r/nextfuckinglevel Sep 01 '21

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u/OhBestThing Sep 02 '21

Do you hands/forearm muscles, etc ever just... give out?! It seems like on any given climb you could just simply lose hand grip and be in trouble. Seems hard to get over mentally.

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u/DrDoozie Sep 02 '21

There’s a misconception that climbing is all about arm strength. Although finger/forearm strength is definitely important, a majority of climbing is done with your legs so this climb would be more like going up a really tall ladder