Ist Sportklettern in der Schwangerschaft sicher?

Sport climbing is gaining popularity and the number of sportswomen increases. The aim of this study was to examine if sport climbing of pregnant women could lead to health problems and how high the risk potential could be estimated. The anonymous data collection was conducted through a retrospective online questionnaire. The total number of respondents was 56. The study showed that all women adapted their climbing styles during their pregnancies. One health problem and only one trauma of unknown severity were mentioned by the participants. Taking together all the 7104 climbing hours of the sportswomen it was calculated a low injury rate of 0,28 per 1000 hours climbing. This shows the tendency that sport climbing can safely be done during pregnancy. The consultation should recommend a risk minimization through a change to the Toprope climbing style in the hall on vertical, possibly known routes, about 2 degrees under the limit of performance, taking into account the individual abilities of the sportswoman.