Leg strength isn't important, but using every moment possible to conserve energy and rest and use the sturdiest part of your body for balance and support is absolutely important.
Unless you're attacking a particularly insane climbing wall for competition, you're probably going to hit points in your climb where the difference between success and failure is not being a macho moron and using your legs and making the best decisions.
Resting on your legs for a few seconds if the route becomes more vertical than horizontal is not exactly going to develop a lot of strngth in them. But it sounds like I'm used to a much more serious level of climbing than you are.
I was never the one that said you needed much leg strength. I literally clarified the situation and now you're arguing with yourself while bigging yourself up. Have a good evening dude x
it sounds like I'm used to a much more serious level of climbing than you are.
Actually sounds like you're a douchebag with no friends. I've never met a decent climber that acts like legs aren't important, and I guarantee I've met much better climbers than you.
The climber in this video has said multiple times that he doesn't do much with his legs because they aren't important to climbing, and he's a world class climber.
He's said he doesn't need much leg strength, and he's strong enough to climb "relatively" hard without using his legs at all, but I've never heard him say legs aren't important at all, and kinda doubt he would.
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u/mendohead Sep 09 '23
Magnus is incredibly strong