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To Chalk or not to Chalk 17-Jul-2009 At 11:07:15 AM muki

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On 16/07/2009 richardo wrote:

>Seems a bit weird to carry around a closed chalk bag only to use it one
>in every hundred climbs.
every ones different I suppose.
>My chalk bag is a bitch to open with two hands on the ground.
Maybe my bag is easier to open
>You must be spewin when you get to that
>one in a hundred sloper a 100m out from your last piece of gear,
No, I just down climb to the last stance if I'm not at one already at one.
>and I shudder with fear thinking of
>you fist up a flaring crack wiggling the toggle on your sack from behind
>just to get a shot of the good stuff.
Well if you try to control your fear levels eg shuddering less, you might stand a better chance.
>What brand of chalk bag do you use? And how do you know when to retire
>it? Do you keep a chalkbag logbook? Do you practice how fast you can open a bag with one hand?
>My record is 14.3 seconds with my left hand and 17.8 seconds with my right.
It's been a while since I last bought any , sorry can't remember, no logbook, and I have never tried
timing how fast I can open or shut the calkbag, bit of waste of time really, can think of much better
things to do than time myself doing things that take no effort normally ?
I also use it to carry bolt plates and have been considering taking a toothbrush for cleaning unwanted
chalk build up off the holds on cruxy sections.