5 Medium Dripstone Pinches

We love the look of these holds, along with the possibilities of using them. They are great positive holds, great pinching possibilities, and are some of my favorite holds to use setting.

Love the dripstone line, especially all the different pinch variations. Allow for steep, body position climbing with lots of heel/toe combinations, especially when put on the outside edge of steep aretes. A mainstay on our 40 degree spray wall.

These are awesome, and they are a lot of good options you can do with these. I put almost all of these vertically on my 20 degree wall and they make a great pinch for some tough moves. The V shaped one feels awesome and you can really get an easy pinch on that one  on a hard wall. These would be great V4/5 climbing on a steep wall.

Hard holds on my 45 degree wall, good thing they are so textured! Great ergonomics.

A nice variety of fatty full hand pinches and skinny tendon testing pinches. Works great on any angle wall. Super positive, so I've got them set on my steeper 30 degree wall for added pinch difficulty.  Another home run by the folks at Atomik!

These holds are mounted on my 35 degree wall. They feel around V4 and up at this angle. They have amazing texture that looks great and allows you to hold them without being too rough on the skin.

They're a great compliment to the deeper pinches of the Dripstone tufa.

So the orange hold in the main picture (the Y) is no joke.  I have this set as a 'Y' on the 20 degree overhang and it's really tough!  I have to lie over and crimp it and it takes some hand strength.  The other holds lead to some tougher climbs on the overhang and they are solid on a simple vertical wall.  The yellow hold is a tough pinch vertically and is a bit tougher when over hung.  I really like this set!

Wall stats - 20 degree overhang top with vertical portion and 10 degree overhang below.
Climber stats - solid V5 to V6

This set gives you an excellent variety of pinch widths and depths. On my 35 deg wall, they start at V3 and can be used to set harder compression and dead point problems. Turned horizontal, some will work as open-hand sloping edges and shallow in-cuts. I am pairing them with the "5 medium dripstone pinches/pockets" and the "XXL dripstone tufa" for additional versatility on steep and vertical terrain.

We love these holds, and really everything from the dripstone line. They all offer multiple grip positions with lots of good texture. I love how rotating these holds can offer a totally different climb, since hand and finger position are super varied and nuanced. On our 30*, they offer V3-6.

Great shapes and variety. Easier on 15 degree walls- v2/v3. Lots of room for your hands. Some are nice and deep, 1 is a bit shallow which is fun.

Background: I can climb V5s and stuff. The smaller holds are the easiest to pinch. They can be rotated and used as a wannabe jug that works quite well because they are semi incut? There are 2 wider pinches that are nice. Not too hard or easy... quite challenging on my 30 degree wall depending on your previous position. Good holds to progress. Would be nice holds for a more advanced personOn a 45 degree  wall ( around V6 route maybe? basedon friend's comments*)  . Texture is a nice touch. Definitely allows for different finger placement.

Each pinch is unique from the rest which gives a nice variety. The pinches range from v5-v8 on a 45 degree wall depending on the specific pinch and movement. Can probably be used to set routes down to v3 on a 30 degree wall.

Much variety in this set.  Great value for the cost. They look amazing.  On vertical, they will develop grip strength in a controlled, but not overly aggressive manner (v1+).  On 30 degree wall, expect these to feel v4.  They will push you to be much better. Get a set.

I love the shapes of these holds.  Great detailing and texture, comfortable to use and pretty easy to get a good grip on them.  Good variety of shapes too.  Adds a good amount of diversity to my collection of holds.

5 good pinches most have a little wider part to enable positive pinching.  Not you standard hold set.  Very grippy from a texture point of view. There’s at least one in there that’s viscous on a steep wall it’s squarish... the pictures do not do this set justice.