Cool video and great send! Wild Iris is so cool. I met Todd Skinner and I wanted his signature because he was one of my climbing hero's. I had a copy of the book I was reading at the time, "How to climb 5.12 by Eric Eric Horst"! He signed the book for me on the inside cover, and changed the 5.12 in the title, to 5.12D! I got a kick out of that. He was a super cool guy.
Solid climbing, enjoyed the personal touch. One question: Cameron is readjusting after grabbing some of the holds. I thought this is somewhat of a bad habit. Are there any exceptions to this rule?
there is no "rule", its is impossible to hit the sweet spot of any hold every time, some adjustment maybe required. Of course, the less you readjust, the better as it saves energy.
Sure, it's best to reduce adjusting on holds (and wasted time), and with a lot of rehearsal it's possible to largely eliminate this delay. However, if you're sending a route in "a few tries", then you're still learning the route's subtlety. What's more, the pockets on Houlihan are small/slippery...which demands "digging" into the pockets to find the nuanced way to make each hold work.
Cool video and great send! Wild Iris is so cool. I met Todd Skinner and I wanted his signature because he was one of my climbing hero's. I had a copy of the book I was reading at the time, "How to climb 5.12 by Eric Eric Horst"! He signed the book for me on the inside cover, and changed the 5.12 in the title, to 5.12D! I got a kick out of that. He was a super cool guy.
One of the best! An awesome character and even better friend!
Really awesome video. Enjoyed the climb and certainly inspired me to go to Wild Iris next year when im in Colorado! Also, good song choice!
Awesome! Keep the videos coming!
Lotta sweet routes on and around The Erratic. Medicine Man is a good warm up. :)
Song name?
Solid climbing, enjoyed the personal touch. One question: Cameron is readjusting after grabbing some of the holds. I thought this is somewhat of a bad habit. Are there any exceptions to this rule?
there is no "rule", its is impossible to hit the sweet spot of any hold every time, some adjustment maybe required. Of course, the less you readjust, the better as it saves energy.
Sure, it's best to reduce adjusting on holds (and wasted time), and with a lot of rehearsal it's possible to largely eliminate this delay. However, if you're sending a route in "a few tries", then you're still learning the route's subtlety. What's more, the pockets on Houlihan are small/slippery...which demands "digging" into the pockets to find the nuanced way to make each hold work.
It’s not a bad habit. It’s just what you have to do when you don’t hit the best spot.
Leo Messi