camhead
Jan 20, 2008, 12:32 AM
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{quote "jt512"]But even if 5'1" climbers were putting up all the high-end routes, taller climbers would not be disadvantaged as a consequence of hold spacing. In fact, the hold spacing would generally still favor the taller climber; the moves won't be as reachy for him, and he may even have more holds to choose from. Thus, overall, difficulty is naturally an increasing function of hold spacing.
Jay
I agree that this is almost always the case.
However, a while back my girlfriend, who is 5'2", set a route in the gym that was, believe it or not, a short person reach problem. The spacing of the hand and footholds, many of which were sidepull slopers that you could not hold if your feet cut, was such that you had to keep your feet on, and you could only keep your feet on if you were a) very flexible, or b)short.
edit for me to say PTFTW!!!111
(This post was edited by camhead on Jan 20, 2008, 12:33 AM)
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