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Re:Alex Honnold Scales El Capitan Without Ropes, and the Cli... by takk309 on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @03:39PM (#14500513)
Agreed, dries hands and magically builds confidence. The ratio depends on weather and grade of the climb.
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Re:Alex Honnold Scales El Capitan Without Ropes, and the Cli... by crikli on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @04:07PM (#14500828)
And the type of stone. There are places in Colorado where I don't bother with chalk because it's sandstone and is so gritty that chalk is ineffective.
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Re:Alex Honnold Scales El Capitan Without Ropes, and the Cli... by briandear on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @06:39PM (#14502103)
On Chamonix-area granite, chalk is essential for me. Makes a huge difference. Definitely depends on the rock and the amount of sweat your hands produce.
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