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Aya
Uncategorizable climber
New York
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Dec 10, 2006 - 12:15am PT
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If they say that the highest cross-sectional diameters are seen in high level sport climbers and boulderers, one wonders if its the climbing that's doing it, or if they're that good because of the different hand configuration. If I have spindly fingers, it could explain why I can't climb harder than 11!
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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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Dec 10, 2006 - 12:26am PT
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I thought this was going to be about hairy palms...
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
St. Louis
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Dec 10, 2006 - 01:19am PT
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Ah yes, Hairy Palms - the forgotten town next to 29 Palms.
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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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Dec 10, 2006 - 01:23am PT
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That sounds like one for Ouch!....well, on second thought maybe not...
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lazide
Big Wall climber
Bay Area, CA
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Dec 10, 2006 - 12:52pm PT
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From what I have heard, stress (weightlifting, etc) builds bone, and the finger bones in climbers probably gets more stress than fingers in pretty much anyone else.
Would make sense if our bones eventually get thicker over time as they react to the stress I guess.
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YetAnotherDave
Trad climber
Vancouver, BC
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Dec 10, 2006 - 09:41pm PT
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I wonder if they tracked whether the climbers started climbing when their hands were still growing. I've always blamed my short, stubby fingers on climbing in my early teens... I've had way less tendon trouble than friends who started climbing in their twenties, but I have a hell of a time with the fingering on a violin :)
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