• Dr_Box
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    11 months ago

    It looks like a skilled rock climber could scale that wall easily

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      11 months ago

      Probably harder to do when there are people at the top who are mad at you.

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        11 months ago

        Yea, but a hell of a lot easier than scaling a straight vertical wall

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          11 months ago

          Makes it easier for an archer to shoot at you from the top while staying protected.

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      An unskilled rock climber could scale that wall easily. Heck, a 6th grader with no training, and no gear could. But it’s a different story when hot oil, arrows, and rocks are being dumped upon you.

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          11 months ago

          For trad it looks like it’s 5.1-5.4. Possibly a 5.5-5.6 depending on how steep it actually is when beneath it, and how large the mortise gaps are. But if you look at the tower in the foreground, you can see that they were considerate enough to put handholds every 5 or so vertical feet.

      • jaybone
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        11 months ago

        lol I wouldn’t say a 6th grader with no gear could climb that.

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          11 months ago

          Have you ever seen a kid climb a tree, or a jungle gym? They’re like little monkeys!

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          11 months ago

          I bet if enough tried, they could do it by climbing the dead sixth grader staircase. And then you’d technically be wrong.

          • jaybone
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            11 months ago

            It’s all part of FOX’s Must See TV Thursday night game show Are You Deader Than A Sixth Grader.

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    11 months ago

    They just don’t build fortresses like this any more.

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    11 months ago

    I assume there’s a reason the walls slope so… climably?