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Title: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
Post by: JDobo on 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 :)
Title: Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
Post by: user deactivated on 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
Title: Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
Post by: sxrxg on 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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Title: Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
Post by: reeve on April 13, 2017, 12:58:58 pm
Not from personal experience, but what about Beeston tor for some short pockety sport?
Title: Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
Post by: andy popp on April 13, 2017, 01:02:13 pm
Pex for old skool pocket puling.
Title: Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
Post by: Fultonius on April 13, 2017, 01:43:42 pm
More the the point, why would you want to climb problems with 2-finger pockets. Pervert.
Title: Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
Post by: remus on 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.
Title: Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
Post by: Kingy on 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!
Title: Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
Post by: Fultonius on 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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Title: Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
Post by: benpritch on April 14, 2017, 10:08:12 am
another from Kyloe - sit down to Hitchhikers.
Title: Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
Post by: Doylo on April 14, 2017, 10:25:44 am
Pockets Traverse , Back Bowden.
Title: Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
Post by: JDobo on 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
Title: Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
Post by: tomtom on 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... ;)
Title: Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
Post by: Fultonius on April 14, 2017, 04:33:57 pm
No. No. Jamming is God's own climbing style. Whoever God is.

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Title: Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
Post by: tomtom on 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.
Title: Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
Post by: tomtom on 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...
Title: Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
Post by: Oldmanmatt on 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"?
Title: Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
Post by: Fultonius on 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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Title: Re: Good 2 Finger Pocket Bouldering
Post by: Oldmanmatt on 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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Oh God! Not another fringe sect...
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