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To Chalk or not to Chalk 4-May-2005 At 6:15:03 PM master of drung

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one would think this topic is dead but i for one get some minor pleasure out flogging a dead horse.
I hate big obvious chalk marks
I think that if chalk was used as conservatively as is appropriate it would be all but invisible on most climbs even with heavy traffic.
If you climb regularly, or learnt to climb in a gym you will almost certainly be conditioned to extreme overuse of chalk.
Leaving big tick marks is reprehensible for multiple reasons.
I accept that on some routes, particularly overhanging upper end stuff, using a fair bit of chalk and it being visible is probably borderline unavoidable
All i ask is a bit of forethought instead of "everybody else does this it must be cool"