So I’ve flicked through my trad guide books cover to cover & now I’m resorting to bouldering guidebooks. I’m not always clear on some of the descriptions; one of the lines talks about a ‘good monkey-up-a-stick line’. What does that mean?
> So I’ve flicked through my trad guide books cover to cover & now I’m resorting to bouldering guidebooks. I’m not always clear on some of the descriptions; one of the lines talks about a ‘good monkey-up-a-stick line’. What does that mean?
If you're familiar with top pitch of Direct Route (VS 5b), the bit after the hard move has been described as "monkey up a stick".
Basically imagine a tree about a foot wide and climbing that by hands gripping round (both sides of) the tree and feet placed against front of the tree.
Press Release Arc'teryx Climb Academy returns to the Lake District: May 25th – 27th
News Lorraine McCall Starts Grahams Round
Lorraine McCall began her attempt today at a continuous, self-powered round of the Grahams, a four-month tour of upland Scotland combining walking and bikepacking. If successful, she'll be the first person that we know of to do it.