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#25 Re: 9 1/2 weeks
April 25, 2008, 12:09:36 pm
You say not much you can do wrong but that depends how basic you are. There are a few different pockets to choose from after all.  ;)

I nearly did it first go by just pulling really hard. It felt quite nasty on the skin. Then I realised that if I moved my right foot up to one of the higher pockets once I had right hand on the heart the move over to the bottom of the crack was much less about pulling hard and more about body position and balance. Basic and obvious but it made it a lot nicer. To each their own though, I like crimping.

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#26 Re: 9 1/2 weeks
April 25, 2008, 12:32:16 pm
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Then I realised that if I moved my right foot up to one of the higher pockets once I had right hand on the heart the move over to the bottom of the crack was much less about pulling hard and more about body position and balance.

I remember swinging hips out left and you didn't need to bone at all, though no-one else would listen and preferred to bone, curse, then fall off.

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#27 Re: 9 1/2 weeks
April 25, 2008, 12:46:13 pm
http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,4415.0.html

 ;)

Ta, loon. In your faves perchance?

Thanks for other advice guys. Will have a throw at the heart, but won't get het up about it too much, especially if it rags the fingers.

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#28 Re: 9 1/2 weeks
April 25, 2008, 01:02:34 pm

Ta, loon. In your faves perchance?


Nope. Try typing "7A" into the Search box........  :)

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#29 Re: 9 1/2 weeks
April 25, 2008, 01:44:59 pm
I did. Must have missed it somehow.
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