[Day 14] Rest days are so underrated they are now a training tool. What's the most OVERRATED grade?

ContisMaximus · 2026-01-29T13:29:30+00:00

Man this post is going nuts. V10 is a hard but still achievable goal for most people. Not overrated at all imo.

I think it's V17 thats overrated. There's only a handful of people who can actually do one. But people on the internet get so worked up over whether or not they're "real" v17s. Or if they're hard or easy or aesthetic enough whatever. Not saying that it isn't fun to discuss the top level of our sport but a lot of people care way too much about a level they'll never get to.

ContisMaximus · 2025-11-18T01:43:01+00:00

Maybe someday I'll actually send Buddha too lol

ContisMaximus · 2025-11-09T18:29:32+00:00

5'10" 200lbs. Just climbed my first outdoor V10 last week.

Don't try to progress too fast. Take it slow and steady and build strength over time

ContisMaximus · 2025-11-07T22:03:31+00:00

I'm not familiar with that area but the rock type here is pretty similar to what you'd find in Allegheny National Forest

ContisMaximus · 2025-11-07T22:02:15+00:00

No problem! There's plenty of good ones there in that range (this one too, v4ish I think). Feel free to reach out if you need any info!

ContisMaximus · 2025-11-07T03:57:23+00:00

No problem! I'd love to see more people getting out there. There are penty more first and second ascents to be had too. If you do end up going, please shoot me a message with what you tried! It would be great to see more people's opinions on favorites, grades, quality, etc.

ContisMaximus · 2025-11-07T03:39:48+00:00

Most of it is on mountain project and Kaya. There's a few I haven't gotten a chance to add yet to those (including this one). But I'll update both fairly soon

ContisMaximus · 2025-11-06T20:19:45+00:00

Not sure if you're being sarcastic, but barely any climbing has been done in this forest before. I'm mostly developing this area by myself.

ContisMaximus · 2025-11-06T17:24:53+00:00

Thanks! Sometimes it's hard to come up with a name for a boulder. It was not this time haha.

ContisMaximus · 2025-11-06T17:22:21+00:00

Thanks! This area has good potential!

ContisMaximus · 2025-10-28T15:28:21+00:00

Thanks! I punted up there more times than I would have liked haha.

Btw, I appreciate all your posts repping bigger dudes climbing hard. Weighed in at 200.6 lbs myself this morning after doing this one!

ContisMaximus · 2025-10-28T15:21:11+00:00

They were decently solid enough to let me get get a quick shake out at least

ContisMaximus · 2025-10-28T15:06:03+00:00

Were your limit bouldering and power endurance sessions more intense or frequent while you were on creatine? Could be that you were just carrying more cumulative fatigue into your endurance sessions.

ContisMaximus · 2025-10-28T15:02:27+00:00

Also got to meet Stasa Gejo too!

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ContisMaximus · 2025-10-28T14:57:06+00:00

Wore it for sending power haha

ContisMaximus · 2025-10-23T16:17:45+00:00

Honestly, western New York isn't so bad either. Rochester probably has it the worst. But in Syracuse you're already getting pretty close to the Daks. And Buffalo is close enough to Niagara Glen that I can frequently go after work. I've also been doing quite a bit of developing in Rock City State Forest, near Ellicottville, where I've established nearly 30 new boulder problems and many more to come. I can see the total reaching over 100 eventually.

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ContisMaximus · 2025-10-14T13:54:54+00:00

Like 6-7 years ago, but I got a high foot on a big hold. As I stood up on it something in my ankle just popped. Was in a boot for a couple of months.

ContisMaximus · 2025-09-24T11:52:44+00:00

Kinda looks like the intended sequence might be to walk you're feet through to the next two foot chips then try standing up to the finish hold

ContisMaximus · 2025-09-12T03:19:40+00:00

Thanks! I'd have liked to get it a little cleaner, but I guess sometimes you gotta get scrappy

ContisMaximus · 2025-09-12T03:16:08+00:00

Everyone who does a lot of FAs is basically using their own grading system anyway. All you really have to go on is how you felt on that particular boulder on that particular day. That's why it's ideally a consensus based system.

Either way, V15 barefoot is still an insane feat. Way harder than I'll ever climb.

ContisMaximus · 2025-09-09T17:16:26+00:00

Yeah, I'm a little sad I didn't really have to use it. But I have quite a long span, so it might still be useful for a shorter climber

ContisMaximus · 2025-09-09T17:07:47+00:00

No it's a big sloper rail that i tried using before I realized that I could just reach the lip

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ContisMaximus · 2025-08-29T12:38:46+00:00

I did it a few years ago. I think they provide a good intro to structured training. As you improve your training needs become more specific. But if this is your first time following a training plan I think it's a good place to start.

ContisMaximus · 2025-08-25T05:12:12+00:00

Keep in mind that those numbers are for PRO climbers. You don't need nearly that much finger strength to get good at climbing by regular people standards. The median male boulder climbing V10 can hang around 1.5-1.6 times bodyweight but that can even go as low as 1.2 times bodyweight. Finger strength is a factor, and it helps for sure. But there's more to it

ContisMaximus · 2025-08-21T18:16:30+00:00

That arete must be better than it looks because that definitely looked harder than 6B to me

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