Gaston? High Step? Drop Knee? Talk in here.
heavyc
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by heavyc » Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:46 pm
I have heard some seriously strong but short climbers got shut down on Dogleg, how tall is the shortest person to send it?
On another note, it doesn't seem that being tall is an advantage to getting into the elite climbing level, anybody know how tall the tallest 5.14 climber is? ( I know Sharma is like 6'1'' but I don't really consider that tall)
der uber
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by der uber » Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:33 pm
I consider myself short, 5'7" and I haven't been on Dogleg yet, but it looks doable at my height. Harder, but doable I hope.
pigsteak
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by pigsteak » Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:01 pm
I'm 5'10" and I plan on onsighting it.
Positive vibes brah...positive vibes.
Andrew
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by Andrew » Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:11 pm
I know Greg K did it. but I am not sure how tall he is, because his hair is kind of big. Oh, and everyone one is short compared to me and heavyc.
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the lurkist
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by the lurkist » Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:47 pm
I'm 6'5" and I hiked it. Height is definitely not an issue with this route.
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Normie
the lurkist
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by the lurkist » Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:48 pm
ps I have a positive 8" ape index too. So, really anyone should be able to do it.
"It really is all good ! My thinking only occasionally calls it differently..."
Normie
Cliff Heindel
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by Cliff Heindel » Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:58 am
Lynn Hill is under 5'6", so I hear. Kauk is not much more. The guy who sent scarface at Smith too.
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heavyc
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by heavyc » Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:08 pm
I think you missed the point, I know there are tons of great short climbers, what I was interested in was are there any elite climbers over 6"2"
pigsteak
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by pigsteak » Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:28 pm
scott milton is pretty tall
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latch
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by latch » Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:30 pm
heavyc wrote: ( I know Sharma is like 6'1'' but I don't really consider that tall)
Lurch.