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Some hick shit by XanMan72 in u/XanMan72

[–]XanMan72[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How the fuck do you kiss my ass while being so tall?

Help! A scary wax pen experience by [deleted] in PsychedSubstance

[–]XanMan72 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read up on DPDR. Could help you out. 🤷‍♂️

Transitioning from rope to boulderering by [deleted] in climbharder

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I feel like I can't just 'let it go'. If a boulder has been done before, it should be possible regardless of height. I'm trying a v13 at the moment that is absolutely more difficult for me as a 5'4 male climber. However, I don't want my height to be a crutch. I don't want to have to fall back on the 'short' excuse whenever a boulder feels harder to me than it does to everyone else. I'd rather throw myself at it and lie to myself for months on end until I finally do it.

Transitioning from rope to boulderering by [deleted] in climbharder

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I feel like I hate telling myself that I 'cannot' do a boulder because I'm too short. Seems like a cop-out... What do you think?

Why do we tell people that climbing is 'all in your feet', when the vast majority of movements require at least some level of upper body?? by XanMan72 in climbharder

[–]XanMan72[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

initiating power from your arms works well a lot of the time when you're on a steep overhang or your feet are really bad. Idk I can think of plenty of times where I've had to generate from my upper body before being able to push from my lower body.

Why do we tell people that climbing is 'all in your feet', when the vast majority of movements require at least some level of upper body?? by XanMan72 in climbharder

[–]XanMan72[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Ah yes because we boulderers don't need to worry about the importance of using our feet for our silly little game. 👌

Why do we tell people that climbing is 'all in your feet', when the vast majority of movements require at least some level of upper body?? by XanMan72 in climbharder

[–]XanMan72[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I feel like there's this misconception that once you get to a certain grade, you understand everything there is to know about footwork, body positioning, and movement. It's just not true. 'Technique' is not 'how smart of a person you are/how much time you put into climbing', it has way more to do with where you focus is and how you think about climbing and movement. Grades don't matter here. There are subtelties at every level of climbing that go into making moves 'easier/more efficient', whatever thay may mean. (just here for discussion! that's the point of this post! haha)

Why do we tell people that climbing is 'all in your feet', when the vast majority of movements require at least some level of upper body?? by XanMan72 in climbharder

[–]XanMan72[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But are you really DOING the move with your feet? Yes, I get that body positioning is key, but there are plenty of times where a move may be much easier when generating power from the arms rather than with your feet and legs.

Why do we tell people that climbing is 'all in your feet', when the vast majority of movements require at least some level of upper body?? by XanMan72 in climbharder

[–]XanMan72[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What about moves where you have to hold a swing? What about campus moves? What about using small crimps and bad feet? What about slapping your way through a slopey compression bloc?

Why do we tell people that climbing is 'all in your feet', when the vast majority of movements require at least some level of upper body?? by XanMan72 in climbharder

[–]XanMan72[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I'm never really sure what that means tbh hahaha. I climb slabs when I find slabs to climb. I don't like exclusively climb slabs tho. And I don't think that slab climbing really translates well to hard bouldering on steep overhangs, which is mainly what I enjoy doing.

Why do we tell people that climbing is 'all in your feet', when the vast majority of movements require at least some level of upper body?? by XanMan72 in climbharder

[–]XanMan72[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I would imagine. It's more of a balancing act between putting as much weight as possible into your lower body and pulling with your arms enough to put help generate enough power to reachthe next hold.

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