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kafish
Oct 20, 2004, 3:39 AM
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Well I have been in denile for far too long about my being short, yet after looking at this forum I think I take the cake for shortest guy at a whopping 5'4 or 5'5, see still in denial, I just don't want to let that inch go. Seriously though I guess I am mostly upper body strength, have climbed 5.12 yet at the moment trying to get back to that point after a trip to Turkey. Im about 120 lbs and I guess what height I am missing I make up for in power and determination. I have run into one climb I can actually say my height is the reason I was stopped on it and the only person I know that has climbed this was a 6'4 friend who had to do a long dyno. Hieght is an excuse but that is all not really a limit.
There is a climb at the red that is supposodly impossible for five footers called "take that katie brown" because she is short right? well she sent something people thought couldn't be done, I think, that is what I have heard anyways by my tall friends trying to comfort me.
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ajkclay
Oct 20, 2004, 4:57 AM
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In reply to: Overall, I don't think the size is as important as how you use what you got :wink:
Spoken like someone who is challenged in the "size"department.
See kafish's post above for another example: trying to get an extra inch out of things. :lol:
Cheers ajkBIGBOYclay :D
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traddad
Oct 20, 2004, 2:41 PM
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Is fat and old a type?
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clausti
Oct 20, 2004, 2:47 PM
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edit: delete.
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angelaa
Oct 20, 2004, 3:31 PM
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:lol: The Drought & Famine Resistant Type :lol:
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climberpunk
Oct 20, 2004, 3:35 PM
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im 5' 7", 115 lbs, +3 ape index, 23" waist, and flexible. Im best on thin face climbs, and weird foot placements [heel hook by my head, etc]. I dont have enough muscle for long underhangs, big dynos, etc.
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ricochetred
Oct 20, 2004, 3:37 PM
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LOL, well I might take offense at that remark if were a guy :lol:
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ajkclay
Oct 22, 2004, 12:41 AM
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In reply to: LOL, well I might take offense at that remark if were a guy :lol:
Dóh! sorry, missed the mark with that one huh? :?
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spikeyhair13
Oct 22, 2004, 12:54 AM
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I am 5', and about 100 lbs. I am great at overhangs and arets but on a face I have trouble. Some core stregnth, it's flat but not rippling. Arms arent bad looking.
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acacongua
Oct 22, 2004, 12:54 AM
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5.8 127 lbs. I shed about 11 pounds in the early summer. Man, it made a HUGE difference in my ability to climb!!
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climbsomething
Oct 22, 2004, 1:43 AM
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The little bitty type, wispy dancer build (except I have no rhythm, and I actually have a butt). I'm smaller (but not shorter) than all of you. Except, proportionally, this guy:
In reply to: I'm 5'10" and 120 pounds
You need a fried crisco sammich, stat! :shock:
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padge
Oct 25, 2004, 6:19 PM
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6'4" and 210lbs. I excell at easy climbs, the easier it is the better I do. My ape index is somewhere between Australopithecus Africanus and Australopithecus Afarensus. And my body type is somwhat of a cross between Barney Gumble and Mr. Smithers.
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thomasribiere
Oct 25, 2004, 8:29 PM
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somewhere between Elle McPherson and Samy Davies Jr. I gained 3 lbs during my Greek trip. Suvlakis and Vaklavas are great for the belly!
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headchop
Oct 26, 2004, 1:47 PM
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In reply to: The little bitty type, wispy dancer build (except I have no rhythm, and I actually have a butt).
We can tell from your profile pic (about yer butt, no idea about rhythm). And... thank-you.
Me - About 5'8 and 152lbs. Ape of +1.5". Bodyfat around 6-8%. Like it all - overhangs, vertical, slabs. Probably excel most on overhangs w/ powerful moves. But I still manage to suck at dynos.
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rrrADAM
Oct 26, 2004, 1:56 PM
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5'11" 175-190lbs (<7% Body Fat) w/-1 AI
I usually have the summers and winters off to climb fulltime... When I do, I get down to around 175 lbs, thanx to the cigarettes and coffee diet :roll: , like in the pic below when I had 4 months off to climb all summer.
http://www.rockclimbing.com/...mp.cgi?Detailed=6800
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bandidopeco
Oct 26, 2004, 2:11 PM
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5'10", plus 2" on the ape index. I weigh anywhere between 147 and 152, depending on what my diet has been like and how recently I've used the toilet.
I'm probably a bit more built then average, but completely ignore my legs in the gym, so while not like Hidetaka Suzuki's they are on teh smallish side.
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saltamonte
Oct 26, 2004, 2:29 PM
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6'0 even 170 lbs I live in mexico so I climb mostly with people shorter than I am. even though 6 foot isn't real tall I find that my build is great my only disadvantage is perhaps a lack of flexibility but that is my fault not my build
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juststrange
Oct 29, 2004, 3:40 PM
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5' 7" tall, 5' 9.75" wingspan, 150 pounds even (clothed). Built pretty solid I suppose (waaaay bigger than most guys I see around at the gym) I like powerful moves, theres no dyno I won't try. Seem to have found my home on inside and outside corners, long flat faces get to me at about the 5.10d level. I guess the corners just allow for handholds where there are none and infintly many smeary feet respectivly.
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juststrange
Oct 29, 2004, 3:43 PM
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5' 7" tall, 5' 9.75" wingspan, 150 pounds even (clothed). Built pretty solid I suppose (waaaay bigger than most guys I see around at the gym) I like powerful moves, theres no dyno I won't try. Seem to have found my home on inside and outside corners, long flat faces get to me at about the 5.10d level. I guess the corners just allow for handholds where there are none and infintly many smeary feet respectivly.
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joshj
Oct 29, 2004, 4:38 PM
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6'2" tall, 200 lbs, 8% body fat...
Wake up Josh, you're dreaming.
5'-7", 1*cough* lbs, body fat is directly dependant on how much OT I'm working at the time. I used to body build years ago, so the remaining strength helps me on overhanging climbs. I love short, powerful moves, so I'm naturally drawn to bouldering.
josh
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elpollo
Oct 29, 2004, 6:01 PM
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im 5´4 weigh 119 pounds, +4.5 ape index. i have good flexibility, but analize rock too much for my own good. when your short, lightweight and have good reach life is good (on rock) :D
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gerollblocker
Feb 10, 2005, 2:55 AM
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I weigh 135-140. I'm about 5'9 with no special ape index. It's wierd because it seems like I can reach holds that are alot further then some other people are reaching, and these people are my height or a little taller and some have a longer ape index then me, maybe I have better tension or something.
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csgambill
Feb 11, 2005, 5:09 AM
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I'm 6'2" 180 lbs. Long and skinny which sucked for gymnastics way back in high school, but now I'm almost 25 and just starting to put on a little more muscle mass. It seems my height is a great advantage, and the whole ex-gymnast thing helps my balance form and technique greatly.
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walllizzard
Feb 11, 2005, 6:36 AM
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5'10" and 180-190 lbs, some ppl say Im skinny some ppl say Im muscular, I dont really kow or care as long as I can climb, lol. I have a pretty good ape index +2, 6' wingspan. I can make those nice long reaches but have problems on those darn scrunchi moves and overhangs. I know that when I was younger and 40 lbs lighter I was climbing pretty hard. I have found that Im almost at the same level I was at that weight but I dont have the stamina for long routes. I can climb consistant .10's and do most v3-v4 problems onsight or redpoint. So does weight have anythign to do with climbing ability, well yes and no. We all know that perhaps the most improtant factor is a persons Mass to strength ratio; oh yeah dont forget about core strength. I have been improving mine for about the past year and hoping to break out of v4 to that v5 consistant range.
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ron_burgandy
Feb 11, 2005, 7:00 AM
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6ft 3, 165lbs +4in ape index
because i am so tall and long i can get long moves with relative ease static, but when it comes to sustained hard overhangs i just dont have the strength pull through. Because i dont have the super human strength, i rely heavily on technique and my reach, but it really dosent seem to be slowing me down. after less than half a year of steady climbing i am hitting V5 and 11b/c
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