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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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May 23, 2006 - 05:19am PT
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I'm not in contention - never was, either - but I do have a simple test:
Those 1/2" wide door trim things you see in a typical house are pretty good for seeing if you're up to pulling down. Basically, you pull down on the door frame, and see if you go up. My personal best is five, clearing the edge with my chin.
I did a ladder of twenty-odd rungs, 3/4" wide nailed onto a 2x12 plank tied to a tree, with my feet sliding alongside the plank, at a party. The "dood, whoa" was flowing that night. Nobody else tried the ladder by standing on the rungs after that.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Same place as you, man...... (WB)
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May 23, 2006 - 11:52am PT
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I rember that shiitalker Tarbuster hanging on the doorjamb, with one hand, locked off at 90degrees and reading a book while telling us young-uns that "we were nuthin" back in the day.
Door jamb pullups are a dark ages secret. Knew guys who would do 10 sets of 10 on the minute with substancial weight hanging from their waist... for a warm-up before going to workout.
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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May 23, 2006 - 12:15pm PT
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Dave Altman - multiple one arm chins and two arm weighted chins (130+ lbs).
German Wing (Mexico) - saw him do a set of five two arm chins with 135 lbs. no problem for a warm-up! Multiple one arm chins easy.
Beat Kammerlander - reportedly can do chins by "palming" opposite sides of a parrallel wood beam (palms facing each other on opposing sides of the beam).
Jim Holloway - front levers forever (30 seconds +, perfect form).
John Gill - the master! One arm front lever, butterfly mount on still rings! hmmmm...
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Wade Icey
Social climber
the EPC
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May 23, 2006 - 12:33pm PT
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The Iron monkey (D. Schultz) is/was always pretty strong and he often reffered to Dave Altman as 'the world's strongest man."
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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May 23, 2006 - 12:47pm PT
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Used to work out with Altman all the time. I have to say he had the greatest strength to weight ratio of anyone I've ever worked out with.. Even Ed Barry was in awe of Altman's power - we all were!
Once I went climbing in Josh with a kid from Canada who could do over 20 one arm chins! Truly insane - he was climbing with his gym coach who was training him to break the world one arm chin record. Anyone remember this guy?
Moffatt had some of the strongest fingers I've seen. One arm fingertip hangs on a 3/4" edge for 1 min. 10 sec. ! I've seen Dave Graham bouldering lately - I'd say his crimp power is the most impressive I've ever witnessed personally. I've heard stories of Murray (sp? - the famous boulderer) having some pretty wicked crimp power as well.
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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May 23, 2006 - 01:04pm PT
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I was on a feild trip w/ one of my classes the other day at the Berkeley Aquatic Park. Some of the guys in the class were having a "man contest" at the pull up bar, and I was teasing them that if I entered, I'd win. (I can't do that many...but I would have beat them.)
Anyway, who should wander a long shortly after the conclusion of the man contest, but Dave in his de rigeur tank top. I said, "Hey, class, this is Dave. He can do more pull ups than anyone!" After he had passed, they were all gushing, "Wow! How do you know that guy? He's so ripped!" They didn't even get to see him do his pull ups.
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nb3000
Gym climber
Oakland, CA.
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May 23, 2006 - 01:42pm PT
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The thing about Altman is, hes so short. Built like a garden gnome ... that can rip a phone book in half.
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roy
Social climber
New Zealand -> Santa Barbara
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May 23, 2006 - 03:38pm PT
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Hey Tom of SLO,
I tried this once in a location close to you - the "Showboat" room of the Madonna Inn. I didn't go up, but the entire door frame came down. Hasty repairs were made after the group stopped rolling around the floor in laughter.
Check that door first!
Cheers,
Roy
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pFranzen
Boulder climber
Portland, OR
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May 23, 2006 - 04:19pm PT
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Check out John Gill's page here for some impressive pullup records:
http://www128.pair.com/r3d4k7/Chinups.html
Don't forget Klem Loskot on the other end of the scale! I feel sorry for his fingers-- he's built like a linebacker.
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pFranzen
Boulder climber
Portland, OR
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May 23, 2006 - 04:21pm PT
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"I didn't go up, but the entire door frame came down. Hasty repairs were made after the group stopped rolling around the floor in laughter."
Haha. A friend of mine had the brilliant idea of putting a hangboard up above his door in the dorms at CU. Watching it rip out of the plaster and seeing him fall flat on his ass covered in plaster dust still holding on to the hangboard was downright hillarious.
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susan peplow
climber
Winner of Diet Challenge!!!
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May 23, 2006 - 05:12pm PT
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My hero....
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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May 23, 2006 - 05:27pm PT
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Captan Caveman (already mentioned)
Mark Smedly
Chris Raypole had it going, more contact than pullup strength though
and since Sue opened the door, my hero,
and this guy can sing!
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susan peplow
climber
Winner of Diet Challenge!!!
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May 23, 2006 - 07:03pm PT
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We should mention Chris in the thread about taking time off from climbing. That boy can still climb right off (or from under) the couch. Amazing!
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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May 23, 2006 - 07:15pm PT
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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May 23, 2006 - 07:27pm PT
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oh yeah, dick cilley shot putting an entire boulder.
forgot about that.
one strong pup.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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May 23, 2006 - 07:36pm PT
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Buzzzzzzz, tilt wrong!
dig the gams, man!
Insighteful interpretation, wrong player.
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rockermike
Mountain climber
Berkeley
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May 23, 2006 - 07:49pm PT
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my question above still stands? How important is extreme strength to high level climbing? Maybe put another way, who is the greatest climber who can't/couldn't do a one arm pull-up?
Any under-developed climbing stars out there? My guess is there are some women climbers who have relatively low pull-up thresholds.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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May 23, 2006 - 08:15pm PT
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diana hunter (rip) was reputed to be anable to do a full bona fide pull up.
she mastered eldo 10/11's a wee bit of a way's back.
billy roos, who dated her as much confirmed this when i asked him, as it is part of the lore and inquiring minds have a need...
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