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But once you start using crimps and slopers, once you’ve experienced climbing ten foot up, balanced on one toe and tried desperately to swap hands on a sloping hold that someone else has left caked in chalk, you’ll really know the value of a good brush and a clean surface.
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Liquid chalk is a little different, it’s a mix of chalk and isopropyl alcohol which basically acts as an antiperspirant for your hands, evaporating off the sweat and leaving your hands drier for longer.
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To put it a way you or I might understand, extend your fingers out beside the pocket, keeping everything in as straight a line as possible, rather than bending the free fingers at the knuckle, underneath the hold. Think of the Devil-horn hand sign from a million metal videos. This finger position may not be quite as strong but significantly reduces the risk of injury as all the tendons are working in the same way.
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I've gotten this question about Porta-Hang a lot. It's a good question, one that I try to answer for everyone that asks. I've tested Porta-Hangs all over the US, in many locations, hotels, people's homes and customers, so we know that it works most everywhere for most people. And if it doesn't, that's OK, send it back and you'll be refunded.
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I’m not much of a show off. That one guy at the gym who takes off his shirt as soon as it gets above freezing and screams when doing a big move to make sure everyone at the center knows...
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