Spiderwoman cannot give up love for climbing

Without the use of any climbing gear or even a rope, Luo Dengping crawls up and down a vertical cliff almost effortlessly.

The 38-year-old is a native ethnic Miao woman from Getuhe village in Ziyun county, southwestern China's Guizhou province. Growing up in a place famed for its steep karst mountains, Luo started climbing cliffs around the age of 15.

"I've always loved climbing, but when I was young, I knew it was something for the boys, not for a girl," she said.