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What can we learn about rock climbing from mountain goats?

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The main thing apparent from looking at mountain goats navigating challenging terrain is that balance, flexibility and leverage are as or even more important than having a grip. read more

Even an amateur human rock climber could outperform a mountain goat in a climbing competition. There is no secret to great rock climbing. While there is technique involved, the biggest differentiator between weak and strong climbers is finger strength. Strong rock climbers have massive amount of finger strength. read more

Mountain Goats take refuge in steeper terrain as it is exposed, and makes them highly visible, giving them ample warning of the approach of their chief predator, cougars (mountain lions). It is also terrain that the cougars wide paws struggle on. read more

So that explains the remarkable abilities of the major rock climbing ungulates. But we are still stuck with the question of why the mountain goat is the king among all others. The answer, again, is their hoof. Here is the hoof of a mountain goat: [4] If you compare it to the big-horn sheep hoof above, you can see the difference. read more

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