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andrew thomas
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Jan 27, 2015
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Orcas island
· Joined Jan 2015
· Points: 105
Hey i was wondering if anyone knows what 'toe tucking' is? I'm taking a leading class and the instructor wants me to know what it is and i cant find anything on the term
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Aleks Zebastian
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Jan 27, 2015
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Boulder, CO
· Joined Jul 2014
· Points: 175
Andrew Powley wrote:Hey i was wondering if anyone knows what 'toe tucking' is? I'm taking a leading class and the instructor wants me to know what it is and i cant find anything on the term Climbing friend, I believe it is when your friend of multiple pitch takes too long to do the leading of the runout pitch. When you are arriving at the belay you will kick your climbing friend in the buttocks fiercely, toe between the cheeks, which is where I believe this term is arising.
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brandon Lund
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Jan 27, 2015
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Jul 2012
· Points: 0
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Matt Murray
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Jan 27, 2015
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined May 2014
· Points: 0
I believe he means having your feet behind the rope when you are leading.
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FrankPS
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Jan 27, 2015
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Atascadero, CA
· Joined Nov 2009
· Points: 276
Not a term I've ever heard before. That doesn't mean it's not a real term, but I think I would have heard it before. Strange request of your instructor.
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ze dirtbag
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Jan 27, 2015
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Tahoe
· Joined Jun 2012
· Points: 50
i think it's gym talk for stepping through......or what aleks said
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Ryan Kempf
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Jan 27, 2015
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Boulder, CO
· Joined Jul 2011
· Points: 371
^^^ Think stepping through and making sure your foot/leg is behind the rope. You "scoop" the rope out of the way with your toe. Hope that helps.
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andrew thomas
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Jan 27, 2015
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Orcas island
· Joined Jan 2015
· Points: 105
Ok yeah i totally think the last two comments nailed it. Im almost positive when my instructor said toe tucking he means scooping the rope out of he way with my toe when stepping through... it might be a term that only this individual guy uses, i'll find out tomorrow. anyways thank you for the answers!
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climbalready2
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Jan 27, 2015
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Jan 2015
· Points: 5
I googled "toe tucking" and now I'm probably going to be fired for viewing "inappropriate materials" at work. I was only off by 1 letter....
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Jon H
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Jan 28, 2015
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PC, UT
· Joined Nov 2009
· Points: 118
It makes you wonder.... with a term like toe tucking, how much exposure does this "instructor" have to the rest of the real climbing world. And how obscure are the rest of the techniques and terms he is teaching?
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SRB25
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Jan 28, 2015
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Woodside, ca
· Joined Nov 2014
· Points: 5
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climbalready2
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Jan 29, 2015
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Jan 2015
· Points: 5
Andrew Powley wrote:Ok yeah i totally think the last two comments nailed it. Im almost positive when my instructor said toe tucking he means scooping the rope out of he way with my toe when stepping through... it might be a term that only this individual guy uses, i'll find out tomorrow. anyways thank you for the answers! Ok, seriously- what did your instructor say this means?
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andrew thomas
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Jan 29, 2015
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Orcas island
· Joined Jan 2015
· Points: 105
It was basically his way of telling me not to step between the rope and the wall. he said you want to keep your toe tucked behind the rope when steppin through
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Jim Fox
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Jan 29, 2015
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Westminster, CO
· Joined Jun 2014
· Points: 50
Andrew Powley wrote:It was basically his way of telling me not to step between the rope and the wall. he said you want to keep your toe tucked behind the rope when steppin through Oh, ok. I was wondering what that term meant. Thanks
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