How the hell do you climb wide fists??
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Let me preface this by stating that I am a pretty amateur crack climber. I can work with good hands or fingers, but as soon as things get flared or off-sizes I start to suck. Honestly, even good fists is hard for me cuz of the pain. |
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I think the interrogative pronoun you meant to use in the subject line is: "why". |
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Calf locks and butterflies climbing.com/skill/the-calf… |
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Monomaniac wrote:I think the interrogative pronoun you meant to use in the subject line is: "why".+1 |
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Wide Boys/z offwidth crack clinic: |
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Gargano wrote:Calf locks and butterflies climbing.com/skill/the-calf…THIS |
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forearm jam. |
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Elbow locks can be good |
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stack til you yack |
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welcome to man-klimb! |
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teacups! make a fist jam then bring the pad of your thumb to the knuckle on your index finger, then force your thumb outward making a small triangular teacup handle out of your thumb. tape your thumb it will hurt! |
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I'm no master of this style but getting your bottom jam palm facing up can make a big difference. |
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This is not a natural size, and unfortunately there is no single magical trick to make it ease. The bottom line is that it is a hard size. |
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belay gloves |
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put your elbow in the crack, with your arm straight up...then fold your hand back into your shoulder. The meat around your elbow will expand ALOT. A perfect elbow jam! |
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Welding gloves seem to be an option. |
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Doug Meneke wrote:put your elbow in the crack, with your arm straight up...then fold your hand back into your shoulder. The meat around your elbow will expand ALOT. A perfect elbow jam!AKA "The Arm and Hammer" |
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lots of good ideas, thanks yall |
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Darren Mabe wrote:belay glovesOr for full historical points, go Largo-style with welder's gloves wrapped in duct tape. Kent Pease wrote:This is not a natural size, and unfortunately there is no single magical trick to make it easy.Yes there is, actually, and it involves 2 #4 Camalots. Casual A0. But if you want to free climb this size? Perhaps psychiatric help is the answer. |
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offwidth: whatever it takes. |