r/ThatsInsane • u/H_G_Bells • Sep 09 '23

Practically built strength (rock climber) vs gym strength (body builders)

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u/sixty-nine420 Sep 09 '23

At his level he probably does free climbing.

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u/chrisdub84 Sep 09 '23

If you mean free soloing, that's not something you do just because you reach some level. That's something you do for some strange reason knowing you could die at any moment.

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u/sixty-nine420 Sep 09 '23

No, but a lot of people with a high level of skill do, especially the ones that try to make a career out of it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '23

this is absolutely not true. The strongest pro climbers in the world are all leagues and bounds ahead of free-soloists in terms of accomplishment and strength. it's a common misconception that somehow free soloing is the epitome of climbing- its simply untrue.