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Answer A: How can someone fall 3m to the ground while top-roping & how to prevent it?
Besides technically identifying where the slack came from, don't lose the simple moral: the belayer actually has to work pretty hard in the first few meters of the top rope route to keep the rope taut. Belaying top-rope is not a freebie. The quality of the belay still matters. Outdoor, on longer rout...
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over 7 years ago
Answer A: How to use legs more effectively to avoid grip stress on overhangs
For a novice, momentum, and fear of falling, matter more here than in most things you'll do on the wall. Statically reaching on an overhang is very intense. Use your legs (generally) to push/propel yourself up. If you keep your arms straight you should move throw the arc like a pendulum and grab eff...
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almost 10 years ago
Answer A: What are the advantages of being short when climbing?
Not mentioned yet: shorter people probably have smaller hands, hence shorter fingers. Shorter fingers have more crimp strength. This creates a disadvantage for sloper terrain, though.
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about 10 years ago
Question How to use legs more effectively to avoid grip stress on overhangs
Overhangs are a weak point in rock climbing for me currently. I think I know the theory: the goal is to use the legs to push yourself up, keep straight arms as much as possible and avoid pulling, and generally keep the hips closed even to the extent that one leg is flagging when reaching for another ...
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about 10 years ago
Question How much should my toes hurt in climbing shoes?
5.10s are known to be more comfortable, softer shoes, but I've also heard they tire your feet out faster. Edging, in particular, is harder in these shoes because it's your toes' responsibility instead of the shoes' responsibility. My shoes are nearly broken in by now. I've had them for about 3 weeks...
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about 10 years ago
Question Belay checklist?
I've learned several points in rock climbing where one must perform checks, but none that come with a checklist. And there is a serious difference. I passed an indoor belay test roughly as follows: when asked to check everything, I said something like: "check that the rope has 2 sets of 5... tighten...
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about 10 years ago
Question What do you call a small backpack? (so I can search for it)
I've been borrowing this High Sierra small backpack from my friend for a few days and I'm looking to buy my own. So far I haven't found any barcode or product name on it, and I haven't found anything similar online or in REI's flagship store. In other words, I'm having a remarkable amount of difficul...
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about 10 years ago