What routes are easier if you are short

Gaston? High Step? Drop Knee? Talk in here.
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Post by Andrew »

all of them
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Post by Shamis »

rarely have I seen moves that were easier for short people on routes. I have seen it quite a bit in bouldering though...mainly on sit starts.
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Post by pigsteak »

how tall is Sonnie Trotter or Dean Potter?
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Post by dmw »

whatever, i give up on this argument if anemic eight -year -old girls will blow every theory out of the water.....
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Post by SCIN »

Why is a positive ape index supposed to be a good thing?
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SCIN wrote:Why is a positive ape index supposed to be a good thing?
Yeah, even wikipedia says it's BS.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ape_index
Wikipedia wrote:Despite the assumed desirability of a larger value, several scientific studies failed to demonstrate a correlation between the ape index and rock climbing ability.
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Post by eroktix »

has it occured to you they might just try harder than you? still trying to use that lame excuse huh? sad.
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Post by der uber »

I don't think Dogleg and Dinosaur are easier for short people.

And I don't think that people under 3' would agree with your theory, either.
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Cause you can reach under the bed to get the pack of condoms without getting out of bed.
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Post by KD »

dude - you still use condoms?
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