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Hand wrist tendonds? 28-Feb-2011 At 12:13:06 PM Gavo

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On 28/02/2011 One Day Hero wrote:
>Climbing a lot of stuff will strengthen everything which needs to be strong........but
>it takes a year or two for wrists and shoulders and pulleys to "get with
>the program".........I'm pretty sure that there's no way to shortcut this
>process, everyone who tries ends up busted.

I agree. I just dont see a grade 18 or 19 being the same as a bouldering problem. Even the V0 problems Ive done have seemed harder in terms of the moves required, than anything Ive done on a trad climb to date. So far on trad, the problems Ive encountered have been as you said, endurance/stamina (getting pumped is my biggest, and that has happened on far lower grades as well such as Rats Tail (16) at the Grampians), and fear/trust in placements.

I dont think I am pushing too hard on trad. Dont think that at all. Im being what I consider methodical and feeling it out.

Bouldering though so far Ive just been "that looks cool, Ill try that... "ouch"