Here goes: Climbing FONSFAQ

[rydra_wong]

Frequently (Or Not So Frequently) Asked Questions About Climbing

How it works (wording stolen from crossedwires):

-- ask questions/leave prompts about anything climbing-related in the comments; please put 'prompt: [your prompt]' in the subject line

-- claim prompts or make up your own climbing topics you would like to write about for 'Three weeks for Dreamwidth'; please put 'claimed: [your claim]' in the subject line

-answer in the comments or provide a link to your post

-- fonsfaq is a comm created for fonsfaq answers if you'd rather not answer in your own journal

ETA: I don't see any reason why multiple people can't "claim" a prompt and answer, especially as different people will have different advice and perspectives. So don't be afraid to jump in.

Topics so far:

Where to begin
Strengthening muscles

Comments

Re: Claimed (but other people, please feel free to answer as well!)

[georgmi]

And that's why I didn't claim it--I know jack-all about anything except the limited stuff I've done myself. :)

I agree with what you say about the tradeoff between strength and technique--my usual belay partner doesn't have a lot of arm strength, so he relies more on technique, while I have an above-average power-to-mass ratio. There are pitches that I storm up that he can't do, about equally distributed with pitches that he has no trouble with that have me falling off the wall all over the place. I have added The Self-Coached Climber to my Amazon wish list; thanks much for the rec.

Re: Claimed (but other people, please feel free to answer as well!)

[rydra_wong]

I have added The Self-Coached Climber to my Amazon wish list

Oh, you're going to have so much fun. *rubs hands gleefully* If you've already got power and then you add technique on top of that, you'll be amazed at what you can do.