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Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 18, 2014 - 03:07am PT
"Climbing with two hands is over-rated"......Tyler Gilson



Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2014 - 03:11am PT
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2014 - 03:12am PT
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Feb 18, 2014 - 03:13am PT
go Tyler!
we all have to overcome challenges on the rock, you're an inspiration to us all!
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2014 - 03:16am PT
Ward Trotter

Trad climber
Feb 18, 2014 - 03:16am PT
Wow, cool photos Todd. ( but as usual you haven't Identified the climbs)
At what level does Tyler currently climb?
That's gotta pose some interesting crack technique adaptions.



Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2014 - 03:19am PT
Tape up "the nub"........

Ward Trotter

Trad climber
Feb 18, 2014 - 03:21am PT
Tape up "the nub"......

Yeah, I guess he can just ball up a lot of tape as well. Interesting.

I'd like to see him in action.
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2014 - 03:22am PT
Tyler currently leads 5.10 climbs, and has been climbing about 2 years.

Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2014 - 03:24am PT
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2014 - 03:26am PT
Ward Trotter

Trad climber
Feb 18, 2014 - 03:27am PT
How does Tyler use his right arm to handle gear when he leads?
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2014 - 03:27am PT
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2014 - 03:31am PT
Seems like the climbing is the easy part and messing with the gear and the clips is the hard part;..especially the right hand bolt clips and right leaning cracks......the right hand does not handle gear;..there IS no right hand.......the "nub" holds on, while the left hand does it all;..........


Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2014 - 03:39am PT
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2014 - 03:41am PT
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2014 - 03:42am PT
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2014 - 03:46am PT
slamming burgers with his homies at the Saloon in joshua tree (Tyler is 21 years old)......tucker tech, Kurt Smith, Greg Epperson, and yours truly....


Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2014 - 03:49am PT
tyler;....he don't need no shoes either....

Ward Trotter

Trad climber
Feb 18, 2014 - 03:55am PT
the right hand does not handle gear;..there IS no right hand.......the "nub" holds on, while the left hand does it all

Right. I guess what I was thinking was the possibility that he might use his right arm to transfer longer slings with pro from around his neck to his left hand which would be busy holding on until the sling can be in a position to have the pro placed. Once the pro is placed he is then free to use both arms to hold on. Next , when he is stable again, he uses his left hand to clip the rope to the sling.

Maybe I'm overthinking all of this.
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