Doesn't sound like Hubbles ever had a 10 stone+ ascent
Me - 77-80kgs, 5"10",
Quote from: Doylo on January 28, 2014, 10:40:24 amDoesn't sound like Hubbles ever had a 10 stone+ ascentRaising the point that your geographical location probably has a huge influence on the weight issue (ignoring geographical variation in grading), i.e. if you live in the UK where the majority of climbing is vert or gently overhanging and v crimpy you probably want to be <10 stone, if you live somewhere with steep climbing with bigger holds weight is less of an issue.
Quote from: Sasquatch on January 27, 2014, 05:57:43 pmMe - 77-80kgs, 5"10", I feel cheated and misled With a user name like Sasquatch I always pictured you as being 6'7" with hands like a bunch of bananas.
Think dawes.
Quote from: Sasquatch on January 27, 2014, 05:57:43 pmMe - 77-80kgs, 5"10", I feel cheated and misled With a user name like Sasquatch I always pictured you as being 6'7" with hands like a bunch of bananas.If I owned this site I would have you banned for misrepresentation
Quote from: Sasquatch on January 28, 2014, 04:28:12 pmThink dawes. I was not aware of dawes climbing font 8a and if I remember that 80's DVD he was in pretty incredible shape when he was in his pomp.
Quote from: tim palmer on January 28, 2014, 04:45:19 pmQuote from: Sasquatch on January 28, 2014, 04:28:12 pmThink dawes. I was not aware of dawes climbing font 8a and if I remember that 80's DVD he was in pretty incredible shape when he was in his pomp.Fair enough about the 8a side of it. And while he was fit, he still had masive legs My weight is/was in the same place, so I relate to his view on alot of that stuff. I was just meaning that bigger is not better on steeper with big holds. In my experience dropping weight has gotten me up far more steep things than vert things....
Out of interest, what are any other 6ft 2ins climbers here clocking in weight wise? How low can I go before organ failure?
Yeah, dunno it just seems from travelling around Europe and north america that you see far more heavily built climbers doing well on the steep swiss style stuff and compression climbing than the more vert crimpy stuff in the UK but I accept it is not very scientific although neither is your n=1.
I usually peak at about 14 stone
Jeez! Quite a span there fellows! 59kg moose!?!?!!?! I reckon my shin weighs that! You've certainly set the benchmark to how low one can start to go in this height department. GCW gives you a piggyback to the crag it sounds like...
Quote from: Monolith on January 28, 2014, 05:22:26 pmOut of interest, what are any other 6ft 2ins climbers here clocking in weight wise? How low can I go before organ failure?I'm 6'3"ish (1.905m) and currently weigh 59kg (not deliberate I assure you). I wouldn't recommend it - I'm still shit at climbing and always freezing cold (I also have to climb in a very static, ponderous fashion, otherwise my limbs snap!) When I was at my bouldering peak I weighed around 66-70kg - still shit but a bit cheerier with it (that said, the difference in ability likely had as much to do with being unemployed and going climbing twice as much).
I'm 6ft 1' and at the moment I'm 12st 8lb or 80kg, if I stop climbing for any length of time I usually go up to about 13st 8lb, I really struggle to get down to 12st these days, I really wish I could.