This transcript outlines an alternative method for climbing a parallel wall, which differs from the traditional back-to-the-wall approach. The climber employs a "starfish" position, utilizing one hand and one foot at a time to navigate the wall. This method requires finding a suitable gap where leverage is needed for the shoulders and arms, allowing for easier ascent despite the potential tightness of the wall configuration.
The technique involves a systematic shift of the climber's hands and feet, emphasizing the importance of tension in the hands while coordinating movements. By pushing off with the feet and repositioning the hands effectively, the climber can ascend without overwhelming difficulty. A focus is placed on creating a rhythm of pushing with the feet and hands alternately, ensuring balance and efficiency in motion.
Ultimately, by adopting this unique climbing style, climbers can effectively manage the challenges posed by narrow walls. This approach not only showcases versatility in climbing techniques but also highlights how proper body positioning and movement sequences can facilitate climbing, even in restrictive spaces.
Key Points:
- The climbing technique employs a "starfish" positioning with one hand and one foot on the wall at any time, instead of a traditional back-to-the-wall climb.
- Leveraging body tension and rhythmically alternating hand and foot movements are crucial for maintaining balance and efficiency while ascending.
- This method allows climbers to navigate narrow walls effectively, demonstrating adaptability in climbing approaches.
Climb up two parallel walls that are within two to tree steps of each other (heel-to-toe). You must use one hand and foot on one side, with the opposite hand and foot on thee other. Alternating the hand/foot pressure.
You must reach over twice head-height and back down from your starting position.
Repeat once.
height.
repetitions.
5.24all right this is a slightly different6.879way of going up a parallel wall and this10.24is instead of being uh back to the wall13.719we're going to be split between the two16.8so this is sort of more of a starfish19.279shape and one hand one foot one hand one22.8foot and26sometimes the wall is a bit too narrow29.679to do this it's you need a little bit31.8leverage with your shoulders and your33.239arms but if you find the right Gap um39yeah it's it's not too too bad to climb41.239up again you're shifting hands do the44.079work then feet do the work hands do the45.76work so I'm going to get up my hands are47.96going to kind of create tension as I50.879jump and then push my feet into the53.879position I'm twisted a little bit so I55.559can get the soles of my feet on and now57.719my feet are doing the work I'm pushing59.68up to reposition my hands feet hands63.039feet hands64.799okay and that's how we climb up
1 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:10,000 all right this is a slightly different 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,000 way of going up a parallel wall and this 3 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:16,000 is instead of being uh back to the wall 4 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:18,000 we're going to be split between the two 5 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:22,000 so this is sort of more of a starfish 6 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:25,000 shape and one hand one foot one hand one 7 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:28,000 foot and 8 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:31,000 sometimes the wall is a bit too narrow 9 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,000 to do this it's you need a little bit 10 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:38,000 leverage with your shoulders and your 11 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:41,000 arms but if you find the right Gap um 12 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:44,000 yeah it's it's not too too bad to climb 13 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:45,000 up again you're shifting hands do the 14 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,000 work then feet do the work hands do the 15 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:50,000 work so I'm going to get up my hands are 16 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:52,000 going to kind of create tension as I 17 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:54,000 jump and then push my feet into the 18 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,000 position I'm twisted a little bit so I 19 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:59,000 can get the soles of my feet on and now 20 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:02,000 my feet are doing the work I'm pushing 21 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:04,000 up to reposition my hands feet hands 22 00:00:63,000 --> 00:01:09,000 feet hands 23 00:00:64,000 --> 00:01:08,000 okay and that's how we climb up
