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javaguy
Sep 23, 2003, 8:31 PM
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I have been climbing for little over a year and I don't use chalk. I don't even own a chalk bag. And I have newer really missed it. Except for on really hot summerdays on steep climbs with small holds.
I think it would be interesting to hear other peoples use/misuse of chalk.
Do you use chalk? And if you do, do you use it on every climb or only when you really need it?
Do chalk make the climb much easier..and how much easier? a whole grade? Is the use of chalk bad style?
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crankenstein
Sep 23, 2003, 8:36 PM
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Chalkbag = Little bag of powdered white courage.
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ninjaslut
Sep 23, 2003, 8:37 PM
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In reply to: Chalkbag = Little bag of powdered white courage.
I've heard similar things about concaine.
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joeschmoe
Sep 23, 2003, 8:46 PM
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chalk use is great style. I mean nothing looks cooler and says i've been climbing more than overly chalked hands.
bu seriously I use chalk anytime i start bouldering tougher problems, but thats because i have an issue where my hands sweat to no end. so if there's a slopey hold anywhere on the climb, i've gotta chalk up.
plus anymore i think its just habit. i dont really feel like i'm seriously climbing till i'm chalking up.
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arak42
Sep 23, 2003, 8:46 PM
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I do use chalk, but I think it is unconscience on my part. I don't think it really allows me to climb better. I think it gives me that (false) sence of security that I can send that move that I just fall on. "I fell because my hand slipped... yeah, that's what happened... "
I do not use chalk a lot when I climb, but I am told that I am sexy with a smug of chalk on my face and in my hair... oh baby! :wink: :) :wink:
Oh, and I have to add that I have the coolest chalk bag i have ever seen (Yes, I am humble!) I put a lining in a Crown Royal bag. Eh... one of my better ideas if I do say so myself! Really, I looked at prices of real chalk bags. I did not want to spend $10! But for some reason I could justify spending $15 on wiskey. heehee
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rwaltermyer
Sep 23, 2003, 9:00 PM
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I HAVE to use chalk. My hands would be so slimey after 6 or 7 moves that you could forget it. My hands even sweat when I boulder in November (and its 40 degrees!)
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alpinerock
Sep 23, 2003, 9:34 PM
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I'm lucky i've never had to use it, even though most of my climbing was in american fork this summer during the afternoon. my hands just don't sweat.
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lilcapntravis
Sep 23, 2003, 9:40 PM
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chalk is so psychological.
i was using chalk the other day when it was PERFECTLY dry outside, no humidity, no sweat on my palms, but i'd chalk up at rests. i didn't even realize i was doing it at first.
i'd say 60% of the time i don't even need chalk when i use it.
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xblacklungx
Sep 23, 2003, 9:42 PM
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i do, i have the same problem as rwaltermyer, someone once said that it looked like i had been fisting a cow because my hands sweat loads!
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pinkamy
Sep 23, 2003, 9:45 PM
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Chalk gives me the willies... kinda like fingernails on a chalk board. I use it anyway, but with apprehension. :lol:
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karmaklimber
Sep 23, 2003, 9:45 PM
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I suffer from sweaty hands syndrome, so chalk is imperative for me on long hard climbing days. When bouldering, I try my hardest to keep it inside my chalk pot and be clean about it. Chalking up before climbing a route has become part of my pre-climb ritual to help me mentally prepare for the climb ahead; approach wall and touch/feel it, put on harness, tie in, check belayer and have belayer check me, 1st read of route to see where it ends, 2nd read to spot holds, 3rd read for hand sequence while miming, put on shoes, roll up sleeves, chalk up, 4th read for body positioning/feet, chalk up again, 5th read to spot possible crux(es?), 6th read to piece it all together, and go.
It sometimes serves as "artificial confidence" if I'm unsure about making the next move, giving me time to gather myself when in a comfortable rest position.
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climbhigh2005
Sep 23, 2003, 10:01 PM
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yes!
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duckwalk
Sep 23, 2003, 10:01 PM
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i've also been climbing for over a year and I don't own a chalk bag. I will however, put some on at the beginning of the climb when its hot out. Because face it, on hot days, chalk is nice to have
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ouflyboy9
Sep 23, 2003, 10:34 PM
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i have really sweaty hands...so i've got to use it...but i try not to use it in excess
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allan_thomson
Sep 23, 2003, 10:40 PM
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Yes, but only infrequently. Only if I feel my hands slipping. Now I've got a new grippy thing as well though, which doesn't leave nasty smears over the rock face.
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coldclimb
Sep 23, 2003, 10:42 PM
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I have really unsweaty hands. I use a chalkball, because I never need a whole lot. Just a bit rubbed on the fingertips during frenzied efforts, and nothing more. My friends use the majority of my chalk, cause their hands sweat more. :)
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curt
Sep 23, 2003, 10:47 PM
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I am addicted to chalk. I personally can't see how anyone can climb anything without it. Although I did notice that the original poster here is from Norway and I live in Arizona--where it is still 107 degrees in late September.
Curt
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wv5ten
Sep 23, 2003, 11:04 PM
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I am cursed with sweaty sweaty hands. Pair that with the chalk eating sandstone at Cooper's Rock where i climb the most, and you got one guy thats addicted to chalk.
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bluelip
Sep 23, 2003, 11:53 PM
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My hand sweat very badly. BUT, I _DO_NOT_ use chalk.
I got a pair of those c4 gloves.
:lol:
j/k folks
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calamity_chk
Sep 23, 2003, 11:56 PM
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what? you can use the little blue cube that you use in pool to climb?? wow. how does that work?
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helmut
Sep 24, 2003, 12:00 AM
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Yes
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zorg
Sep 24, 2003, 12:03 AM
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yes.
God this is going to be a boring thread.
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turockgirl
Sep 24, 2003, 12:10 AM
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yep
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vegastradguy
Sep 24, 2003, 12:27 AM
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Chalk bag = think stick.
I generally chalk before starting a pitch, and perhaps right before the crux if I need to think about it...otherwise I usually get to the top of the pitch with no chalk left.
One chalkbag lasts approximately 6-8 months. woo!
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psychopsilocybin
Sep 24, 2003, 12:45 AM
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Give me Chalk....or Give me Death :P
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