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Painfull callouses 12-Jun-2005 At 11:01:14 PM steph

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don't know about the shower thing.... but in my opinion your hands will naturally harden over time as callouses cover callouses and you grow a glove. (not the most attractive look on females) however it's great for climbing.

Also I've heard a lot about using metho and other 'skin hardening' substances people use. My advice is to simply MOISTURISE hands after climbing cos eventually you'll find that with softer yet more built up skin, you'll never tear a flapper larger than one layer. If you've hardened the skin too much, it's hard for it to regrow over it - and when it tears count yourself out of any serious climbing for a long while cos you lose half the width of your finger. eww yuk just thinking about it!!