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xanx
Mar 13, 2003, 2:14 AM
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hi i was just curious what everyone's ape index is here... ape index is just arm span in inches minus height in inches. just give me a number, i don't really want doctoral discertations here! i would like to try and get a feel for what a "good" ape index is...
oh yeah mine is +.25
edit to fix definition... i calculated it correctly, just put the wrong thing down.
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boulderpaul
Mar 13, 2003, 2:17 AM
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my ape index is plus 5 inches
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quickclips
Mar 13, 2003, 2:19 AM
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Ape index...I love it, are you talking thumb to thumb? Thats ~4 inches for me. I have problems with my knuckles dragging sometimes, should I wear gloves for that?
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melonhead
Mar 13, 2003, 2:26 AM
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My ape index....0, zilch, nothing, nada. I got the short end of the stick.
Melon
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cobra652004
Mar 13, 2003, 2:31 AM
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+2.5 inches (Edit: according to the NEW definition)...Does that mean I'm not completely evolved?
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curt
Mar 13, 2003, 2:31 AM
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xanx,
I will not provide a doctoral dissertation, however your definition is WRONG. It is arm span minus height (in inches) not the other way around. That is why a positive ape index means you have relatively long arms.
(mine is plus 3")
Curt
(edited because I re-measured tonight, for the sake of accuracy)
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bsignorelli
Mar 13, 2003, 2:32 AM
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Mines about +0.5. Reaching for stuff isn't the problem, figuring out what to do with everything below that first knuckle is the problem! :wink:
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da5id
Mar 13, 2003, 2:41 AM
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+2" no problem reaching things at all
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gymclimbfreak
Mar 13, 2003, 2:49 AM
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+3" god I'm a monster
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petsfed
Mar 13, 2003, 3:14 AM
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+2"
I know somebody who is -3, and her foot work is really good.
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jadeclimber
Mar 13, 2003, 3:22 AM
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I'm not really looking for a doctoral dissertation either, but a quick question/observation: How does your Ape Index work anyways -- wouldn't a short person with a really positive Ape Index still have problems with reachy holds?
So, at 5"6, I'm a +2 (68" reach). A climber who's 5"4 with a +4 ape index, or a 5"8 climber with a 0 ape index have the same reach -- so don't you have to consider someone's height and not just ape index?
(my sincere apologies to the original poster who probably only wanted ##'s and not silly questions like the one I just posted -- it's just that my curiousity couldn't contain itself) :lol:
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onelung
Mar 13, 2003, 3:24 AM
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5'11" tall, finger tip to finger tip 6'1" So Yea I guess I have an Ape index at "+2" Glad to see I am not a freak!
Ho'omau,
Bill
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oklahoma
Mar 13, 2003, 3:26 AM
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+2"
I don't have a problem reaching things...but I guy I climb with has huge arms. I swear, his has to be +5" or more
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ikefromla
Mar 13, 2003, 3:47 AM
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hahahaha i beat [most] you all! Plust four and a half inches YO. it helps on static reaches more than anything else, i feel
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calpolyclimber
Mar 13, 2003, 3:53 AM
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6'2", +5"
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beckerw
Mar 13, 2003, 4:05 AM
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ike, you and okey are freaks! well, actually i am just jealous. i am a (seemingly) normal +2. and so is my girlfriend.
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rockman517
Mar 13, 2003, 4:06 AM
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Mine is ZERO.......sucky......5' 10" tall, 5' 10" arm span.....really really fat fingers......
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beercanclimber
Mar 13, 2003, 4:08 AM
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damnit i got jipped... -.25 of an inch
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dirko
Mar 13, 2003, 4:08 AM
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6'1" + 5"
Bring the ruckus
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blackboard
Mar 13, 2003, 4:20 AM
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-2 inches on an already miserly 5'4" height. Dynos, high steps, twist-reaches.
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itsreachyman
Mar 13, 2003, 4:50 AM
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Null, nada, zero (0). Note my username.
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climber49er
Mar 13, 2003, 5:23 AM
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I guess I'm not an ape at all. More like a little monkey. +2
at 5'9"
Measured a buddy who is 6'7" with an unreal +7! He has never climbed.
Dang, in a gym he could darn near reach up and grab the ceiling!
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socalbolter
Mar 13, 2003, 5:48 AM
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+ 4-1/2"
it makes up for my extremely short legs (27" inseam on a 5'-9" body).
actually it's not too bad as i can reach like a taller guy and get bunched up like a shorter one.
now if i was just more limber.
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xanx
Mar 13, 2003, 5:54 AM
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In reply to: Measured a buddy who is 6'7" with an unreal +7! He has never climbed. Dang, in a gym he could darn near reach up and grab the ceiling!
u gotta get that guy climbing!! that is sick! 7'2" reach... lol i would like to see him do a sit start though!
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flying_dutchman
Mar 13, 2003, 6:01 AM
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like aboult 3 inches
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