Climbing conditioning.

[Gary Prentice]

3 hours ago, carlos said:

nothing wrong with making life easier, despite what all the old timers say!! ( with their buggered up bodies!!! ;).  

Cheeky sod! 

 

No-one's saying it was better, rather that we had to use the tools and equipment available at the time. I doubt there's any 50+ year old climbers who don't appreciate todays climbing aids, but if they weren't available could still get on and do.

[tree-fancier123]

6 hours ago, Gary Prentice said:

However did we manage in the 80's and 90's? 

plenty of holes were made with a bit and brace before battery drills came out

[carlos]

1 hour ago, Gary Prentice said:

Cheeky sod! 

 

No-one's saying it was better, rather that we had to use the tools and equipment available at the time. I doubt there's any 50+ year old climbers who don't appreciate todays climbing aids, but if they weren't available could still get on and do.

im only messin..... iam sure in twenty years time the young uns will be laughing and rolling their eyes at " zig zags" and srt " rope wrenchs"  whilst flying up and down the tree on a motorized assecnder/dessecender  that fits in their hand and is powered by a remote battery pack in their pocket..

[Will C]

? the yoof of tomorrow ?

[Steve Bullman]

i'm personally glad of the years I spent on a prussik and multiplat in may respects.  Not only did it make me appreciate the more modern climbing methods but it made me strong in a way I doubt a zig zag ever would have.

 

My advice is just keep at it, strength comes over time

[Ty Korrigan]

So...

 Climbers over 50, the word pump and a need for aids to 'get it up'...?

That sort of small ad that would make interesting reading although I do get these as pop ups after visiting the wrongs web sites...

Anyway,

All of the students 19-23 mostly, who passed through our firm on work placements used a prussik and almost all complained of much the same pumped arm issue plus tendonitus.

I find manual wood splitting a good exercise for the forearm.

      Stuart

 

[Joe d]

Use spikes more often , legs are stronger than arms ! 

[Husqvarna King]

Grippy gloves help loads, put a pulley in with your prussik, you don't need a zig zag and can stay on 13mm rope which is easier to grip. A good camsaver and keep at it you'll find the arm pump will soon vanish ?

[Mesterh]

Sounds like you need to build some upper arm strength but forget a prussik and move on to more modern methods ASAP.

 

Arm pump is caused by a constant grip, grabbing too hard for too long. Something experience by motocross riders.  (Insert a never ending line of sexual innuendos here.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[stihlmadasever]

You need to wank more matey,build up your forearms.

Just dont grip that as hard as you grip the rope. ?