Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:40 pm
Well, I don't know about crack climbing, but I can tell you from personal experience that it is a lot easier to mantel without breasts.
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UberBabs wrote:Pardon me, but that does not sound like a legitimate excuse. I have substantial implants and believe me they are sensational protruberances that could probably be used to jam cracks themselves. In sum, they don't get in the way. My crack technique suffers from being too tense and trying to grab something -- anything -- inside the crack rather than just relaxing and levering.
By the same token, wouldn't you guys' pecs/man boobs get in the way?
erykmynn wrote:Personally I'm not sure it's a good excuse either, not that she should be making excuses to begin with. I'm just relaying her observation in hopes someone felt the same way or maybe had something to offer. Your confirmation that it should not be a problem might even be all it takes.
lisae wrote:erykmynn wrote:Personally I'm not sure it's a good excuse either, not that she should be making excuses to begin with. I'm just relaying her observation in hopes someone felt the same way or maybe had something to offer. Your confirmation that it should not be a problem might even be all it takes.
erykmynn, I've had a bilateral mastectomy as I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Pre breast cancer, I used to feel like my breasts got in my way when I was climbing. However, my climbing didn't improve when I got rid of them. In my previous post, I said that manteling was easier without breasts and it is; however, that is the only thing I find easier. I still find most of the same things difficult, including crack climbing.
You might want to suggest to your gf that she learn crack climbing from a woman. Her hands are probably a lot smaller than yours and she probably would benefit from seeing another woman's technique.
fatdad wrote:Read the Dale Bard article and practice. It really isn't a man/woman thing because hand size is only relative to the particular crack you're climbing. You could make the same argument about hand size among guys. Either way, you have to learn how to climb the size of crack in front of you. Having a strong back helps too, but good technique is far more useful.
lisae wrote:fatdad wrote:Read the Dale Bard article and practice. It really isn't a man/woman thing because hand size is only relative to the particular crack you're climbing. You could make the same argument about hand size among guys. Either way, you have to learn how to climb the size of crack in front of you. Having a strong back helps too, but good technique is far more useful.
True about hand size being relative and good technique but I do think men and women emphasize different things, based on their strengths.
Guyzo wrote:lisae wrote:fatdad wrote:Read the Dale Bard article and practice. It really isn't a man/woman thing because hand size is only relative to the particular crack you're climbing. You could make the same argument about hand size among guys. Either way, you have to learn how to climb the size of crack in front of you. Having a strong back helps too, but good technique is far more useful.
True about hand size being relative and good technique but I do think men and women emphasize different things, based on their strengths.
Crack climbing is a very hard thing to master. The best way to become good at it is to go pick up your mail at: General Delivery, Yosemite Valley, Ca. for about 2 years...... when your like 23 years old. Worked for me.
But the topic is: do the mammerys hinder crack-climbing performance?
or if I get Eric’s GF’s dilemma correctly, its do larger mammerys hinder crack-climbing performance?
I have a friend who has 38D's, just like my wife... I know cause they were talking about size, equipment and such and started swapping bras and well that's how I know....
Anyway, Misa Knows how to climb any size crack, because she is strong and she put in her 2 years in the valley. Oh yea did I point out the fact that she is way strong......
I watched Misa lead Insomnia at Suicide one day and she put in like 5 pieces of pro....
So I don't think it's the TaTas that get in the way, unless your one of these modern porn stars and you can't walk upright anyway, .
I think that of all the rock-climbing disciplines, climbing cracks is very dependant on how strong you are. If your to weak to do a "hand cup" and hold yourself in a crack, no amount of fancy technique will get you up.
So Eric, get that girl on the pull up bar, the Bachar Lader and go out and climb cracks, you will fail a lot, but just keep at it. It takes lots of time.
have fun
erykmynn wrote:Guyzo wrote:lisae wrote:fatdad wrote:Read the Dale Bard article and practice. It really isn't a man/woman thing because hand size is only relative to the particular crack you're climbing. You could make the same argument about hand size among guys. Either way, you have to learn how to climb the size of crack in front of you. Having a strong back helps too, but good technique is far more useful.
True about hand size being relative and good technique but I do think men and women emphasize different things, based on their strengths.
Crack climbing is a very hard thing to master. The best way to become good at it is to go pick up your mail at: General Delivery, Yosemite Valley, Ca. for about 2 years...... when your like 23 years old. Worked for me.
But the topic is: do the mammerys hinder crack-climbing performance?
or if I get Eric’s GF’s dilemma correctly, its do larger mammerys hinder crack-climbing performance?
I have a friend who has 38D's, just like my wife... I know cause they were talking about size, equipment and such and started swapping bras and well that's how I know....
Anyway, Misa Knows how to climb any size crack, because she is strong and she put in her 2 years in the valley. Oh yea did I point out the fact that she is way strong......
I watched Misa lead Insomnia at Suicide one day and she put in like 5 pieces of pro....
So I don't think it's the TaTas that get in the way, unless your one of these modern porn stars and you can't walk upright anyway, .
I think that of all the rock-climbing disciplines, climbing cracks is very dependant on how strong you are. If your to weak to do a "hand cup" and hold yourself in a crack, no amount of fancy technique will get you up.
So Eric, get that girl on the pull up bar, the Bachar Lader and go out and climb cracks, you will fail a lot, but just keep at it. It takes lots of time.
have fun
Thanks Guyzo, If anything this echoes what the others have said. I think it will be helpful that she can stop wasting energy focusing on something that, thanks to everyone's input, clearly isn't the problem.
Bachar ladder seems like a great idea! If only I had someplace to put one....
Buckaroo wrote:Another big question about crack climbing is whether to use tape or try to develop calluses.