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Can anyone explain this climbing move?

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Gordon Stainforth 11 Aug 2015

Just how did he get into this position - or is it just posing/showing off ??

https://twitter.com/gordonsta/status/631017901194113024

deacondeacon 11 Aug 2015

In reply to Gordon Stainforth:

I've always known it as a 'rose' move, named after a boulder problem. Get it quite often in bouldering.

deacondeacon 11 Aug 2015

In reply to Gordon Stainforth:

Rose and the Self-employed Business Man (f7B)

OP Gordon Stainforth 11 Aug 2015

In reply to deacondeacon:

Thanks for enlightening me. I've just been watching a video of La Rose et le Vampire, and it makes more sense now.

AlanLittle 11 Aug 2015

In reply to Gordon Stainforth:

If I had to guess; by wanting to go rightwards from left of the crack, being unable to swap/share where his right hand is so crossing over with his left to the horizontal break instead, then either voluntarily cutting his left foot loose or involuntarily barn-dooring.

La Rose et le Vampire (8b)

radddogg 11 Aug 2015

In reply to Gordon Stainforth:

> is it just posing/showing off ??

Yes

Ann S 11 Aug 2015

In reply to Gordon Stainforth:

Isn't it a Tom Cruse move from one of his daft MI films.

Removed User 11 Aug 2015

In reply to Gordon Stainforth:

A rose move? You can get more info here: http://www.up-climbing.com/en/contributions/rock/a-dream-cross-over

galpinos 11 Aug 2015

In reply to deacondeacon:

> I've always known it as a 'rose' move, named after a boulder problem. Get it quite often in bouldering.

The "Rose Move" is named after Le Rose et Le Vampire, the classic 8b at Buoux. The boulder problem, "The Rose and the Self Employed Business Man", which came later, I assume was a play on the fact you could do it with a "rose move" and the fact it's on the business boulder.

http://41.media.tumblr.com/5908448447d4c6946baf6081f6489b91/tumblr_mxgzbfZY...