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  • TomT

    That's a wrap on a busy training week in Eryri.

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    TomT
    That's a wrap on a busy training week in Eryri. One (1) day of good weather and 5 of wind and rain. I trained 4 days out of 6, with 2 rest days (enforced by the weather, but probably a good idea.)I seconded some grade 2 and 3 scrambles in the Glyderau as part of a course. It was my first time at this grade and made trickier due to weather conditions and greasy rock. (Routes completed: Idwal Buttress on Glyder Fawr, Chimney Crack on Tryfan Bach, Bastow Buttress Variant and North Tower on Tryfan, plus some grade 1 gullies in descent). Challenging but highly enjoyable. I also solo ran/hiked/scrambled the Snowdon Horseshoe route, my first time up Crib Goch. I'd wanted to do two more classic horseshoes (Cwm Bochlywd, Carneddau Southern Ridges), but strong winds and heavy rain looked like too much risk. So I swapped in a low level run around the Ogwen Valley to get some elevation in on rough mountain terrain, with a bit of grade 1 scrambling up False Gribin too. #TrailRunning #running #mountains #climbing #Wales #Cymru
  • RaykoR

    Ripped some finger skin while #climbing ?

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    RaykoR
    Ripped some finger skin while #climbing ? Keep calm, tape it up, and up you go
  • kodrausK

    I think the time spent on the Moon Board definitely helped with this crimpy, lanky problem.

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    kodrausK
    I think the time spent on the Moon Board definitely helped with this crimpy, lanky problem. I normally wouldn’t have gone anywhere near it.#climbing
  • Andrew HelwerA

    Regrettably accepting that I will not be sincerely good at rock climbing (climb 5.12+) unless I legitimately lose 30 lbs.

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    Andrew HelwerA
    Regrettably accepting that I will not be sincerely good at rock climbing (climb 5.12+) unless I legitimately lose 30 lbs. I'm about 205 lbs now on a 6'2 frame, which puts me at a BMI of 26.3. I've become pretty large muscle-wise after switching from climbing to BJJ, since the sport facilitates & also advantages that. Even before switching from climbing to BJJ I noticed I had to use *way* more force to hang onto certain holds than other people I climbed with, just because I weighed more. Losing 30 lbs would get me to 175 lbs, 22.5 BMI, which (limited) data suggests is around where you want to be to be decent at climbing (ideally even lower).There's also a safety aspect to this. Past 200 lbs, ropes will shred more easily when running over sharp edges after taking a fall. More force just means less safety.At age 34 though losing 30 lbs is like a fantasy. I have no idea how I would even do that. Climb Mt Si 3x/week with a 40 lb pack maybe? Spouse points out that I eat quite a lot of bread per week, so maybe will start with substituting that for something else.#climbing
  • martinsnyggM

    Yes, IMHO the pinch is better than the gri gri.

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    martinsnyggM
    Yes, IMHO the pinch is better than the gri gri. #climbing https://youtu.be/GZ5gSEC0M60?feature=shared
  • JCMcHammyJ

    Is 10 minutes enough time to recover between hard flash attenpts?

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    JCMcHammyJ
    Is 10 minutes enough time to recover between hard flash attenpts? Probably not, but oh, well! This one was just too tempting, and I was hoping the anecdotal evidence of it being easier wasn't wrong. Was it? Let's find out... Send or not?Spoiler alert (or is it?): Thanks to Jon Koplin for keeping me alive with a solid catch!#Climbing #LeadClimbing #IndoorClimbing #ClimbingGym #ClimbingIsMyPassion #Whipper
  • julianJ

    One-handed release slipknot for TRS

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    A question for the TRS folks in the climbing community... This past Monday I went out and top rope solo'd for the first time. It was a nice experience and I learned a lot. I look forward to honing some of the practices (e.g. refixing strategy, bottom weight, etc.) One thing that I was not prepared for was a specific knot that Brent Barghahn teaches in his TRS video with Ryan Jenks from How NOT 2. He states that he refixes his rope to prevent rope abrasion (), and this can be done in a number of ways. He now prefers to tie a slipknot with a full twist (instead of a half-twist), instead of something that requires him to stop and untie, like an alpine butterfly. I attmepted to tie this knot a number of times in preparation (and on site), but it never looked right. I ended up using a butterfly. Later I rewatched the video and practiced the knot for a full half hour before I figured out exactly why it didn't look right. Can you figure it out? Here is the knot tied correctly, and then incorrectly. Can you spot which is which? [image: 1741924974063-pxl_20250313_143739970.mp-resized.jpg] [image: 1741924980472-pxl_20250314_015542239-resized.jpg]
  • phr ᓚᘏᗢP

    sooo dear #climbing folk.

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    phr ᓚᘏᗢP
    sooo dear #climbing folk. i got an injured foot and can not yet go over to my gym regularly for their nice stuff. i got a good doorframe and a rug. are there any exercises you'd suggest for keeping in form? really just asking to mix up my home home routine. half of the stuff i would usually do involves my foot so .. yeah.