Southern Smoke (5.14c) FFA By Sasha DiGiulian

Perhaps. It would have to be of a specific style I would think and also
keep in mind that Southern Smoke was something like “only” the 3rd 5.14 of
any grade Sasha has done so there is much more consolidation to be done in
the 5.14 grade before 5.15 becomes a possibility. Then again, maybe not
since it didn’t take long for her to get up into the mid-5.14 range.

I’m not going to comment on Sasha’s weight, as I think it beyond ridiculous to draw conclusions based on internet images and pictures, and I’ve never seen her in person.

However, the fact remains that climbing as a sport is heavily dependent on ones strength to weight, and if you can decrease your weight while maintaining your strength, you are going to see performance improvements. There’s a reason why so many of the elite level climbers are skinny and lithe.

That’s not to say that being underweight, malnurished or otherwise for your body type will always yield better performance. If you want to climb hard, you’ll need to climb often, and sustaining an unhealthy weight is going to exponentially increase your injury proneness, and limit your ability to get stronger. However, if you drop a considerable amount of weight, intelligently, for a short period of time (boxing, wrestling, climbing?), you’re not going to pose a huge health risk for yourself, and you will improve your performance in the short term.