campassing

Campusing is climbing without using your legs...it doesn't mean that you're a great climber, but it does take lots of strength and determination. There are plenty of climbers who can't do anything with just their arms, but are none-the-less amazing climbers because they have great technique. Here are a couple videos of me attempting to campus some V4's. I have done one of them before, but it was after a good twenty attempts. NEVER give up after only a few tries... only consider giving up if you have failed at least three dozen times on the same route. :P

Campusing is loads of fun and is a great workout for your entire upper body. i personally enjoy trying to find harder routes to campus, because i love the thrill of feeling like i'm gliding from one hold to the next. It gives you a sort of feeling of being Tarzan on a vine. you just move one hand and then the other, and it allows you to find new ways to accomplish problems. If anyone has campused a challenging problem, you might know the feeling of strength and power of which I speak. I strongly urge climbers to give it a shot. If you don't have the strength, it will build up over time and i recommend doing plenty of pull-ups and other arm building exercises.