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Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
April 13, 2017, 06:19:19 am
What venues and problems would people recommend where the climbing is mostly on 2/finger pockets?  Looking for problems in the mid/low 7s. Thanks :)

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#1 Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
April 13, 2017, 07:58:20 am
Can't think of anything that would specifically fit this bill but the churnet or the Tor have got pockets and probs on the mid 7's OOMT start or wrights rock traverse

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#2 Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
April 13, 2017, 09:22:05 am
Cubby's lip at Kyloe is the one problem that springs to mind. Mainly hard pulling on 2 finger pockets.

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#3 Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
April 13, 2017, 12:58:58 pm
Not from personal experience, but what about Beeston tor for some short pockety sport?

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#4 Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
April 13, 2017, 01:02:13 pm
Pex for old skool pocket puling.

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#5 Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
April 13, 2017, 01:43:42 pm
More the the point, why would you want to climb problems with 2-finger pockets. Pervert.

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#6 Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
April 13, 2017, 03:45:22 pm
More the the point, why would you want to climb problems with 2-finger pockets. Pervert.

Surely 2 is the perfect number? Enough that you get the reflected glory of frankenjura-mono-heroes but not so many that you have a majority of digits on the hold, and are thus clearly a punter.

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#7 Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
April 14, 2017, 08:19:59 am
Bashers problem at the Tor, although there is a sharp crimp for the RH as well, ah well!

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#8 Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
April 14, 2017, 09:04:13 am
More the the point, why would you want to climb problems with 2-finger pockets. Pervert.

Surely 2 is the perfect number? Enough that you get the reflected glory of frankenjura-mono-heroes but not so many that you have a majority of digits on the hold, and are thus clearly a punter.
That is an angle I had not considered!

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#9 Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
April 14, 2017, 10:08:12 am
another from Kyloe - sit down to Hitchhikers.

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#10 Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
April 14, 2017, 10:25:44 am
Pockets Traverse , Back Bowden.

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#11 Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
April 14, 2017, 12:08:40 pm
Cheers for all the suggestions, although with the typical bank holiday weather it doesn't look like i will be getting outside this weekend...

More the the point, why would you want to climb problems with 2-finger pockets. Pervert.

Surely 2 is the perfect number? Enough that you get the reflected glory of frankenjura-mono-heroes but not so many that you have a majority of digits on the hold, and are thus clearly a punter.
That is an angle I had not considered!

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My little finger is currently not in service, so opting for climbing on pockets in an attempt to avoid inadvertently using it. The logic behind your comment makes sense as using 2 of my 3 available fingers still puts me in the punter category  :P

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#12 Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
April 14, 2017, 04:33:08 pm
More the the point, why would you want to climb problems with 2-finger pockets. Pervert.

Marginally less perverse than jamming cracks imho. Weirdos the lot of em... ;)

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#13 Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
April 14, 2017, 04:33:57 pm
No. No. Jamming is God's own climbing style. Whoever God is.

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#14 Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
April 14, 2017, 04:51:10 pm
No. No. Jamming is God's own climbing style. Whoever God is.

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God is not a DJ then, he/she/it must be a dirty crack pervert! Either that or a spiritual collection of mass consciousness. Could of course be both.

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#15 Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
April 14, 2017, 04:51:49 pm
No. No. Jamming is God's own climbing style. Whoever God is.

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God is not a DJ then, he/she/it must be a dirty crack pervert! Either that or a spiritual collection of mass consciousness. Could of course be both.

Or a greggs cheese and baked bean slice...

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#16 Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
April 14, 2017, 06:09:43 pm
No. No. Jamming is God's own climbing style. Whoever God is.

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God is not a DJ then, he/she/it must be a dirty crack pervert! Either that or a spiritual collection of mass consciousness. Could of course be both.

Or a greggs cheese and baked bean slice...

Are you mocking our lord and saviour "The Cornish Pasty"?

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#17 Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
April 14, 2017, 06:16:22 pm
Oh, the cornish pasty is a good'n , but being from Tayside I'm partial to a wee Forfar Bridie!

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#18 Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
April 14, 2017, 06:47:36 pm
Oh, the cornish pasty is a good'n , but being from Tayside I'm partial to a wee Forfar Bridie!

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