#168 Dan Varian — The Different Physical Archetypes Of Pros, High Knuckle Crimping, Committing To Chisel Or 3-Finger Drag, and How True Progression Happens

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Dan Varian is a living legend in the bouldering scene. He's one of the founders of the iconic company Beastmaker and he's a prolific developer with who has FA'd 100's of boulders in the grade 8 (V11 and up).
On top of that, Dan is one of the most thoughtful and experienced climber in the world on what it takes to climb at a high level, especially when it comes to the hands and fingers.
This is an absolute masterclass and deep dive on elite level hand strength.
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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. The "Perfect Experience of Climbing": Bombadil 8B+/V14 (00:08:38)

3. Aidan Roberts and Climber Styles (00:24:40)

4. The Values of Different Grip Types (00:34:32)

5. Support by Organic Climbing (00:56:00)

6. The Values of Different Grip Types (00:57:16)

7. Are you a dragger or a chiseler? (01:47:54)

8. The Case Against Edge Lifting (01:55:02)

9. How To Go From Good To Great (02:17:23)

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