Climb Ropes to Develop Upper Body Strength

I remember climbing ropes at OCS as part of the obstacle course when I was training to be a Marine officer, but it never looked this good or this fun. We trained in boots and utilities, not hot shorts. I went through OCS during the winter class, so it was double un-fun. The ropes were often frozen and slippery, not to mention the other obstacles in the course. Because the Marine Corps didn't allow candidates to wear gloves during the obstacle course, no matter what the weather was like, your

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