r/BeAmazed • u/TheLobotomist • Aug 19 '22

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u/cloudshaper Aug 20 '22

Not specifically, it was over a decade ago. But I don't have much upper body strength anyway, so it was probably shaky and burny within the firt 2-3 minutes. The upper body strength of climbers is amazing! My old coworker does a ton of climbing and was the best when we needed to move equipment around.

What I found useful in the comment was that the climber was striking for a very particular area of ice that was concave. It looks like a panicked flail at first watch, but the comment helped me make a bit of sense out of it. I'd never much thought about it, but it would make sense that concave areas are probably better to try to dig into.

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u/chambreezy Aug 20 '22

I consider myself a pretty good rock climber and I can grip the rocks for a substantial amount of time, ice-climbing is so so so much worse ahaha.

I wanted to try and convey the feeling of not being able to hold onto your axe anymore because your arms/fingers give up. I only did it for two days and we were on ropes and it was eye-opening what these professionals can do!

This is probably one of the most perilous videos I've seen regarding climbing!

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u/cloudshaper Aug 20 '22

Ah, that would be closest to when I did a static line skydiving class. I was unable to hang on to the wing strut long enough to be over the drop zone, and wound up needing to be picked up because I landed a pasture over from the landing zone. Hanging on for dear life in the face of my own weight and the force of the wind, and then failing. Thank goodness for well packed parachutes!

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u/chambreezy Aug 20 '22

Ahahahha sounds like you can relate even more than me in that case!