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pabxilla
Jan 4, 2006, 9:30 PM
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I am planning on climbing El Matador on Devils Tower this summer and have been told that it is much easier if you are tall. How tall are they talking? Is 5-8 tall or are they talking 6-5? Any input would be grand.
Rob
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powerandrubber
Jan 4, 2006, 9:50 PM
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6-0 for me wasn't too bad. Being flexible and knowing how to crack climb are probably more important.
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crackmd
Jan 4, 2006, 9:55 PM
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I'm 5.9 and found the route to be splendid. Don't worry about it! Just enjoy the route.
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fishercrack
Jan 4, 2006, 10:15 PM
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You don't need to stem. A munchkin could climb the lerft fingers/hand crack, rest on the odd wrist locking jam, use the numerous edges out right, and easily place medium-larger nuts. Leave your cams at home if you want to. This climb rules. The pitches before and after the crux are also very fun. -enjoy!
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sonso45
Jan 4, 2006, 10:39 PM
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I liked the stemming. I'm 6' and had to jam quite a ways to get into a comfy stem. Jamming is an option but you can do that on a lot of other DT's routes. It's a classic route in any case.
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