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Matt
Aug 5
I just learned at the gym that this is actually an international way of encouraging or saying "you can do it". Pretty cool when the whole gym is yelling at you "alle" or "you can do it!".
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Claire
Aug 1
I would add that it also depends on if it's indoor climbing or outdoor climbing. I don't climb indoors as much as I do outdoors, but usually when we go out we easily have full day sessions, leaving in the morning and getting back at night, sometimes the next morning even. I doubt I would be able to have such long sessions in an indoor gym though... Read more  
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Adam M.
Jun 2, 2023
As a climber, I can tell you that hand size is not a limiting factor in rock climbing. Whether you have small hands, large hands, or somewhere in between, you can excel in the sport. Climbing technique, strength, and body positioning are far more important than hand size alone. While small hands can be advantageous for gripping smaller holds and... Read more  
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Matt
Aug 5
I haven't gotten there yet, but I have come pretty close to doing one, but I think it was very much my "style" as it was a very physical boulder and I have been weight lifting for a few years and have some strength. I think I was just very much lacking the technique needed to actually do the boulder. If I would have done it though I don't know if I... Read more  
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Matt
Aug 5
Beginner here but I have been doing that for a few month, I don't know if it's ok or not though. I come from a weight lifting background, so to me it just comes natural to lift weight, it's the climbing part that is new for me, and in order to not be in the gym everyday I have been combining sessions. I haven't found what works best yet though as i... Read more  
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Matt
Aug 5
I just learned at the gym that this is actually an international way of encouraging or saying "you can do it". Pretty cool when the whole gym is yelling at you "alle" or "you can do it!".
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General Climbing  ·  Oct 1, 2022

What is climber posture?

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PaulClimbs
Feb 5, 2023

I think this refers to the head forward and slightly hunched back posture climbers tend to have.

Of course, not all climbers have this posture, but many do, it has become a sort of stigma, giving it the name "climbers posture".
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