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...y spot and were always able to use the smallest cracks to balance myself in addition to strengthening my hands ability to support me. Ropes I refused unless it was for a very short section of the pa...
...eaching the top? I have only seen it on TV and in movies. And it's usually this person with his/her bare hands chalked up, maybe some shorts/shirt, and some special shoes. I can kinda' see how they ma...
I've been trying to climb harder, but have decided that my hands are too sweaty to get any better. I use chalk, but it doesn't seem to help on the harder climbs. What else can I do? John Sent via
...f the dihedral. Striking a Harrington pose (minus the Hexes) I went into layback mode to bypass the thin-hands crack. The crack opened up after that and double cracks appeared. I was able to stem betw...
...ase to be amazed at the 'real' power of our mother in nature. The mind and the body are but putty in the hands of this power, once bitten the soul yields and the experience effervesces through every f...
...Spring' But I did not give up. I have been tiring of the hot and sweaty gym lately, going home with my hands stinking of someone elses sweat, standing in line for routes like at a McDonalds, feeling...
...to it on Saturday, I noticed that the pinky finger of my right hand felt numb (like it was 'asleep'). My hands being taped for crack climbing, I loosened up the tape around the pinky, but no luck, it ...
...othing more than a rant which is the by-product of a boring job which leaves me with too much time on my hands that would be better spent outside climbing than sitting here in hypocritical judgment of...
...ld side, in fact, I was counting on it. I wanted a little alpine experience: perpetual shade, wind, cold hands, shoes that feel like bricks on your feet, etc. I also wanted to swing leads with him. La...
...nd's on half ropes (at Lover's Leap) and liked it, but I'm one of those anal types who likes to get some hands-on instruction and then follow it up with a respected written text on the topic....
of course... to make sandwiches, get a new tape or CD, and all importantly sleep. Usually the really safe ones will tie a knot about 30ft down the cord for added safety. adios,
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