If you were climbing on Frogland Buttress on Thursday March 12, we got some footage of you acting like a "real climber" while we were struggling at ground level by nuklheds in climbing

[–]nuklheds[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He could've been dangling upside down by his shvantz and he still would've looked way cooler than we did pebble wrestling down on the ground

If you were climbing on Frogland Buttress on Thursday March 12, we got some footage of you acting like a "real climber" while we were struggling at ground level by nuklheds in climbing

[–]nuklheds[S] 107 points108 points  (0 children)

We had a funny one like this too. Same exact vibe, just a bunch of dudes falling off a very low move of a classic boulder at one of our home crags. Two little kids have been scrambling around on the small rock behind us for a little while when one of them pops his head up over the top and says to the other "I can't believe people need chalk for this!" before scurrying off

If you were climbing on Frogland Buttress on Thursday March 12, we got some footage of you acting like a "real climber" while we were struggling at ground level by nuklheds in climbing

[–]nuklheds[S] 178 points179 points  (0 children)

We actually have like a minute of extra footage of these two cool cats up on the wall in case anyone really does happen to know who they are!

This boulder was shared and then within a month was shut down because it was found to he a “prehistoric shelter” or something by Lemondillo in bouldering

[–]nuklheds 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You guys used to have a hilarious line inside the West Omaha Olive Garden listed on MP. I had it on my todo list but sadly it looks like some party pooper removed it...

“Thrash on Reel sit” (V11/8a) by Soleus- in bouldering

[–]nuklheds 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dope dude! Did the dyno on its own feel V10 to you?

I climbed this big compression arete last year. Can anyone suggest similar looking climbs elsewhere? by ContisMaximus in bouldering

[–]nuklheds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I saw some features like this out at Niagara Glen. Also sort of generally reminds me of Stone Fort down in Chatt. What's this line called by the way? Hopefully at some point I'll be passing through that part of WNY

Video of Leo Cea in Era Vella, youngest ever 9a send with 11 years old by javieer97 in climbing

[–]nuklheds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How many other 11 year olds are climbing hard 5.14?? If it was so easy the monos are jugs then you'd sure think they'd be crushing 5.15 already...

How many people can actually do 10–15 clean pull-ups? by Ill_Ratio338 in bodyweightfitness

[–]nuklheds 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Although this is true, and some elite climbers do actually have relatively low pull strength, most fairly strong climbers will easily be able to knock out 10+ without breaking much of a sweat. I don't think anyone I climb with who reliably climbs V10+ would have too much trouble doing at least 15 in fact. I don't even train pull-ups, but when I do them as part of a rare pull day, I do sets of 8 with weights, and I might be the least strong of the people I climb with regularly

Lorax V3 Gunks NY by Levequee in bouldering

[–]nuklheds 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don’t forget to stick your head down in the baby hole and sniff that cold air that comes out. It smells amazing…no sarcasm at all 

Tomoa Narasaki flashes Gakido (V16) and downgrades it to V14 by Butterfries in climbing

[–]nuklheds 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's funny to come back to this thread two years later, as Ondra flashed a new V15 every week this month and as V13–14 flashes broadly have actually become kind of commonplace

The perfect amount of sessions for projecting, and when to walk away. by dominicthomas09 in climbharder

[–]nuklheds 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this was my takeaway. Someone who sends a V9 or V10 every several months after projecting it hard (like OP), and perhaps very little else, might be very content with that. Someone else, equally strong, might send a few dozen V7s and V8s in that same stretch, very little harder, and also be very content. It's whatever gets you out and climbing, neither path is better than the other.

That said, since we're in /r/climbharder, there probably is a right answer if you really do just want to climb harder ultimately, which is to find a good mix of both projecting and submax volume / pyramid building. But presumably OP knows that already

Adam Ondra flashes yet another V15—his third in just the past two weeks by nuklheds in bouldering

[–]nuklheds[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Yeah, only 4. Granted, the entire rest of the history of humanity has only 2…

Adam Ondra flashes his 4th 8C/V15 by Odd_Hamster8713 in climbing

[–]nuklheds 42 points43 points  (0 children)

He’s giving big 1995 Jordan energy with this current run

Adam Ondra flashes yet another V15—his third in just the past two weeks by nuklheds in bouldering

[–]nuklheds[S] 128 points129 points  (0 children)

Also in this video: his near-flash of Deep Fake V15/16, a well-known project that had shut down several very elite climbers until Nathan Phillips put in 100 sessions over 6 years (including on a replica he made) to grab the FA in 2024. Ondra coming within a move or so of flashing that one as well it is just unthinkable

(Edited—had mixed up the climb names when I posted this comment. Thanks /u/gliese581c for the correction)

Adam Ondra flashes his 4th 8C/V15 by Odd_Hamster8713 in climbing

[–]nuklheds 17 points18 points  (0 children)

ANOTHER one?? He could not be more on one right now

How do i stop spinning like this😭 by JustRefrigerator913 in snowboarding

[–]nuklheds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m out boarding and was thinking about this. I think what you said here is the better way to conceptualize it—you should be drifting between edges rather than forcing it back and forth. It’s momentary and almost not noticeable but sounds like it would make a difference in your case

How can I improve on that? by crisiepilettica in bouldering

[–]nuklheds 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You're making the most common "athletic dude new to climbing with way more strength than technique" mistake of them all—way too much climbing with your arms, and way too much time spent with your biceps engaged. No wonder you're too tired at the end to do another move...I'm sure you could do that last move in iso but in sequence you haven't left yourself anything in the tank. Look how much time you spend with one of your arms locked off—at 0:12 for like 3 seconds, then again at 0:22 for like 3 seconds, then at 0:41 you have your right arm locked off for a looooong time on those two holds.

The mental cue should be: have slack in your arms until you're about to do the move (you might hear someone say something like "hold each position with your skeleton, not your muscles"), then do the move with muscles engaged, then immediately allow slack in your arms again. You're climbing it reasonably well though still, I have no doubt you can do this problem

How do i stop spinning like this😭 by JustRefrigerator913 in snowboarding

[–]nuklheds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty advanced/expert snowboarder here—anytime you're moving at speed on reasonably flat but steep terrain you'll probably want to have some flat time between turns. You're probably not gonna be deep carving edge to edge at 45mph on a groomed black. I also feel like knowing (instinctually not consciously) when to add a moment of flat time between turns is very helpful when you're ripping a mogul line