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jono13
Aug 13, 2002, 1:50 AM
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hey all, i was doing routes at the gym awhile back, and it said red tape tracking or w/e. I assumed it meant to just use red tape for both hands and feet, but ive heard that its using the same footholds that u used for handholds. can someone PLEASE tell me what it means? thnx, and sorry aboot the ignorance
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rockjock04
Aug 13, 2002, 2:13 AM
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I believe that tracking is using the marked holds, not mattering whether they be used as foot or hand holds. Some gyms also Incorporate features into a route. features would be classified as the permanent features in the rock face i.e. non removable holds. The label may say tracking only, meaning you may only use the removable holds. but to answer your question I do not think you have to put your feet the same place you put your hands. Thats just stupid.
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fiend
Aug 13, 2002, 3:00 AM
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Doing a taped problem is just that... doing the taped problem.
Tracking is using only set handholds as footholds, so none of those convenient taped footchips . Lately I've only been doing tracking problems because I find they help me to better train for climbing problems on rock.
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jono13
Aug 13, 2002, 3:14 AM
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ahhh yes, funky, thnx, i thought thats what it meant, but i wasnt sure cheers
jono
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crux_clipper
Aug 13, 2002, 6:57 AM
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Also, when making up boulder problems, you can use tracking, which is using the handholds as footholds. It makes for interesting problems.
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ponyryan
Aug 13, 2002, 7:17 AM
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In my gym tracking is following the tape exclusively with either your hands or your feet. For routes up the walls tracking should always been on for both hands and feet (only have access to taped holds). For bouldering most problems are track your hands only (feet can go anwywhere they wanna). Some of them will say at the starting point of the problem: Track feet. This means that your feet must stay on taped holds as well. These problems are usually quite a bit harder, but sometimes having the feet tracking uncovers the crux foot position. That is my understanding of the term tracking, hope that helped.
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overlord
Aug 13, 2002, 1:11 PM
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under tracking i understand climbing a problem so that you "track" your arms with your feet, eg, you can only use holds you gripped/are going to grip for your feet.
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bsperes
Aug 13, 2002, 5:16 PM
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Some of this has already been said but here goes: At my gym(s) we have:
All feet - meaning marked holds for hands and anything for feet. Usually this allows for foot chips (we call them jibs) to be used for hands if you can crank hard enough
Jibs and tracking - marked holds and jibs for hands and feet
Tracking only - following only marked hold for both hands and feet.
Wall features are always on as are certain jibs that have been purposely painted over to resemble wall features. We use 2 wood screws as the definition for a jib.
If you see anything higher than a V5 in the gym with all feet, trust me, you will need all the feet.
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