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- From: j_elison@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Jeff Elison)
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 15:53:20 GMT
- Subject: Re: Macho quiz (for Laura)
- Message-ID: <106480314@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM>
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- In rec.climbing, bobh@minaret.hwr.arizona.edu (Bob Harrington) writes:
-
- >
- > I think you are right in expecting the degree of correlation to depend on the
- > type of climbing that people do.
-
- Maybe to a small degree.
-
- > Pull-up strength almost completely controls
- > how hard a route you can do in the Shawangunks,
-
- You are joking, right? TECHNIQUE almost completely controls how hard a route
- you can do ANYWHERE!
-
- > whereas it's almost irrelevant
- > in slab climbing.
-
- Right.
-
- > I think the correlation between finger strength and climbing
- > ability is likely to be stronger. Or better, finger strength divided by body
- > weight.
- >
- Contact strength.
- This is the most important strength factor. But even finger strength has two
- aspects: power and endurance. What's the worst/smallest hold you can grab
- from the ground and pull on? vs. How long can you move on holds that are 50%
- bigger than that worst hold? These are very different.
-
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- Mort
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