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Oct 1, 2010, 7:57 PM

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Re: [kylethemonkey] Falling...Guess what happened next
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As best as the other climbers in the area could tell, his spin was caused by holding on with his left hand while his other hand and feet came off.
I'm guessing at his experience, but it seems like if his reaction to falling is to hold on, he really hasn't practiced falling enough. it doesn't matter how many times you tell yourself to square off and fall like a cat, you react however your reflexes have been trained. the default program for falling is to grab onto anything nearby, which leads to awkward falls. the default program is stubborn. it takes repetition to change it.

as long as we're talking about overhanging climbs not always being safe, another example would be kelly cordes' humble description here.

edit: fixed link.


(This post was edited by fresh on Oct 4, 2010, 3:42 PM)



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