How to Scale Hallway Walls

Introduction

Any ninja worth his weight in throwing stars knows that the most important ingredients for victory are: the element of suprise, and maintaining the higher ground. Scaling the walls of a hallway allows you to pounce on your unsuspecting victim from above, whether it be an enemy, a friend, or a grandmother with sturdy knees and a low center of gravity.

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Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Tips & Warnings:

The first few times you try to scale hallway walls, only climb a few feet before down climbing. You may feel strong enough going up, but coming down is harder and you wear yourself out easily.
If you don't want to down climb you can lift one foot off at a time and drop to your feet.
Make sure when climbing that you move slowly and that your feet and your hands never get higher than your torso. If they are higher, you won't be able to pin yourself, and you'll likely fall.
Never climb to a height you wouldn't feel comfortable jumping down from.
Scaling hallway walls is inherently dangerous. Try this trick at your own risk and always with a spotter.
Put down plenty of padding when trying to scale walls until you are absolutely comfortable with it. The chances of falling are great.
Never try to scale walls with hard-soled shoes.
The walls must always be dry and your shoes must have plenty of traction to even attempt this.

Step1

Place your palms on one wall at an even height with your shoulders as you stand. They should be at least a foot apart, with your fingers facing toward the ceiling.

Step2

Push on the wall with your hands, while lifting one foot to the opposite wall with your chest facing toward the ground.

Step3

Try to lock your elbows in a straight position, and simultaneously press hard with your foot as though you wanted to push the walls away from one another.

Step4

Make sure you feel sturdy as you're pinned between the walls before lifting the other foot up.

Step5

Suspending yourself between the walls, raise one foot and plant it a few inches higher on the wall, but never higher than your torso.

Step6

Raise the opposite hand (if you started with your left foot, raise your right hand) and plant it a few inches higher on the wall. You will begin to climb higher.

Step7

Continue in this fashion while always maintaining contact with the walls with three limbs for the sake of stability.

Step8

Once you are at the top, you can scale back down in the same fashion. Take it slow because down climbing is a little more difficult.

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jamaclassics said

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on 11/19/2007 Hilarious!!! How cool iz this?!

nanomatrix said

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on 11/19/2007 Dude seriously if your grandma is a secret ninja hiding in the shadows of a dark hallway I don't think dropping on her is a safe proposition for anyone! The worst thing about doing this is finding out you have wet drywall (hand goes through easily) lol

Lung said

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on 11/17/2007 This is so cool!

bmi57 said

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on 11/17/2007 My boys loved doing this and it was really good exercise for them, but I always worried about them. I used to pile up sleeping bags on the floor under them and they would tell me that It made them feel like sissy's. They are in their thirty's now and are happy I put the sleeping bags there.

showpup said

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on 11/17/2007 What a cool how-to. I'm with Knewf on this one. I just found out I'm going to be a Grandma for the first time and I can actually see my son encouraging my grandkids to do it. Quick! Hide the eHow article.... LOL

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