[TomP]

No worries. He's measured it with a tape and he's a tradesman so it's certainly 253/4. the angle doesn't show you the full size. Here's a pic:

[Drew]

I think the confusion arises in the point at which the foot ceases contact with the starting handhold. I think the foot comes off, just as the hand reaches the top. Incidentally, is this a bit of an eliminate? It looks like he could just go straight up to a much closer hold. What are the rules regarding eliminates?

Also... is that pic an attachment in an email? That would explain why I can't see it.

[TomP]

Straight up is an existing dyno at about 7a. I wouldn't agree with eliminate, just variation. Think Rainbow Rocket boulder has a few dynos to different heights from the same hold. This doesn't make any less of a great dyno!

[GCW]

No worries. He's measured it with a tape and he's a tradesman so it's certainly 253/4. the angle doesn't show you the full size. Here's a pic:

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Something wrong with your link Tom.

Drew, I've downloaded it and checked it frame by frame (yes, I'm sad) and his toe is still on the starting hold when his hand is above (gone further and about to come back down on) the finishing hold (see picture in my previous post).  So if he stands on right tip toe and does a full reach with his left hand, the dyno is a bit less than that.  Which is where I get my 240cm from, so his reach is 14/15cm more than mine.

Eliminate?  It's a dyno, the point is the challenge, the technique and the timing.  As far as I'm concerned if there's an obvious start and an obvious finish it's a perfect target for a dyno.

[dave]

Think Rainbow Rocket boulder has a few dynos to different heights from the same hold. This doesn't make any less of a great dyno!

all the rainbow rocket dynos go from seperate holds, bar the rainbox rocket starting hold itself might actulaly have a 7c+ straight up (rainbow rocket) and maybe a 7b+ diagonally leftward - not really eliminates, more like seperate lines. (My memory of this boulder might not be 100% though).

[TomP]

Sorry, here you go, let me know if this doesn't work:



Yes, he is tall.

"the rainbox rocket starting hold itself might actulaly have a 7c+ straight up (rainbow rocket) and maybe a 7b+ diagonally leftward - not really eliminates, more like seperate lines."

The same as this then?

"Eliminate?  It's a dyno, the point is the challenge, the technique and the timing.  As far as I'm concerned if there's an obvious start and an obvious finish it's a perfect target for a dyno."

Exactly

[Johnny Brown]

That's photo's genius. Classic tradesman's trick - 'I'll just measure up for the parts', 'hmm, bit for them, bit for me'. I bet his garage is like aladdin's cave...

GCW, you're a genius, more accurate than a man with a tape measure.

[SA Chris]

Where does a hold start anyway? If you measure it to the start of the chalk it's only about 244cm. Are there RULES? Or is there only SCIENCE?

[GCW]

RULES can be broken.
SCIENCE is irrefutable.


The way I measure it is from the highest bit you have a hand on to the nearest bit/lip of the target hold.  Call me harsh, but like the budget, I'm fair.


Update:

1. Dave Gators' Dyno  254cm  Daone, Italy
2.  Rainbow Rocket  245cm  Franchard Sablons
3. Iberia  238cm Navalossa, Spain
4. Solid Air  228cm Eastby
5. Undercut Dyno  223cm  The Roaches
6. 7 foot dyno  215cm  The Glorious, Majestic Pex Hill Quarry
7. The I.L.T. Dyno 207cm  Brownstones Quarry
8= Quent's Dyno 205cm  Stoney
8= Turbo Kleenex 205cm Albarracin, Spain
10. Ridiculous Dyno  204cm  Brownstones
11. Robin's Dyno  198cm  Blackstone Edge
12. Greg's Dyno  195cm  Trowbarow
13. 6 Foot Sicks  188cm  Trowbarrow
14. Kirton Dyno  180cm  Stoney
15= George's Wall Dyno  175cm  Stoney
15= The Buckstone Dyno  175cm
17. One Arm Bandit  170cm  Stoney
18. Jumper's Dyno (aka Niche Dyno)  168cm  Brimham
19. Dynostrung 167cm  Brownstones
20. Nexus Dyno  165cm  Brownstones (the original V4 is the furthest, so far)
21. Rick's Dyno  164cm  Jumbles
22. Mr. Tickle  162cm  Dumbarton
23. Young American  157cm  Stoney
24= Megatron  155cm Stoney
24= Unjust Dyno  155cm  Brownstones


Honorary mentions:
Zion ~260cm Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado
The Tank Boulder Project  170cm  Wimberry

[GCW]

List transferred to the Wiki, so further list updates will stay there so as to avoid cluttering this thread.

[scooby doo]

I think this Daone dyno should be held off the official list. At least till GWC has measured it with his method, from which part of start hold to which part of finish etc. But at least it's a reference to a large dyno.

[scooby doo]

Sorry GCW.

[GCW]

It's noted which ones weren't measured by me, but it looks good so lets leave it on there.  Plus I doubt I'll be going there any time soon.  Although when I go to Font this year I must remember my tape measure.

[GCW]

It seems Wyler Skeeks has now latched 285cm.

[Johnny Brown]

Word on the street is that Skyler has made room in his hectic circuit of world ranking jumping competitions for a day out on the grit. Guess where he's headed?

[slackline]

Kinder Scout?

(More realistically Buckstone Dyno and Deliverance)

[Johnny Brown]

I'll give you a clue - it rhymes with Quim-sherry.

[Paul B]

project dyno thing that you're pictured on?

[Baldy]

I reckon Froggy Dick has to be quite long, and it has an amusingly immature name.

[img]http://www.flickr.com/photos/50683012@N05/4733987526/[img]

No idea how long. But Anthony is about 6 foot 3 I think (guestimate) and he barely made it.
2m+ I would guess...?

[slackline]

I reckon Froggy Dick has to be quite long, and it has an amusingly immature name.

[img]http://www.flickr.com/photos/50683012@N05/4733987526/[img]

No idea how long. But Anthony is about 6 foot 3 I think (guestimate) and he barely made it.
2m+ I would guess...?

You've pasted the URL of the page that displays the picture rather than the URL of the image itself.  See here for how to embed images, with particular detail on pictures hosted at Flickr (although if you're on the "new" Flickr page layout the Greasmonkey script option won't work as its designed to work with the old style pages).

[GCW]

If he's 6'3" and the starting handhold is by his shin, it's a lot shorter than the Roaches Dyno  (which is 223cm).  Could be 2m though.

However, I am off to Font soon and I will take the Official Dyno Measurerer with me.

[Baldy]

For sure - First attempt at embedding photos, perhaps next time I wont be such a failure 

I just read back and froggy dick has already been posted. But I still thought it was super impressive when he did it, not the longest ever, but more than I could think about touching.
Needs a tape measure so we can get science on the business.

[Steamboat Stello]

I'm guessing from the lack of announcements that Skyler didn't get the Wimberry dyno project? Was he close though?

[Johnny Brown]

Not heard anything since they told me they were going. Its more technical than big, and conditions on the day weren't ideal, so I didn't rate his chances that highly, but then again he is Skyler Fucking Weeks.

[Rob F]

Not heard anything since they told me they were going. Its more technical than big, and conditions on the day weren't ideal, so I didn't rate his chances that highly, but then again he is Skyler Fucking Weeks.

Hit the edge twice but unable to hold. When went back had ragged his skin from dynoing his way round stanage and unable to complete unfortunately. Went down south for some DWS dynos before heading home.