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What are you guys - gnomes?

6'1" 220 lbs. I could put any one of you in my backpack and still climb 5.11. Well, maybe not Bill...but I've hiked with Bill, and he could probably carry 2 of you uphill! Go get some perogies in ya, fer christ sake!

 

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SexyChoc weighs 1.78lbs/inch (are you a chick!?!? hellno3d.gif)

Rudy weighs 1.92lbs/inch

I weigh 1.96lbs/inch.

Distel weighs 2.1lbs/inch

WillStrickland weighs 2.24lbs/inch

Drederek weighs 2.6lbs/inch

Bogen weighs 3lbs/inch

ChrisT weighs 4.03lbs/inch hellno3d.gifyellaf.gif

 

Ya'll are a bunch of lard asses.

 

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SexyChock weighs 1.78lbs/inch

Rudy weighs 1.92lbs/inch

I weigh 1.96lbs/inch.

Bogen weighs 3lbs/inch

ChrisT weighs 4.03lbs/inch hellno3d.gif

 

Ya'll are a bunch of lard asses.

 

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square cube law Geek_em8.gif... height is one dimensional but mass is related to volume, which is three-dimensional. this is why they divide by a square when calculating BMI

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Seriously though, I like the different types of climbers.

I love watching a featherweight glide up a steep route.

I also like to see raw power or grace.

The heavier (not fatter) you are, the more technique really matters.

Good climbers come in all shapes and sizes.

As far as safty, I think the gear can handle it, you just have to make sure there's good gear off the belay and that your belayer can handle the fall, which are things all climbers should do anyways. Theres no way for me to get much lighter and be healthy so I never worry about my weight. I just have fun doing what I can do. Thats all I can do.

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I bet a #0 circlehead won't even hold your bodyweight let alone your fall tongue.gif

Who cares? What can I do about it anyways? I've never blown an aid placement nor broke a hold due to my weight. I've learned to climb and do whatever I do at the weight I'm at. I place gear based on what I feel will hold me.

 

Plus 175 is the weight of the "average" climber right?

Well 200 is just 12.5% heavier. You guys act like 200 plus pounds is an astronomical difference or something. 12.5% is peanuts.

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