Hand-Fist Stacking

Post by **t bone** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 8:02 pm

I just added some pics of a real good fist crack called Just Another Ow. not real wide just kinda fisty.

Post by **Caspian** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 4:18 am

SCIN wrote:Yea, you shove your knee in, bend it, then flex your abs real tight to hold yourself in.

Its hard to believe, but its even more fun than it sounds.

Awesome find SCIN, probably should bring a change of shorts for when I see the thing in person

Post by **gulliver** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 4:33 am

Hey batguano, is that Jesco White the dancing preacher ( or something like that)?

the sickest,scariest thing I've ever seen on pbs

subject ow , oh yeah cool , I know very little about them but it''s time to learn. Can't get my 'leader " to go back there.

Post by **Sam** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 6:47 am

The best hand/fist stack that I have ever climbed was on What's left of the Beenling. The first twenty feet is awesome hand/fist stacking. The rest of the route is wide fist crack and good hands. I would highly recommend it.

Post by **Danny** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 4:49 pm

For stacking you can often still use your arms and hands when moving off of a stack. You keep one hand or arm pressing on the side and slide it up a little while maintaining pressure. Sometimes you can reach back and get a temporary armbar and wiggle your arm further up then move it back out and reset the stack higher. There are lots of possibilities.

Post by **Uncle Big Green** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 7:14 pm

damn, you people are about as clear as mud. another (most common) way to move off a hand-fist stack is to cross your hand and fist so that you can lie back somewhat off the hand while moving. No, it doesn't always work given the nature of some climbs, but in most cases it will.

Post by **Danny** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 7:22 pm

dude, that's even murkier. we are talking about the motion of moving your current stack up to a new position to set a new stack. are you talking about setting and moving off of the stack itself?

Post by **Uncle Big Green** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 9:54 pm

Ah, you got me. When you move off the stack, you are moving your feet. That means the stack ain't moving. I was talking about moving the stack itself. Feet are more or less stationary. I just couldn't believe that no one mentioned the crossing of the hand and fist (actually wrists to be specific).

Post by **Wes** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 4:54 pm

Yo, you all should have seen Bart pulling into "the warden" via a ratty fist-fist stack. Followed by some hard core upside down arm barring, then a nice hand-fist stack. Then there was Lucille... I have never, ever seen any kind of climbing like that. Kinda like turning muscle shoals into a roof. She is a mean one for sure.

Come to vedauwoo, all you stacking desires can be found - hand-hand, hand-fist, fist-fist, hand-calf-hand, arm-head-arm, etc. 8)

Wes

Post by **Caspian** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 5:00 pm

Did you guys actually get on Lucille??? I think the guide book says, if you are thinking about doing this route, dont bother.