hand jam between vending machines

Post by **Eric** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:11 pm

So I was getting a pepsi from the pop machine when the gap between the pop machine and vending machine caught my eye, before I knew what was happening my right hand instinctively went to the gap and found a perfect hand jam. As I was playing around with the new found hand jam one of my colleagues walked by and asked what the hell I was doing. I quickly replied nothing and ran back to my desk. Anybody else find any good climbing moves/problems in their office?

Post by **squeezindlemmon** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:22 pm

Once, I took Jared for a tour of the facility I work at. I thought he'd be interested with all the different equipment and instruments inside the labs but he spent most of his time there contemplating how hard it would be to climb the perfect splitter cracks on the facade of the building (including the brick face climb). He kept asking me if I've ever thought of climbing it.

Post by **squeezindlemmon** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:26 pm

I also deal with a lot of fat and heavy binders at work (3" to 5"). Whenever I take them off the shelves, I usually try and see how hard I can pinch the spine and how long I can hold on to the binder without having to carry it with both hands.

Ugh. Work is so boring.

Post by **GWG** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:26 pm

My office doorway makes for a great layback sequence which I will climb up to the top. Once there, I am able to transition across into the window ledge and work my way around the front wall of my office. I've caught the occasional glance of those in the plant as they would pass by my office as I would do this.

Post by **Stewy911** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:27 pm

finger crack galore out at the plant!

Post by **Meadows** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:28 pm

What's that? I couldn't find "hand jamming" in the dictionary. "Stop using words I have to look up!"

Post by **GWG** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:29 pm

The facility I work at was built in the early 1850s. The foundation is made of these cut limestone blocks stacked on top of each other. There is a section behind the office building where I will go and boulder during lunch. Just outside of this area is a picnic area where several people go to eat on nice days. I've yet to get any of those folks to join me on my afternoon session.

Post by **Eric** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:34 pm

meadows- maybe if you climbed trad you would know what a hand jam is. This should help though. See "jamming" for definition.

http://climb.mountainzone.com/glossary_a_l.html#j

Post by **Meadows** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:22 pm

"Trad"? Is that a new route somewhere in Muir Valley with these "hand jamming" type of holds? What is it rated?

Post by **Canuck** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:18 pm

The space between the wall and the railing on the stairs up to my office is just the perfect size for my little hand jam. I jam it all the time and pull myself up the stairs. And the entire outside of the building is limestone - a lot of slopers, but I've bouldered it a few times on nights or weekends.