Specialized Clothing
In the early days of climbing, many would have considered specialised clothing to be cheating. In fact, the first climbers considered an untucked shirt or unbuttoned sport jacket a sign of weakness. Several climbers even chose to climb bare foot, an act that modern climbers would find amazing. In the 80s and early 90s, the trend was to wear tight, brightly-colored clothes. The trend, now, is to wear looser fitting clothing.
Read more about this topic: Rock-climbing Equipment
Famous quotes containing the words specialized and/or clothing:
“Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise ... specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine.”
—Allan Bloom (1930–1992)
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 7:15.