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Great summary, great lessons, definitely something worth fully digesting and internalizing. But to be fair (and pedantic), at least one is untrue. > • Handy m
by cbtacy 4y ago
Great summary, great lessons, definitely something worth fully digesting and internalizing.
But to be fair (and pedantic), at least one is untrue.
> • Handy measure: the distance between your fingertips of your outstretched arms at shoulder level is your height.
Ape Index = the difference between your arm span at shoulder level and your height. In other words, a +6" Ape Index means your arm span is 6 inches more than your height.
- Fanmade 4y agoI've been searching through the comments for a comment about this item in the list. I am less than 2 meters tall, but I can carry plates wider than 2 meters between my outstreched hands. Does that now mean that I am an ape? Actually, that would explain a lot...
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- tromp 4y agoI just checked and my Ape Index is -1"; i'm 1 inch taller than my "wingspan". Apparently this nomenclature is popular in the climbing community, where relatively long wingspan is an advantage.
- zmxz 4y agoNumber 7: "Anything you say before the word “but” does not count."
- rurp 4y agoI think it's a good rule of thumb given that most people will be within an inch or two. My ape index is noticeably low and it's only -2.5". +/- 6" is absolutely massive. When I was a new climber I climbed with someone who was world class and just by watching me for a short time he could tell that my ape index was low.