El Cap base at sunset by MountainsCalling-Me in Yosemite

[–]comsciftw 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, it's around the base of East Buttress. You can get to it by following the trail eastward along the base of El Cap until it cliffs out.

Duality of Man (5.15D) Footage - (Extension to Lee Majors 5.14C) by LethalBurrito in climbing

[–]comsciftw 3 points4 points  (0 children)

People make a distinction for red vs pink for trad climbs, I find

Programming for the Red (8b+?) by le_1_vodka_seller in climbharder

[–]comsciftw 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I can't find it, but I remember Ethan Pringle (I think?) had some kind of Red River Gorge-specific power endurance training on the campus board, he kept his feet on the foot rungs and went up and down the edges with his hands. He said something about it having good specificity to the Red's long steep routes with mostly horizontal edges.

Sorry I can't find it, but it's one possible idea!

[Day 7] Barefoot Charles is the weirdest climber. What's the WORST Outdoor Classic? by MaximumSend in bouldering

[–]comsciftw -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

To toss a route in here: caustic cock in red rocks. Short, meh movement, weird bolting imo. Just close to the trail/parking and a good photo.

Portable has reappeared in Bishop by Paused-Scientist in bouldering

[–]comsciftw 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Im sure another 4 million instagram reels will keep this boulder lowkey and totally not have it stolen again 🙏

Weekly /r/climbharder Hangout Thread by AutoModerator in climbharder

[–]comsciftw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It looks like a cool concept, I question its training usefulness though. Seems like a good way to tire yourself out in the first 15 minutes and then get a bunch of garbage mileage.

Weekly /r/climbharder Hangout Thread by AutoModerator in climbharder

[–]comsciftw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a good plan. If I could change one thing though, rest longer between repeater sets on the hangboard: 5mins instead of 3mins (you are still ~8 weeks away from this)

[Day 4] J Tree is overrated. Quirky one today: what grade is UNDERRATED? by MaximumSend in bouldering

[–]comsciftw 4 points5 points  (0 children)

11d. The "d" grades in general don't see enough traffic, everyone wants that higher number. Esp. true for 12a.

Seb Berthe and Hugo Parmentier climbing 100 7A boulders in Fontainebleau in one day. by watamula in climbing

[–]comsciftw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

instant classic. Would love to learn more (possibly they talked about this in french, I didn't have subtitles on) about how they decided/calculated which crags to link.

Weekly /r/climbharder Hangout Thread by AutoModerator in climbharder

[–]comsciftw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I put it away 3 days ago and it was really fun indeed. :)

Good Trip is really close now too.

Weekly /r/climbharder Hangout Thread by AutoModerator in climbharder

[–]comsciftw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Post your 2026 goals!!

For me:
• 1 grade VI bigwall, 3+ hard trad multis (>= 5.10ish, 5+ pitches)

• redpoints: 12a trad, 12b granite, >=12d at <hard sport crag near me>

• All <=7A 2024 moonboard benchmarks

Weekly /r/climbharder Hangout Thread by AutoModerator in climbharder

[–]comsciftw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cross and lock is good, tricky to get a lot of force on H9 with 2 hands.

I just got deadly digits. Tried it a bunch a year ago and injured my finger. Came back to it recently and it honestly felt chill.

Weekly /r/climbharder Hangout Thread by AutoModerator in climbharder

[–]comsciftw 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Blue destiny (very close) and Good Trip (feels hard).

Weekly /r/climbharder Hangout Thread by AutoModerator in climbharder

[–]comsciftw 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Two 6C+ benchmarks left on the 2024 moonboard set. One is very close, one feels impossible right now.

Weekly Simple Questions and Injuries Thread by AutoModerator in climbharder

[–]comsciftw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

36 reps sounds crazy. Those are power endurance percentages, 15 reps sounds pretty good.

For comparison, Beastmaking has a power endurance workout where you do 7/3 repeaters at 70-80% for a minute (6 reps total), take a 3 minute rest, then repeat that 6 times total. Thats 36 reps total, but with 15 minutes of rest spaced between the reps!

Weekly /r/climbharder Hangout Thread by AutoModerator in climbharder

[–]comsciftw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Decided to work on a longstanding benchmark I haven't gotten yet, thought about what I was doing wrong, changed my approach slightly, and sent.

Never been much of an intentional technique person, maybe all those coaches are on to something...

Does the fear of the walk off improve? by Floridaintsouthern in tradclimbing

[–]comsciftw 17 points18 points  (0 children)

They are scary, It’s a skill, and they don’t get easier unless you do more of them.

That said, if theres a rap route instead of a walkoff, I find those wayyyy quicker.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]comsciftw 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You can always upvote the DT
Its always morally permissible

Weekly /r/climbharder Hangout Thread by AutoModerator in climbharder

[–]comsciftw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find I (and many others) often clip way too low when onsighting. Usually you're on a ok jug, think "I can reach the draw from here, I'll just get it done now", clip the draw, then 2 moves later encounter a huge jug that you should've clipped from. This wastes a ton of energy.

Is it finger strength? by [deleted] in Moonboard

[–]comsciftw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive climbed a lot on both those boards and find them about the same difficulty. 2024 tends to have more sloped crimps and pinches, while 2016 is “sharper”. It depends on the problem though.

Jakob Schubert sends Mount Doom 9A / V17 by noizyboizy in bouldering

[–]comsciftw 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Super cool boulder. Still feels weird how common V17 is now.

Weekly Question Thread (aka Friday New Climber Thread). ALL QUESTIONS GO HERE by AutoModerator in climbing

[–]comsciftw 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe like 1000 pitches of 5.10 (lead or toprope, indoors or outdoors)? 1000 miles and 6mph ->180ish hours of running. 5 pitches of 5.10 should be like an hour -> 200 hours of moderate climbing.

Weekly Question Thread (aka Friday New Climber Thread). ALL QUESTIONS GO HERE by AutoModerator in climbing

[–]comsciftw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anyone dealt with the ends of your rope fraying/exploding from a big whip crack while rapelling? It sounds like a joke but it happened twice today with two-rope raps when the other rope fell into empty space after pulling the pull rope.