I’m garbage on heavily overhanging stuff because I’m so much heavier than my gym’s teenaged routesetters who probably have 2x my strength to weight ratio
Date: July 30th, 2026 9:40 PM Author: Bearded Institution
I’ve sent plenty of 5.11s and V4s where my height conferred an advantage. And I pretty routinely get spat out of 5.9/V3 stuff that’s overhanging or pinch-y or campus-y.
Date: July 31st, 2026 9:01 AM Author: Bearded Institution
The walls are set by 5’4” teenagers. They’re a foot shorter than me and have like 14” less reach. I can often skip three or more moves and just reach the top hold from the second or third move. I cheat!