text: So what can I make of all this? First, I don’t believe that all males at the crag want “something more” when they give me a catch. My friend Alec is one of my favorite climbing partners. He’s always stoked whether we’re climbing hard or messing around on V1s in Pawtuckaway, and he’d never seen me before he picked me up at my dorm for a morning bouldering session the first time we met. He’s not “looking for anything” except a fun time on some rocks, which is pretty much guaranteed every time I climb with him. However, I am told that I’m often oblivious to those who do have other intentions.
  Overall, my goal is to be one of the bros, hearing their girl stories instead of being in their girl stories. I want to get stronger (a little physically, a lot mentally), so I can eventually project routes with them. I want to be an equal, one of the guys—or, better yet, just another climber.