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Hi Mc I usually climb at the gymnasium where I st...

2010-06-03T14:06:33.568+01:00

Hi Mc

I usually climb at the gymnasium where I study (25 feet long). It has rings, ropes, climbing wall and big mats for gymnastics. Kind of cool to have that!

We have a shorter rope (10 feet) at my gym, and would have a longer rope if we had a higher ceiling. Somehow I don't enjoy the shorter climb that much.

Dennis, cool to know. thanks for dropping by. wher...

2010-06-03T09:20:15.109+01:00

Dennis, cool to know. thanks for dropping by. where do you have access to a rope?

mc

Great article. Real atheletes climb rope! I live i...

2010-06-02T20:55:47.609+01:00

Great article. Real atheletes climb rope! I live in Santa Monica so I climb rope a lot on the beach. It's amazing how few articles are on the internet on rope climbing technque.

Hopefully, we can find more.

Thanks,
Jack

Hi Mc Awesome article on one of my favorite activ...

2010-06-01T15:07:26.840+01:00

Hi Mc

Awesome article on one of my favorite activities.

When I climb I use a variety of different techniques; one rope, two ropes, monkey jumping etc.

Have you considered using contralateral leg motions while climbing? I feel like I can climb significantly faster using leg pull/trust motions in the same rhythm I pull with my arms.

Tips on eye position,

When I suggested a climbing rope at my gym, which ...

2010-05-31T15:58:57.623+01:00

When I suggested a climbing rope at my gym, which has a two-story ceiling inside, they mumbled something about insurance and looked at me like I was suggesting indoor skeet shooting.

However I remember when I was young the school gym had a rope we climbed, with no injuries to my knowledge. It was a real challenge to my scrawny young self I'd love to try again, but I'm not too

thank you so much for stopping by and for the note...

2010-05-30T22:24:08.020+01:00

thank you so much for stopping by and for the notes on Gill. I admire his bouldering - for someone like myself who's not big on the high up (liking to free climb) his bouldering shows staying a wee bit off the ground can be just as rewarding

will look forward to the biography.

thanks again for the refs.

mc

Forgot to mention Pat Ament has written a superb b...

2010-05-30T21:34:14.904+01:00

Forgot to mention Pat Ament has written a superb biography of Gill. Worth the read.

Side lever:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Onearmlever.jpg

Nice article. Rope climbing is certainly in my ba...

2010-05-30T21:29:57.501+01:00

Nice article. Rope climbing is certainly in my bag of training tricks!

Just one slight correction. The climber whose site you quote is called 'John Gill' (without the 's').

Gill was pioneer of 'bouldering' and was is a bit of a legend in the climbing world. He had something of a gymnastic background and competed at speed rope climbing for Georgia