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- From: kochte@stsci.edu
- Subject: 'Vital' stats (was: Re: Macho quiz (for Laura))
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.234226.1@stsci.edu>
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 04:42:26 GMT
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- Writes tpm@ecs (TP Monks) in an earlier posting:
-
- >All # pullups were pretty high - either those who are less dedicated
- >to the bar were afraid of subsequent blackmail, or you're all a bunch of
- >muscle-bound hunks. That is apart from the one respondant who climbs
- >F6c and can't do a single pullup. I can only assume that there are
- >some pretty smooth slabs out there!
-
- >A surprising but definite trend has emerged: The more pullups you can
- >do the harder you will be able to climb!
- >There weren't really enough responses to plot, or analyse ( a few
- >people were keen to see regression analysis, variance, SD, etc etc :-),
- >so that's about it, unless some more people mail...
-
- >If you feel inclined, please mail me your vital climbing statistics, heck,
- >its only for fun!
-
- (can't seem to email you, so....)
-
- Okay. Don't have an 'official' pull-up bar handy anywhere around, so used the
- 'doorjamb' around our one elevator (can get 3/4 of the length of my fingers on
- it). Got in 5 pull-ups. Ooooooo!!!! This from not having done ANY kind of
- activity in nearly a month! :-(
-
- I can usually flash any 5.9; and the occasional (*easy*) 5.10.....(the
- non-overhanging 5.10s, usually; though come to think of it, I have played on
- one overhanging 5.10 near here that I usually can get after one fall.....)
-
- (okay, so I'm a climbing-wuss)
-
- Statistics (as they stand now): pull-ups--> 5 (I know I can do 10 or so when
- I'm "in shape")
- Climb (flash, 95%)--> 5.9 (tr)
- Best lead--> 5.8 (on-sight flash; red-point)
- 2nd 'best' lead--> 5.9 (pro already placed;
- pink-point)
- Best top-rope--> 5.10 (easy)
-
- Do what you will with these... :-)
-
- Not a muscle-bound 'hunk', and not likely ever to be,
- Mark
-