I think you guys missed my point. I wasn't apologizing, and I don't feel bad for passing them. Hell, a lot of them pass me on the flats on a regular basis. What I want to know is, is climbing ability strictly based on size? Or did I accidentally do something else correctly that made it easier? If so, I'd really like to know what it was. I climbed a couple of really steep "flyover" bridges a week ago and had a much more difficult time with them than I had today, but couldn't tell you why.