extreme sport.
Battling both gravity and the elements, the climber claws her way up a granite boulder by just her fingertips.
For most, the lack of ropes and safety equipment would be a perilous step too far.
But these women have gone even further and abandoned their clothes to take part in the new sport of naked rock climbing
Without clothes, specialist shoes or other equipment, participants say the experience captures the 'true essence of the climbing spirit.'
It is the latest extreme sport craze to sweep the US, and is now tipped to become a popular pastime in the UK.
And as these incredible pictures taken in America show, exercise has never been so attractive.
The 'Stone Nudes' idea is the brainchild of California-based photographer and rock climber Dean Fidelman.
His photographs have now been used to create a new 2009 'Stone Nudes' calendar, which he is selling on his website.
Dean said: 'This kind of climbing is the sport at its purest, and is intended to inspire and celebrate the human form.
'It requires no equipment which means climbers of all abilities can take part.
'Hundreds of people are now participating in a sport that captures the true essence of the climbing spirit.'
