Climbing rope diameter and tennis elbow

[Dan Maynard]

I don't like the thin ropes either, my "thin" SRT rope is 11.7, and DRT one 12.7. 

 

Other two things for me were getting in the habit of putting my foot ascender on before going up any decent tree (and actually using it), and keeping gloves in fair nick so the rubber is grippy.

[Dan Maynard]

Oh and if there's any axe splitting to be done I let someone younger do it. Otherwise I saw into blocks.

[billpierce]

15 hours ago, Rich Rule said:

I find the thicker the line the less strain on your grip.

 

More importantly though, what are you doing to treat the Tennis Elbow?

 

Look up the Tyler twist on YouTube and get a Flex bar for the exercise.

 

Trust me it works wonders.  Fixes the problem by strengthening the tendons through eccentric contraction rather than concentric contraction.

 

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Roughly how many twists and for how long and how often do you find useful?

[billpierce]

15 hours ago, Rich Rule said:

BTW the exercise really hurts and the bars are available in different resistance levels.

 

i just use the green and work through the pain.  3 set of 7-8 twists.  Let the unwind take about 5 seconds or so.

Ah sorry,you said already. 

 

This once a day?

[Rich Rule]

I usually do it twice a day.  
 

morning and evening.  3 sets of 7-8 reps.

 

I first bought the green flexbar and it was agony so I ordered the slightly less resistance ‘red’ one.  I continued through the pain with the green and by the time the red one arrived it seems a bit pointless.  Too easy.

 

I just use the green one whenever I need to.  I guess the number of reps would be directly related to how easy the exercise feels.

 

Those numbers work for me.

 

I had a tinge of it come back about 2 weeks ago after climbing large trees in the rain and snow.  I started doing the exercises again and after a long weekend it felt a lot better.

 

When I got the flexbar I was having a really  bad episode of tennis elbow.  I went on holiday for 3 weeks and did the exercises every day and probably the rest and the exercises combined helped recovery.

[Logjam]

This:

Other two things for me were getting in the habit of putting my foot ascender on before going up any decent tree (and actually using it), and keeping gloves in fair nick so the rubber is grippy.

 

It would also be interesting to know what climbing equipment  configuration you currently use. Adapting equipment & technique will have a much greater impact in minimising RSI type injuries than a small increase in rope diameter. 

[kram]

On 19/12/2024 at 15:18, Dilz said:

Wondering if using a thicker diameter climbing rope could help as it may be easier to grip or will the extra friction when slack tending cancel out any benefit? 

What device or prussik? No huge difference in friction for a knut between 11mm and 1/2" rope.

 

One thing I havent seen others, that I do to ascend DRT, I usually have a wrap or two rope around my right wrist as it makes much easier to grip, but means shaking the slack down/arm up, after each pull. Although I am a rock climber with superb grip, I do need to wrap the rope to pull my fat 100kg arse up the rope. I have never had great arm strength.

 

 

 

[Dan Maynard]

27 minutes ago, kram said:

I do need to wrap the rope to pull my fat 100kg arse up the rope.

Do you wear gloves? I'm going nowhere without the extra grip, north of 110kg without gear.

[kram]

Yes I have about 30 pairs of grippy cut resistant gloves, very good for climbing in as they give some silky protection but not too thick, thicker than the normal cheapies and the rubber lasts well.

Mapa 582 Krytech.

 

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Edited Saturday at 21:55 by kram

[billpierce]

19 hours ago, Dan Maynard said:

Do you wear gloves? I'm going nowhere without the extra grip, north of 110kg without gear.

I keep trying gloves and 0ften where arbortec or pfanners but often find they get taken off when I'm climbing as dont grip as well as skin