Average weight and height of the top climbers in the world

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One-Fall
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Andrew, there is also an article that shows the smaller the length of your arm, the less force it takes to keep it locked. Think Carlo Traversi as an extreme example.
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One-Fall wrote: How many hefty people train on the c3 and c4 crimps on the MoonBoard? :)
my normal weight is 175 and i use them. the problem there - in my experience - is discomfort. hanging once isn't bad, but 'training' definitely thrashes my tips. brah.
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tommy, same goes for me. At 185, i cant use them. At 165, i do pretty well.
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Where did you get the top ten list? 8a.au? Please list the ten climbers, if you got that info? Maybe you looked at the top ten girls...
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So I climb like those top climbers with a 35 lb weight vest.
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Andrew the mathematician...
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well a month ago i did a body analysis. my arms weigh about 6 lbs each and my legs weigh in at 19 lbs each. i'm currently 5'9 and 150. so if i cut off 1 leg and 1 arm, i should be the right weight - but the height is still wrong. maybe though i should cut off 1 leg and 1 ankle (which would get me to 5'6") and only chop off 1/2 of an arm. that should do it. then i can be the world's best climber

if i ever get down to 124, please make sure i'm in a hospital or a psych ward because something has gone terribly wrong! :-D
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young'n climber wrote:Andrew the mathematician...

Do you still climb? How old are you now? Whats up?
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Andrew, you just confirmed two things for me.

1. I knew climbing would be easier if I were taller, thanks for confirming.
2. I need to lose some lbs. (probably wont work on this one at all since I love myself some cheesecake).
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Andrew wrote:Average height is 5 foot 6 for the top ten climbers in the world
Average weight is 124 pounds for the top ten climbers in the world



I thought climbing was easier if you are tall?

Climbing is easier if you are tall-- ONLY IF you are shorter than average.

Climbing is easier if you are short-- ONLY IF you are taller than average.

The farther you are away from the median into either direction, the more likely you are to feel the grade inconsistencies.
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