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Finger tips

ademmert

30-Jul-2008
6:28:43 PM

Lately after just a few climbs on the first day of the weekend my finger tips have been wearing through and become painful to climb on.
In the past I have been able to climb each weekend with no prob, even for weeks at a time.
But now they seem to wear through very quickly.

Has this happened to anyone else?
and does anyone have any advise on how to prevent it form continuing to happen

Cheer
a.

MichaelOR

30-Jul-2008
10:22:03 PM

Hi Adam, I've found that red wine bwtween climbing days outdoors helps ..... I believe it's the anti-oxidants. Otherwise, just tougher up.
Michael

kieranl

30-Jul-2008
10:41:39 PM

Yes, soak your fingertips in red wine, that'll help. Beats dishwashing liquid.

james

31-Jul-2008
6:25:25 AM

its that fancy new desk job you've got. soft soft soft.

get some hoofmaker.


Pat

31-Jul-2008
9:07:12 AM

I used to row as a kid and we used to wee on our hands to harden them up. Worked. Its supposed to be
the alum that hardens them up. Or that is what the coach always told us. Wait a minute . . . school boys
in a huddle, weeing on their hands. What was I thinking? And yes, it was an all boys school.

Tlockwood

31-Jul-2008
1:19:20 PM

metho's good too for rips


evanbb

31-Jul-2008
1:40:19 PM

I've been using a commercial product called Climb On, that's excellent. Good for repairing splits and flappers, and toughens it up for next time.


ajfclark

31-Jul-2008
2:01:39 PM

On 31/07/2008 evanbb wrote:
>I've been using a commercial product called Climb On, that's excellent. Good for repairing splits and flappers, and toughens it up for next time.

ClimbOn! do a lot of different products. Which are you using?


phil_nev

31-Jul-2008
2:03:44 PM

Monkey Skin - Get it from Lactic!


evanbb

31-Jul-2008
2:28:16 PM

On 31/07/2008 ajfclark wrote:

>ClimbOn! do a lot of
>different products. Which are you using?

The Climb On Bar, for hands, Lip Lube for lips and nose in the cold, and the creme for on the job.


IdratherbeclimbingM9

31-Jul-2008
2:55:00 PM

On 30/07/2008 ademmert wrote:
>Lately after just a few climbs on the first day of the weekend my finger
>tips have been wearing through and become painful to climb on.
>In the past I have been able to climb each weekend with no prob, even
>for weeks at a time.
>But now they seem to wear through very quickly.
>
>Has this happened to anyone else?

Chuck would be proud of you ...

"As we unloaded packs at the parking lot, two young ladies approached us to ask if we were THE Yosemite climbers... They asked if it were true that Yosemite climbers chafe their hands on the granite to enable them to friction up vertical walls. We assured them that the preposterous myth was true." — Chuck Pratt, 1965.


muki

31-Jul-2008
4:19:36 PM

Super Glue is the cheapest method, just apply to the flapper/thin spot and hey presto in seconds you
have a new layer to climb on, at the end off the day just wash with nail polish remover to clean up.


harold

31-Jul-2008
5:07:09 PM

I have used super glue a few times climbing on granite when I have run out of tips and it works pretty good. But a friend tried it out on Castle Hill limestone and apparantly it was like having teflon on your fingertips. So not so great on slopers.

31-Jul-2008
5:35:26 PM

Of course the most guaranteed solution would be to stop dogging the crap out of routes beyond your ability


wallwombat

31-Jul-2008
6:06:57 PM

I used to row for a while when I was at high school. Our rowing coach also told us about pissing on our hands to toughen them up. He also said we could use metho instead, which funnily enough ended up being the preferred option for most of the crew. A couple of guys went with the weeing on the hands method. I still wonder about those guys.

I took up cricket.

I agree with the red wine remedy. If you drink enough, you totally forget about your tips.

I only seem to have a problem with trashed tips when I boulder, so it's not a common problem for me.


IdratherbeclimbingM9

31-Jul-2008
8:15:30 PM

>it's not a common problem for me

Hey wall-y If I pee red wine on my belayer*, will it help heal the wall gobis on my hands?

(*tongue firmly in cheek, though apparently Chris Baxter did similar to his partner on the 1st ascent of Ozymandias).


wallwombat

31-Jul-2008
8:21:21 PM

Perhaps, but you also may end up with a few fist gobis on your melon.


IdratherbeclimbingM9

31-Jul-2008
8:25:57 PM

"Nuff, nuff", said the faeries.
;-)

ademmert

1-Aug-2008
8:15:30 AM

On 31/07/2008 james wrote:
>its that fancy new desk job you've got. soft soft soft.

I think it might be true!

Has anyone tried filling there tips to increase skin growth?


nmonteith

1-Aug-2008
8:37:16 AM

Just stick to jugs and slopers - avoid crimpers. I'm always surprised how long I can climb for (ie 13 days straight in Europe) when i avoid crimpy climbing.

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