1 April 2009

Heigth, Weigth and Finger optimization

Debate/Jens: Different types of rock suite different physical appearances: Height, Weight and Finger sizes. You might be able to optimize your performance by specializing in certain routes/boulders: Short/Skinny = Long overhanging routes/competitions Short/Muscular = Very steep bouldering Tall/Skinny = Long vertical (trad) routes Tall/Muscular = Vertical bouldering Of course, there are exceptions: Chris Sharma, Jorg Verhoeven and Josune Bereziartu have performed well in a variety of forms. Type of rock vs. size of fingers and heigth Limestone pockets = Children/Women (small fingers) Limestone tufas = Big hands Granite lists = Tall (number of lists are often limited=reachy)
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