Alexander Moreen Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 So I was reading through some of John Gill's website(famous rock climber and amateur gymnast who achieved some impressive feats of strength such as OAC, iron cross and 1 arm front lever at an incredible 6'2") and read the section on competitive rope climbing and decided to try it out.It seems the record for 25' rope(around 8 meters) is just about 5 seconds, the question is what is your best time for the 25'?Starting from sitting till you reach the top connecting piece with no feet touching the rope( no l sit required ):Mine is 12.3 secondsOther times from our gym are 13.1(roommate),13.4(probably the strongest overall guy in the gym), 15.4, and 17.4(used feet a bit, first time at gym so gave him some slack). What are your guys best times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Naterman Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Never speed-climbed a rope with no legs! With legs I used to do around 7 seconds, but that's totally different. Feet to hands, stand up, repeat. Didn't take very long lol! Of course, I was wearing boots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Moreen Posted August 13, 2010 Author Share Posted August 13, 2010 It's pretty fun, I hope you guys give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Naterman Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 When my biceps tendons are good enough for straddle planche I certainly will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animalonfire Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 As soon as I can get back to the gym(actually not for a while:( ). It's about time that one of these competitions caught on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razz Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 In a few weeks I'll be able to rope climb, I'll get a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubadub Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 4.87s here.4llXf3tTRf4 Czech and world rope climbing record on 8 long rope - 4,87 second.Aleš Novák from Sokol Šternberk during Czech championschip 2009 in Olomouc CityMore info about rope climbing - www.svetsplhu.czci-cNe-lWp4 .Štěpán Muchka from Sokol Mladá Boleslav during rope climbing exhibition on 20 meters long rope in Pelhřimov 2009. Time of the climb was fantastic 29,90 s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondra Ruzek Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I think we should resurrect this topic, because rope climbing becomes very actual with F3&4...I really recommend reading John Gill's history of rope climbing as mentioned in the first post: http://www128.pair.com/r3d4k7/Competitive_Rope_Climbing1.html Could you imagine winning times if RC became Olympic discipline once more? Bedrich Supcik - first Czech Olympic winner in RC, Paris 1924 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaad Mohammad Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I did 5-6 seconds for 5.5 m. 8 m 5 sec is crazy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Davies Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Honestly, I'll just be happy when I can climb a rope with no feet. I'll worry about my time after I get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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