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the Fet
Trad climber
MA>CA>TW>AK>back to CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 9, 2006 - 10:34am PT
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Has anyone had or have any insight into that strange affliction where the body just shuts down on a wall? The type Royal got on the first ascent of Half Dome and his solo of Muir Wall.
My brother's partner got it on the Nose. No energy when everything else seems fine. And all of a sudden it can just go away.
A subconcious fear reaction?
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
Otto, NC
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Adrenaline burnout, poor nutrition, dehydration, exhaustion....add 'em all up and see what you get.
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the Fet
Trad climber
MA>CA>TW>AK>back to CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 9, 2006 - 11:16am PT
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The strange thing is this affliction comes and goes. In all 3 cases above it happened during or at the beginning of a climb, but then went away and the person came back strong and finished the climb.
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lazide
Big Wall climber
Bay Area, CA
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'Hitting the Wall'?
not like it isn't brutal work for very long periods of time with (often) poor nutrition and hydration. Throw in heat exhaustion for extra fun on those summer walls.
There has been a couple times when I just wanted to curl up into a ball and pass out.
uh, I mean.... No idea what you're talking about! ;)
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Polar Sun
Trad climber
Joshua Tree
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It's usually really simple math. When I see wall partners melting I say "Do you realize that you have only consumed 200 calories of food in the past 7 hours?" People on walls forget the amount of energy they are expending--and walls tend to be appetite killers.
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noshoesnoshirt
climber
hither and yon
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"In all 3 cases above it happened during or at the beginning of a climb"
Sounds like ground grip. Get high enough so you can't bail and it'll go away.
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