Crazy strength (pics)

[IronFist]

One arm lever (http://photos.rockclimbing.com/photos/50/5006.jpg) (I think that's what a lever is)

One finger pullup (http://photos.rockclimbing.com/photos/95/9579.jpg)

One arm chinup with weight (http://photos.rockclimbing.com/photos/95/9581.jpg)

Looks like a one arm chinup with only 3 fingers? (http://photos.rockclimbing.com/photos/134/13489.jpg) I dunno.

From here (http://www128.pair.com/r3d4k7/HomePage.html#Gymnastics). This guy says the world record for a 20ft rope climb is 2.8 seconds!

[jun_erh]

I saw a guy on the rings the other day. the olympic rings. dude was strong

[Ka]

LOL good to see you have finally discovered John Gill,now start Rock Climbing or bloudering.:D
PS search Fredric Nicole for some other mind blowing BW strength stuff.Or just go and check out a V14 problem.

[IronFist]

What's a v14 problem?

[rubthebuddha]

don't fall for it, ka. make ironfist do his own googling. :mad:








:D

[blooming lotus]

that looks very cool :p

I think I'd like to work up to that :D

hehehe...luv that weighted panty thing ;)

good pics..cheers :cool:

[IronFist]

Originally posted by rubthebuddha
don't fall for it, ka. make ironfist do his own googling. :mad:








:D

All shall obey my "google for me" commands!

No seriously tho, I did google it and I didn't learn anything. I got one link to a climbing site, but it was "there are V14's in America" and that's all it said. I assume it's a type of cliff or something. So I'd like a better definition here.

The rest of the results were other things that randomly use V14 in their descriptions.

[Ka]

Happy to explain
V14 is the top end of the bouldering grade scale at the moment(I think V15 has been done??)So a V14 boulder problem is a couple of metres of hard core body tension and movement.

Fredric Nicole is a Swiss climber/boulderer who does a pinky one armed chin in a tape sling.Video footage some where.Check out Campus board work and Bachar ladder work as well.

Go to a local climbing comp or boulder comp or even better a local sport climbing area and ask which is the hardest problem/route,then see if you can get anywhere on it:D

[Ford Prefect]

Just go out and climb and don't care what grade it is you're climbing. Just have fun. You can always make it more difficult of you want to. ;) Oh, and bring a crash pad.

[IronFist]

Originally posted by Ka
Go to a local climbing comp or boulder comp or even better a local sport climbing area and ask which is the hardest problem/route,then see if you can get anywhere on it:D

Um, can I start on an easier one, please?

Actually I've climbed a wall once. They had one outside at some event when I was in college. I think he said it was 31ft tall. I climbed the easiest side (vertical, no negative grade parts or whatever it's called when it the surface leans toward you). I was actually kinda scared (haha) cuz I don't like heights that much. But I made it to the top. Hell yeah. Afterwards, my friends said I used my arms too much. Like I would grab the next grip and pretty much do a pullup up instead of pushing with my feet as well.

Also, I remember that it was kinda cold outside that day, and when I got to the top, my hands were like frozen in the cupped position that you grab the grips with :D It was fun.

Ford, what's a crash pad? Just a mat to fall on or something?

[Meat Shake]

"You can always make it more difficult of you want to."

Yeah, drink a sixer and smoke a blunt before you go.

[Ka]

LOL Yeah start on easier if you like,but I thought you wanted an idea of how extreme the top end is.Checking out a V14 or a 5.14 will do that for you.
Nothing wrong with jumping on stuff you can't do in climbing,in fact thats generally how you get stronger.

Splat mats are a bouldering item,basically a foldable peice of high density foam that cushion your jump or fall off a problem.