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codey
Apr 11, 2002, 9:58 PM
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At a comp is it fair for people who are short the climb in the same deviion as taller people. I only just thought about this because I am tall. Wouldent it be easier for tall people to reach high holds.
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dynomaster
Apr 11, 2002, 10:15 PM
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There are advantages and disadvantages to being tall. Sit starts are harder, as well as some scrunchy moves as well as undercling problems. Of course, it also increases your reach, so a long reach for a tall person might be a dyno for a short person. That being said, at comps they try to make the routes fair for people of all heights.
Dyno On
Andy
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vaness
Apr 14, 2002, 1:50 AM
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hey thats life
im short and i havent gotten below 2nd plce
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xanx
Aug 8, 2002, 3:48 AM
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yeah i get tweeked sometimes cause other people can go static on stuff i have to dyno just 3 inches to. but then you get better at dynoing and you kick the tall guys around when you both have to dyno
btw the best boulderer i know is really short like me; just get stronger.
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soulclimberchick
Aug 8, 2002, 4:26 AM
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Yeah, Being taller does seem to have its advantages...my boyfriend being 6ft..i'm always jelouse...i'm 5'4" but being short has its small advantages to...no pun intended.
~*Kira*~
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the_elk
Aug 8, 2002, 5:34 AM
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Yeah, I'm short and I have no real drama's in competitions, because the routes have to be set fairly.
I do have issues with a couple of route setters in my gym though, because they are both 6foot, or there-a-bouts. They have no problem setting for most of the folks but I've had to ask them on a few occasions to remember the little people.
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Elk
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vaibhs
Oct 11, 2002, 8:57 AM
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i think route setters think better than we do
and they have more options for the shorter people than the taller ones.thinking smart is the only thing that makes diffrence rather than height.
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chakan
Oct 11, 2002, 10:29 AM
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lynn hill nuff said!!!
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phil_nev
Oct 11, 2002, 10:39 AM
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Hey em, u must love some of the routes i set last week then, i think they are all reachy...............
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crux_clipper
Oct 12, 2002, 7:47 AM
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Personally, i like the reachy moves. Probably cos i'm about 6'3. But then again, you can get some short routsetters who set cramped problems, which is hard for me, as i have to find places for my huge legs to go. A good routesetter will set problems somewhere in the middle.
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orestes1724
Nov 3, 2002, 1:03 AM
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not all the time. some routes a tall person might be so schrunched up they they cant climb it, where a smaller person can just walk up it.
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brianthew
Nov 3, 2002, 1:33 AM
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Once in the gym I climbed at back home had this bouldering competetion, where in one of the problems the crux was this awkward 18-inch dyno onto this heinous pinch. One of the competitors, 6' 3," staticed it.
As long as a comp has both types of problems of similar point values it's all good...there's no way to make a problem fair for everyone.
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high_times
Nov 12, 2002, 3:34 AM
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dude...there are no excuses when it comes to climbing.
you either can climb it or you can't...
[ This Message was edited by: high_times on 2002-11-11 19:35 ]
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