Saturday, November 10, 2007

  • Competitive Rope Climbing

    • Rope climbing used to be a competitive sport and once appeared in the Olympics. Rope Climbing was also sanctioned by the AAU and NCAA as a gymnastic event.

    A 20 or 25 foot natural fiber Manila Climbing Rope was used.

    The climber began while seated on the floor straddling the rope.

    Upon their first movement, the stopwatch started and they were timed while climbing the rope without the use of the legs, pulling all the way to the "tambourine" a black, wooden disc that served as the finish line.

    Don Perry of Champaign Illinois and Robert Manning of San Fernando, California could each climb a 20 foot rope in 2.8 seconds. - Amazing!

    Another great rope climber was Garvin Smith of UCLA, who could climb a 25 foot rope in 4.2 seconds.

    Rope climbing is still popular with wrestlers, gymnasts and any other athletes looking to build a stronger grip and upper-body endurance.    		Competitive Rope ClimbingCompetitive Rope Climbing

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    Posted by John Wood @ Saturday, November 10, 2007

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