24 May 2014

Maximum recruitment as quick and as gentle as possible

Stefan Rasmussen did get the tip from David Mason and Ned Feehally at the Västervik Boulder Meet last year to always bring a small wooden box in order to warm up more efficiently. "It saves my skin and I can prepare for my projects much faster." It took Stefan just 30 min to build it it and it comes with both a rope and a fixed carabiner. Another option is to bring a some cams or some nuts and maybe you can place it directly under your project so you also practice the feet placement while warming up! Taking it a step further you could actually bring some 15 holds in different shape and you could copy the crux moves in order to recruit the exact finger angle needed, without ruining the skin.
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